(The Washington Times)
Ypsilon Mountain in winter in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. File photo credit: P.A.12 via Shutterstock.
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The Washington Times
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
A woman died after she fell 500 feet Sunday while trying to “free solo” climb Blitzen Ridge, a rock formation on Ypsilon Mountain in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park.
Free solo refers to climbs made only using hands and feet, without the aid of climbing equipment.
Climbing enthusiast magazine Gripped identified the woman as Bailee Mulholland. The National Park Service has not disclosed the name of the 26-year-old woman from Boulder, Colorado, pending notification of her next of kin.
A Facebook page for Bailee Mulholland identified her as a yoga teacher.
A 27-year-old man was with the woman at the time of her fatal fall on Sunda
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