A man was left stranded on a mountain by his colleagues in a work retreat gone wrong

"In what might cause some awkward encounters at the office in the coming days and weeks, one member of their party was left to complete his final summit push alone."

"We see it all the time of, you know, someone's a little faster, someone's a little slower, especially on the fourteeners," said Danny Andres, president of Chaffee County Search and Rescue.

"He then sent a pin to his colleagues - who told him he'd gone the wrong way and he'd have to retrace his steps to find the right trail."

"A strong storm passed through the area with freezing rain and high winds, and he again became disoriented, losing cell phone signal as well."

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