On March 17 at 11:15 a.m., Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, Rocky Mountain Rescue, and Rocky Mountain Fire responded to Eldorado State Park on a report of a fallen climber. Rocky Mountain Fire and Rocky Mountain Rescue located the injured party, who was identified as Scott Clark (28). Scott was climbing with friends when he fell approximately 30 feet. He was evacuated and transported to Boulder Community Hospital with minor injuries. (Source: Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.)

(Editor’s note: There are several similar incidents from this park each year. We do not put them all in the narrative section. A 30-foot fall is significant, but unless there is an explanation of how or why it happened, there are no takeaways.)