Hiker slides 600 feet near Humphreys summit in second icy rescue: sheriff
Coconino County deputies pulled three hikers off Arizona’s highest peak in helicopter hoist rescues this week and are urging extreme caution.
Coconino County deputies pulled three hikers off Arizona’s highest peak in helicopter hoist rescues this week and are urging extreme caution.
The 60-year-old lost his crampons on Mount Colden’s Trap Dike and could not move up or down.
Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found on West Apostle Mountain, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office said.
North Kaibab Trail and Phantom Ranch stay closed, and water remains off at several inner-canyon stops for the winter.
The man had been in the backcountry for a week and sent a final plea for help before his phone died.