Photos: Treff Carpenter identified as victim of Boulder Canyon fall

When Greeley's Treff Carpenter, a field engineer for Noble Energy, died Sunday after a fall in Boulder Canyon, he was doing something he loved. That's clear from his Facebook page, which is dominated by photos and videos of mountain climbing -- a couple posted just days before his tragic death...

By Michael Roberts

September 5, 2012

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When Greeley's Treff Carpenter, a field engineer for Noble Energy, died Sunday after a fall in Boulder Canyon, he was doing something he loved.

That's clear from his Facebook page, which is dominated by photos and videos of mountain climbing -- a couple posted just days before his tragic death. See several of them below.

Here's a photo of Carpenter, left, and friend James Wilson on the summit of Torreys Peak, a notable Colorado 14er. It was posted on August 30.

Shared that same day was a video shot by Carpenter in which Wilson can be seen negotiating tricky terrain described by one commenter as the "knife edge." Carpenter's info page describes him as a graduate of Logan-Rogersville High School in Rogersville, Missouri. College stints at West Texas A&M and Oklahoma Christian University followed. His activities and interests include old cars, and his eclectic musical tastes ranged from Radiohead to Mastodon. In addition, 7News reports, he was a member of the Longmont Church of Christ climbing group, whose members are mostly in their twenties and thirties.

No wonder all of the photos in his Facebook album pertain to scaling heights, the beauty of nature and the people he loved. Here are some examples.

Continue for more photos from Treff Carpenter's Facebook page.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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