A group of climbers helped an unusual partner after they belayed an elk down an ice wall in Lake City.
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DENVER (KDVR) — A group of climbers helped an unusual partner after they belayed an elk down an ice wall in Lake City.
In early January, climbers saw a distressed bull elk caught in a climbing rope. The elk’s antlers were tangled in the rope as it was lying in the snow, unable to leave. After seeing the elk, the climbers called a Lake City wildlife officer, who called in for backup.