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Teenage climber rescued from Grampians? 7-Feb-2016 At 9:49:13 PM gnarly_rider

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Not sure if actually a rock-climber, or a walker 'scrambling?

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/rock-climber-injured-near-the-pinnacle-in-the-grampians-20160207-gmns0r.html

February 7, 2016 - 6:33PM

By Steve Lillebuen

A rock climber suffered leg and back injuries after falling more than 30 metres in the Grampians.

The teenager fell near the Pinnacle lookout in the western Victorian national park on Sunday afternoon, an Ambulance Victoria spokesman said.

He was left stranded on a ledge in inaccessible terrain but was conscious following the fall, he said.

It took a rescue team several hours to reach the injured climber before he could be winched to safety.

An air ambulance took him to the Alfred hospital in a stable condition.