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climbing accident Bluies - saturday 20-03-10

aarond

22-Mar-2010
10:08:11 AM

does anyone know anything about a climbing rescue / accident in Blackheath on saturday?

apparently it was a big job... extra ambos were sent up from Blacktown to relieve crews..

thats all i heard??

matthewp

22-Mar-2010
11:00:46 AM

I was also wondering about this. I was on BBB across the valley from the rescue, they had two helicopters out for it.

nmonteith

22-Mar-2010
11:25:27 AM

On 22/03/2010 matthewp wrote:
>I was also wondering about this. I was on BBB across the valley from the
>rescue, they had two helicopters out for it.

So it was at Perrys Lookdown? or Hanging Rock?

Wollemi

22-Mar-2010
11:50:00 AM

On 22/03/2010 matthewp wrote:
>I was also wondering about this. I was on BBB across the valley from the
>rescue, they had two helicopters out for it.

I was also wondering about this: On the way to pick up Hargs for the aid-climbing extravaganza, I was already in a clusterfck on the Pacific Highway across from Fox Valley where a large tree had fallen over. Rescue services were there; and two helicopters were out for it.

matthewp

22-Mar-2010
12:13:06 PM

I"m pretty sure it was at Hanging Rock,

hipster

22-Mar-2010
1:32:11 PM

On 22/03/2010 aarond wrote:
>does anyone know anything about a climbing rescue / accident in Blackheath
>on saturday?

Why assume it was a climbing accident?
Base jumper with a broken ankle winched out by CareFlight.

gfdonc

22-Mar-2010
1:36:17 PM

Judging from what I've seen on YouTube lately (in connection with Hanging Rock), I've very unsurprised by this.

yosemite05

22-Mar-2010
1:39:25 PM

It could have been a climbing base jumper perhaps.

aarond

22-Mar-2010
2:08:51 PM

On 22/03/2010 hipster wrote:

>Why assume it was a climbing accident?
>Base jumper with a broken ankle winched out by CareFlight.

Because i was told by paramedic who had been up there, told me they had been at a job involving a climbing accident in Blackheath. I wasn't told anything else :-)

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