Elk rescued from ice wall with help from Colorado climbers

Elk on a shelf: Climbers rescue creature tangled in rope on ice route
Climbers rescue creature tangled in rope on ice route - Elk sometimes get their unwieldy antlers entangled in man-made hazards
Ice climbers discover bull elk tangled in climbing rope in Colorado. See ‘epic rescue’
Ice climbers in Lake City noticed a bull elk entangled in a climbing rope near one of the ice walls. Our Lake City wildlife officer, Lucas Martin, received a call about the elk, recruited some backup and deployed to the scene. pic.twitter.com/cewc5vMCEv
Photos: Elk rescued from ice wall with help from Colorado climbers
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.
Elk spends a night tangled in ropes at ice-climbing site
Wildlife officials and climbers rescue a bull elk after the animal became entangled in a rope at an ice climbing area in Lake City, southwestern Colorado, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (Colorado Parks and Wildlife via AP) AP
An Elk Became Ensnared in a Climbing Rope in Colorado
A team of wildlife experts and ice climbers worked to rescue a bull elk that became tangled in a climbing rope at Colorado’s Lake City Ice Park
Rescue crew saves elk tangled in climbing rope
LAKE CITY, Colo. ( KKTV /Gray News) - Rescue crews helped an elk found tangled in climbing rope near an ice wall in Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers said they received a call from ice climbers in Lake City who found a bull elk tangled in rope on Friday.
Wildlife officials rescue tangled elk on ice climbing route
Wildlife officials have rescued a bull elk by lowering it down a cliff after the animal became entangled in a rope at a popular ice climbing area in southwestern Colorado.
Elk on a shelf: Colorado wildlife officials rescue elk tangled in rope on ice climbing route
That's when the ice climbers who reported the stranded elk came to the rescue by helping state wildlife officers rig a system that used two ropes — one under its chest and anoth
Colorado Parks and Wildlife crews rescue bull elk tangled in climbing rope in a canyon
Colorado Parks and Wildlife crews rescued a bull elk tangled in climbing rope in a canyon.
An Elk Tried to Go Ice Climbing. It Did Not Go Well.
Officials and climbers in Lake City, Colorado rescued a bull elk that had become ensnared in a rope at the local ice park
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