The Colorado Hoist Rescue Team is a partnership between the Colorado Army National Guard and four search and rescue teams throughout the state. Together, they conduct rescues in the most difficult to reach places in Colorado.

In Sept. 2020, they were called to a rescue on one of Colorado's most famous and dangerous peaks, Crestone Needle, of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range. With a height of 14,203 feet, the elevation, weather, and terrain make rescues of any kind especially dangerous.

This video shows the complete story... starting with the two climbers that called for help all the way through the aftermath of the rescue which awarded the crew the prestigious DUSTOFF award.

Army Aviation Units:
HighAltitude Army National Guard Training Site | Colorado Army Aviation Support Facility

Search and Rescue:
Alpine Rescue Team | Vail Mountain Rescue Group | Rocky Mountain Rescue Group | Mountain Rescue Aspen | Colorado Search & Rescue

0:00 Intro
0:48 Finding a climbing partner online
1:56 "It's hard to trust your life with a stranger"
2:39 Overview of Ellingwood Ledges
3:28 Leading up to the fall/ the fall itself
5:39 Where do we go from here?
8:01 Search and Rescue receives call
8:59 The Pilot receives the call
10:17 Crew Chief looks at mission requirements
10:56 Rescue Techs pack their bags
12:12 Flying out to the Mountain
13:14 First Pass of Climbers
15:48 Taking a step back to evaluate the situation
17:15 Getting approval for a dangerous mission/ Beginning the rescue
19:26 First Rescue
23:47 Second Rescue
26:13 The Aftermath
27:52 Where do we go from here?

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Video by U.S. Army Capt. Remington Henderson

Special Thanks to:
SSG Ray Rivera
Joe King
KDVR
KCNCTV
KRDO
Channel 9

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Imaginarium Where Dreams Begin
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The full uncut GoPro rescue footage can be found here:
   • Alpine Rescue Team Hoist Rescue  
And here:
   • Crestone Needle 19 Sept 2020  

Also, the onewheel landing clip of Maroon Bells can be found here:
   • 130921 North Maroon Bells One Wheel L...  

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