Fall on Rock, Climbing Alone — Colorado, Crestone Needle

Publication Year: 1983.

FALL ON ROCK, CLIMBING ALONE

Colorado, Crestone Needle

On August 31, 1982, the body of Matthew O’Connor (24) was recovered from Crestone Needle, from which he had fallen a few weeks earlier. On August 12, with only an extra sweater, he had set out to ascend four 4600-meter peaks in the Sangre de Cristo Range. No further details are known. (Source: News clipping sent by Freddie Carter from Pueblo, Colorado)