Victim Of Fatal Fall Identified
The El Paso County Sheriff?s Office says the climber who fell to his death near Old Stage Road was 19-year-old Ryan Wahl.
The mishap took place early Saturday afternoon, as Wahl and a friend were hiking on an overlook near Saint Peter’s Dome.
Rescuers estimate that Wahl fell about a hundred feet.
The terrain proved to be so steep that Wahl’s companion also had to be rescued.
A wake will be held for Wahl at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Sport Climbing Center at 4650 Northpark Drive.
