Update: Greeley man who dies on Longs Peak identified
A name of the Greeley man who died after a fall of more than 100 feet on Longs Peak on Saturday has been released.
Rocky Mountain National Park officials said Monday morning the 61-year-old man was identified as Scott Corliss. He slipped on ice in the Narrows section of the Keyhole Route and fell 100 to 150 feet, according to a release by Rocky Mountain National Park.
Visitors in the area contacted park rangers about 10 a.m. Rangers were flown in a helicopter to the summit of Longs Peak and reached the man's body about 4 p.m. They used a long line helicopter operation to recover the man's body around 5:40 p.m.
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His body was transferred to the Boulder County Coroner's Office. His identity was withheld pending next-of-kin notification.
The Keyhole Route involves a 16-mile round trip trek up the mountain, and the Narrows section is a set of ledges that completely exposes climbers on the south side of the mountain.
The 14,259-foot peak is among the most perilous in the state: 63 people have died on it since Rocky Mountain National Park's opening in 1915. Three people died on Longs Peak in 2014, and a Montana man's body was found at the bottom of Lambs Slide in October 2015.
In June of this year, rescuers had to airlift a group of 10 Army soldiers from the mountain's summit after two members fell ill with altitude sickness.