
The remains were found with skis, poles, and boots, and remains of personal items believed to belong to Moder. 2020, a hiker happened upon skeletal remains in the Skeleton Gulch area, originally part of the search perimeters sanctioned for Moder. Courtesy: RMNP Public AffairsĪccording to RMNP officials, searchers found a food cache belonging to Moder as well as a snow cave with more of his belongings inside. Over a foot of snow had fallen in the Never Summer Mountains where Moder was believed to have crossed through, making search efforts difficult.Īerial (left) and ground (right) searches for Rudi Moder in 1983, conducted by Larimer County Search and Rescue and Rocky Mountain National Park Search and Rescue Teams. 20, rescue teams were in the field, conducting aerial and on-foot searches. When Moder was overdue from his trip, his Fort Collins roommate reported him missing. France: Burgundy France: Champagne France: Loire France: Rhne & Beaujolais General Interest Germany Italy: Center & South Italy: North.

Moder was reported to be an experienced winter mountaineer. CHECK IT OUT: 290 million-year-old skeleton found at Utah’s Canyonlands National Park
