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This will be quite the story when the 23-year-old Californian Montoya has recovered and able to tell what happened. What's known so far is that Montoya fell 1,500 feet but was able to make his way down to the Maroon Bells Road over a 2 day period through a blinding blizzard. Rescue personnel found his ski gear stowed near the base of the mountain next to a massive avalanche runout.
Besdies poor judgement in tackling the peak during the high winds, he broke the #1 rule of winter backcountry outings by going alone.
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