Stranded hiker rescued from Hell Roaring Ridge in Pitkin County

DENVER ( KDVR ) — Another hiker was rescued from one of Colorado's Rocky Mountain peaks on Monday, this time from about a mile north of Capitol Lake.

A third party with a Garmin satellite communication device reported the hiker's condition to the Mountain Rescue Aspen search and rescue group. The stranded hiker reportedly " cliffed out " and could not continue on their own.

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The call was received at about 7 a.m. on Monday. The hiker had left the previous day with plans to hike the "Hell Roaring Ridge" that runs north/south near Capitol Peak in the Elk Mountains, which are about 12 miles southwest of Aspen.

The Pitkin County Sheriff's Office called it a challenging route that does not have a marked trail.

Luckily, the stranded hiker had provisions and shelter and made camp in the area where they'd gotten stuck. Because of this, they were told to shelter in place until the Mountain Rescue Team could respond.

At about noon, a mountain rescue team was able to get the hiker's exact GPS coordinates and check to ensure the hiker did not have any underlying medical issues. They were able to assist the hiker in returning to the Capitol Lake trailhead safely.

According to the Colorado Search and Rescue Association, approximately 3,000 incidents lead to search and rescue teams heading out into the backcountry. So far this year, at least seven deaths have been reported on Colorado's peaks this summer while the victim was hiking or climbing.

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All members of Colorado's search and rescue teams are volunteers, and Mountain Rescue Aspen is among those groups. According to Mountain Rescue Aspen's website , the volunteer teams respond to about 100 calls each year.