The Rocky Mountain director of the National Outdoor Leadership School, Pete Absolon, has died in a climbing accident. Fremont County authorities said the accident occurred Saturday in the Leg Lake area of the Wind River Range west of Lander. A rock fell and struck Mr. Absolon while he was making a 700-foot rock climb.
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Past Coverage
- Wyoming: Falling Rock Kills School Director (August 14, 2007)
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- National Briefing | West: California: 2 Climbers Die At Yosemite (October 21, 2004)
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