June 2 – Two climbers are doing well after an accident on Sandias Saturday that left a woman falling approximately 50 feet.
They are doing “very well,” according to a Facebook post from the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council Search and Rescue.
A climber reportedly “experienced a significant fall” and had to be rescued from the Pinnacle Valley area of the Sandia Mountains, according to a Facebook post from Albuquerque Fire Rescue.
The Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council’s Facebook post said a woman fell 50 feet, injuring her head, shoulder and hands. The woman was assessed, initially treated and packed into a Stokes litter, where she was then elevated approximately 600 feet, where further medical treatment was provided by a UNM Consortium physician.
Fire Rescue said the other climber was able to reach the Crest Trail and then walk to an incident base.
According to Fire Rescue and the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council, search and rescue crews arrived on scene Saturday around 2 p.m. and stayed until early Sunday morning.
Due to the terrain, a helicopter lift was not available. Crews carried the injured party out, “resulting in a 12-hour mission that ended at 2 a.m.,” according to the Mountain Rescue Council.
AFR said there were approximately 60 search and rescue personnel from Bernalillo County, the Albuquerque Police Department Open Space, the Albuquerque Fire Technical Rescue Team, New Mexico State Police Search and Rescue, Cibola Search and Rescue, the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council and Atalaya Search and Rescue.
