A 69-year-old Colorado man with decades of climbing experience was saved by other climbers after a 100-foot fall caused by a rope failure two weeks ago .

The man fell Nov. 2 while climbing in Eldorado Canyon southwest of Boulder. His climbing partner and other nearby climbers responded to the incident and "immediately started CPR," according to a press release from Mountain View Fire Rescue. The man never regained consciousness and he was transported from the scene with life-threatening injuries two hours after falling.

MVFR, Eldorado Canyon State Park staff, Boulder County Sheriff's deputies, and the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group were part of the rescue effort.

Drew Hildner, a spokesman for the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group (RMRG), told CBS Colorado the rope being used apparently sever

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