Canadian climber rescued from 13,000-foot peak in Colorado

[Wireless News]

The climber, identified as Samuel Frappier of Quebec, had been in an “extremely precarious” perch on Longs Peak, about 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Denver, before rangers reached him, park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson said. Frappier was airlifted off the mountain and taken by ambulance to a local hospital where he will be evaluated, Patterson said. Patterson said Frappier called authorities on Tuesday night from his cell phone to report that he had become separated from his climbing partner and got stuck while descending the summit. Frappier is an inexperienced mountain climber, had no technical climbing equipment and was ill-prepared for the chilly conditions on the mountain, where temperatures dipped to near freezing overnight, park rangers said.

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