Rescue crews on Saturday recovered the body of a man who died after falling while descending Mount Sneffels.

The man was climbing by himself, had summited the 14,158-foot peak early Friday afternoon — he signed his name in the summit record — and was descending the southwest ridge when he fell roughly 1,000 feet, according to Ouray Mountain Rescue Capt. Ruth Stewart.

The man, whose name has not been released pending notification of family, was in his 50s and a Colorado resident but did not...