Climber Rescued After 60-Foot Fall in B.C.
Several emergency response units assisted in rescuing a climber off Yak Peak above the Coquihalla Highway
On July 12, two alpine rock climbers were rescued off B.C.’s famous Yak Peak after one of the climbers took a 60-foot fall. They were on the popular Yak Check, a 12-pitch 5.10a.
Chilliwack Search and Rescue and Hope Search and Rescue responded to the call about a climber who sustained injuries while leading the sixth pitch. The injury was too severe to rappel, so they called 911. The sixth-pitch of Yak Check is a 55-metre 5.8 that follows flakes into bulges with some chossy rock.
Two search and rescue techs performed a technical longline rescue with Valley Helicopters. The two climbers were airlifted to a staging area below before the injured climber was taken to hospital in an ambulance.
A climber was rescued after breaking their leg on Yak Check’s fifth or sixth pitch back in 2018. Last summer, a large rockfall occurred on Yak Check – read about it here.
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