Mountaineer injures spine climbing Aldery Cliff

A mountaineer who was climbing on Aldery Cliff was treated by an ambulance he fell awkwardly onto the base of the crag.
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Buxton Mountain Rescue Team and East Midlands Ambulance Service treated the man at the scene after it emerged he landed awkwardly and may have injured his spine.

A spokesman for the rescue team said: “The team was called at 4.16pm today (February 9) to a climber who had taken a fall landing awkwardly at the base of the crag, sustaining a possible injury to the lumbar area.

“He was treated at the scene, then transferred to an East Midlands Ambulance Service ambulance.”