Episode 21: Upside Down On Hummingbird Spire

Craig Gorder, 28, and Kelsey Brasseur were attempting to climb all seven towers of the Bridger Jack formation in Utah in a single day. In midafternoon, as Craig started up the second pitch of Hummingbird Spire, their fifth tower of the day, he pulled off a huge sandstone block that crushed his body and cut his rope, leaving him dangling below Kelsey. In this episode, Craig describes the accident and the incredible rescue that followed.

Read Craig's story about this incident in the 2017 edition of Accidents in North American Climbing: publications.americanalpineclub.org/article…1214389.

The Sharp End is presented by Mammut, with additional support from Colorado Outward Bound School and Vertical Medicine Resources. This podcast is produced by the American Alpine Club.