Volunteers rescue climber stranded on small ledge in California’s Sierra Nevada
A four-person volunteer team used technical rescue training to reach Rob Martin, who was stranded on a 6-inch ledge with thousands of feet below.
- Volunteers from the Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue Team completed a 15-hour operation last weekend to rescue a stranded climber near Mammoth Lakes, California, in the Sierra Nevada.
- Climber Rob Martin became stranded in a precarious gully after getting off route, with only one foot fully on a 6-inch ledge, said Mitchell Quiring, part of the rescue team.
- Rescuers faced thousands of feet of vertical exposure during the operation. The Rescue Team noted on their Facebook page that any fall would almost certainly be fatal.
- Crediting Martin's strength and will to survive, team spokesperson Mitchell Quiring said, "He was going to push until there was a solution." Quiring emphasized the climber's determination.
- Based about 200 miles east of San Francisco, the Mono County Sheriff's Office team frequently trains for technical rescues in the Sierra Nevada.
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Hiker Stranded on 6-Inch Ledge at 10,000 Feet in California’s Sierra Nevada
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Sierra Nevada hiker trapped on 6-inch ledge 10,000 foot up California mountain
Rob Martin was scaling the Mendenhall Couloir, a gully on the face of Laurel Mountain, with a friend last Saturday, a route that is steep with sections of loose rock that often become unstable.
A mountain climber got into serious trouble during a trek through the Sierra Nevada in California after losing his way. The man managed to stay standing for hours on a ledge barely 15 centimeters wide until volunteer rescuers managed to reach him in the middle of the night.
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