Clear Creek Emergency Closure April 5th

Yesterday I was heading to climb in clear creek, but 6 was closed. We ended up going to tiers of Zion and someone there told me the closure was due to a climbing accident at wall of the ‘90s. Does anyone have information about what caused the closure? Would they really close the whole road for a climbing accident?

Clear Creek is closed 10a-6p Mon-Fri for rock fall mitigation through end of April

EDIT: I guess Fri is not blocked off. Sorry for my mistake

Yes they closed the entire road. It was a technical rescue that took many hours. I know the person involved - keep her in your thoughts please. It was not Wall of the 90's - High Wire area. Did not happen while climbing.

https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/05/clear-creek-canyon-hiker-rescue/

Seems as though I was punked then

Ethan Cleveland wrote: Seems as though I was punked then

No.... the road is not closed for mitigation on Fridays. This was for an accident.

Oh man. Sorry to hear that guys. Hope everyone is ok 

Here's more info

https://www.facebook.com/63543100534/posts/10156986128605535?sfns=mo

Highway 6 is closed east of Mayhem Gulch, Monday through Thursday 10-5, not 10-6.

Thursdays are closed 6-5.

ErikaNW wrote: Yes they closed the entire road. It was a technical rescue that took many hours. I know the person involved - keep her in your thoughts please. It was not Wall of the 90's - High Wire area. Did not happen while climbing.

https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/05/clear-creek-canyon-hiker-rescue/

I heard this had something to do with a highliner, can you confirm or deny that? Just curious as highlining's usually pretty safe and I'd like to know what went wrong if so for safety reasons, but there's a bunch of rumors floating around.

Shay Subramanian wrote:

I heard this had something to do with a highliner, can you confirm or deny that? Just curious as highlining's usually pretty safe and I'd like to know what went wrong if so for safety reasons, but there's a bunch of rumors floating around.

What rumors are floating around? 

Eandrews21 wrote:

What rumors are floating around? 

That's all I've heard. Can't remember where (maybe FB?) but just saw a comment that it was a highlining accident which surprised me as I hadn't heard that anywhere.

Shay Subramanian wrote:

That's all I've heard. Can't remember where (maybe FB?) but just saw a comment that it was a highlining accident which surprised me as I hadn't heard that anywhere.

Are you sure it wasn't just people saying that this happened at High Wire crag?

I can confirm this person does highlining. She was not highlining at the time of her accident. 

ErikaNW wrote: I can confirm this person does highlining. She was not highlining at the time of her accident. 

so, just hiking then? honestly curious...

Curt - sent you a PM

ErikaNW wrote: Curt - sent you a PM

Erika, must admit I'm also curious as details seem to be sparse on this!

I guess my question would be why people need details? No offense Shay. I did share some things with Curt because he does SAR in the area (Alpine wasn’t on this call I don’t believe). But for now I think it’s enough to say she was not actively high lining or climbing. 

assuming she is the person linked in the fb post, she looks really familiar, does she climb at movement in denver?  hope she is doing ok.  kind of a rough area up there - wouldn't take much to get hurt.

The FB photos look kind of like the start of the sketchy downclimb to the Low Wire area? In any case, the whole High Wire/Low Wire/Wall of Justice has some pretty sketchy approach, someone can easily slip and get hurt. Best wishes to the injured.