By Lauren Penington

The Denver Post

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — A climber was rescued Sunday afternoon after falling multiple stories from a route in Eldorado Canyon State Park, according to the Boulder County officials.

The 69-year-old man and his partner were climbing the Chockstone Route when the man fell about 70 feet to the ground below, according to a news release from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.

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Bystanders and rescuers performed CPR to resuscitate the unidentified man after his heart stopped, sheriff’s officials said. Someone called for help just before 2:20 p.m. Sunday.

Eldorado Canyon State Park employees, Boulder County sheriff’s deputies, the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group and Mountain View Fire Protection

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