Fallen climber airlifted off Blue Mountains cliff
A delicate rescue operation to save an injured rock climber after he fell halfway down a 200-metre cliff in the NSW Blue Mountains has been completed.
After spending the night awaiting rescue, the stricken climber, aged in his 50s, was winched from a rock ledge by a helicopter today.
He was stranded on the cliff face for more than 18 hours, and temperatures dropped to about 4C overnight.
A man has been rescued from a cliff in the Blue Mountains. 9News
An injured rock climber hangs off a Blue Mountains cliff, waiting to be winched to safety by a rescue helicopter. 9News
The man has injuries to his lower legs and one of his arms after the fall.
He was stranded 100 metres down a 200-metre rock face.
Two rescue helicopters from NSW Ambulance and Polair worked to carry out the rescue in foggy conditions.
He was stranded there for about 18 hours. 9News
A climber is being rescued from the NSW Blue Mountains after he fell 150m down the cliff face. Graphic: Tara Blancato
The man set out with two friends for a climb yesterday and walked an hour through the bush to reach the point where they would abseil from.
He fell about 20 metres, and one of his friends called for help.
Authorities received the call about 4.15pm yesterday, and it took them a number of hours to reach the injured man due to the remoteness of the location.
One of the friends stayed with the injured man overnight, as well as two police and two ambulance officers.
The huge cliff face where the injured climber fell. 9News
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