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Climber Suffers Broken Bones After 500-Ft. Fall #107536 04/27/26 12:15 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 662 Likes: 4 Santa Clarita, CA paul Member
paul Member Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 662 Likes: 4 Santa Clarita, CA	Climber Suffers Broken Bones After 500-Ft. Fall Down Calif. Mountain, Spends Night on ‘Steep Ledge’ in ‘Freezing Conditions’ The incident occurred on April 16 in the area of Mount Baxter, located within the Sierra Nevada mountains The video is excellent. https://people.com/climber-suffers-...steep-ledge-freezing-conditions-11958977

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