Volunteers Rescue Climber Stranded on 10,000-Foot Sierra Ledge
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Volunteer rescuers from Mono County saved an experienced climber who was stranded on a 6-inch ledge about 10,000 feet up in the Sierra Nevada after veering off-route; with a helicopter hoist ruled out by strong winds, rescuers hiked in at night and secured the climber to a rope system, bringing him to safety in the early hours.
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- ‘Very dire’: High Sierra climber trapped on 6-inch ledge saved in daring nighttime rescue San Francisco Chronicle
- Sierra Nevada hiker trapped on 6-inch ledge 10,000 foot up California mountain New York Post
- Climber stranded on six-inch mountain ledge for 15 hours in California’s Sierra Nevada The Telegraph
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