Team recovers Aspen avalanche victim
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- Created on Wednesday, 06 April 2011 00:39
- Written by Dena Rosenberry
ASPEN — Members of Aspen Mountain Rescue on Tuesday retrieved the body of Aspen resident Adam Brady Dennis, who was killed in an avalanche Monday.
Rescue team members climbed the steep terrain on the east side of Maroon Creek Road to access the chute where Dennis' body remained, using an aluminum ladder to bridge the creek.
Read what locals said about their adventure-seeking friend.
The chute empties into the Maroon Creek Valley about 2.5 miles above T-Lazy-7 Ranch and about a half-mile above the Forest Service visitor station along the road. The road, unplowed beyond the ranch during the winter, extends southwest from Aspen to Maroon Lake.
The first Mountain Rescue team left T-Lazy-7 via snowmobile at about 6:30 a.m. The recovery was complete shortly after 10:30 a.m.
PHOTO: Mountain Rescue Aspen members retrieve the body of Adam Brady Dennis on Tuesday morning. The team descends toward Maroon Creek, southwest of Aspen. Janet Urquhart, The Aspen Times
Read the report of the recovery in the Aspen Times.
Dennis was a self-employed photographer and described himself as a passionate skier, biker and camper who loved the overall mountain lifestyle.
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