Climber falls while trying to reach peak of 12,000-foot Idaho mountain, rescuers say

Helena Wegner, Idaho Statesman

(Idaho Statesman) — A climber was adjacent nan apical of a 12,000-foot upland successful Idaho erstwhile he fell and needed help, rescuers said.

Rescuers responded to a call astatine astir 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, astatine Hyndman Peak, northeast of Ketchum, Teton County, Wyoming, Search and Rescue said successful an Aug. 26 Facebook post.

The man had been trying to climb nan highest successful nan Pioneer Mountain Range, rescuers said.

He past fell into “extremely rugged terrain,” injured his limb and couldn’t get disconnected nan upland connected his own, rescuers said.

The Wyoming rescue squad was called successful to thief aft section rescue teams couldn’t scope nan injured climber.

A chopper was utilized to short-haul him disconnected nan upland to an ambulance waiting astatine a trailhead, rescuers said.

Short-hauling is simply a rescue method utilized to move a personification pinch statement attached to a helicopter.

Rescuers said Hyndman Peak is 12,012 feet. It’s nan ninth tallest upland successful Idaho, according to SummitPost.

Ketchum is astir a 150-mile thrust eastbound from Boise.