Climber Heli-Rescued in Squamish After Big Fall
A lead climber fell while on Exasperator, one of Squamish's classic 5.10c routes. Few details are known
Photo by: Brandon Pullan of Exasperator
A rock climber in Squamish took a 15-metre fall off of Exasperator at the base of the Grand Wall. A helicopter was involved in the rescue.
According to initial reports, the climber broke their pelvis and had other minor injuries. One of their friends said gear was left at the scene, so if anyone finds equipment on Exasperator could they let them know via the Squamish Rock Climbing Facebook page here.
Also today in Colorado, a trad climber fell over 10 metres after their gear pulled on Yellow Spur in Eldorado Canyon. There’s no word on the climber’s condition. Read more about the accident here.
A video was posted to the Facebook group by Jean-Marc Savoie of the rescue taking place. We’ll update this story once more information is available.
Squamish Rescue on Aug. 22
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