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Garden of the Gods rescue
Date: 10/6/2010 Album ID: 1092024
Photos by Christian Murdock
Firefighters rescue a man stranded on Garden of the God's South Gateway Rock in the dark Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010.
The first Colorado Springs firefighter repels down the face of the South Gateway Rock to rescue a man who fell while climbing on the rocks in Garden of the Gods Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010.  (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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The first  firefighter reaches the ledge while the stranded man talks on his cellphone. He called his friends who called 911 after he fell and was stranded on the South Gateway Rock  in Garden of the Gods Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010.  (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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The first  firefighter reaches  the man who fell while climbing on the rocks in Garden of the Gods Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010.  (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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Colorado Springs firefighters watch from the ground as the rescue effort takes place on the face of the South Gateway Rock  in Garden of the Gods Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010.  (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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A second  firefighter repels the face to help with the  rescue on the South Gateway Rock in Garden of the Gods Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010.  (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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A third firefighter reaches the ledge to help with the rescue  Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010.  (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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Firefighters secure the stranded man before repelling to the ground below.  (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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A firefighter repels with the stranded man down the face of South Gateway Rock.  (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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A firefighter repels with the stranded man down the face of South Gateway Rock.  (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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A firefighter repels with the stranded man down the face of South Gateway Rock.  (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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A Colorado Springs firefighter rescues a man who fell while climbing on the South Gateway Rock in Garden of the Gods Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010.  (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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The firefighter and stranded hiker reach safety. The rescue effort took about 3 hours on the face of South Gateway Rock Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010.  (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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