Aspen Mountain Rescue incident responses increase this summer

Aspen Mountain Rescue incident responses increase this summer

Mountain Rescue Aspen has been “busy” on Colorado’s technical high peaks this summer, with five more incident responses so far this season compared to the same June- mid-July period of last summer.  There have also been six hoist rescues in the Aspen area since the beginning of the year, according to Jordan White, the president of Mountain Rescue Aspen. Compared to 13 search and rescue responses in both 2023 and 2024, this summer has seen 18 sea…