Man fainted while climbing in Bamford

Buxton and Edale mountain rescue teams were called out to save a climber who had collapsed at Bamford Edge on Friday.
Current mountain rescue vehicle. (S)Current mountain rescue vehicle. (S)
Current mountain rescue vehicle. (S)

The casualty blacked out while on the crag and his climbing partner lowered him to the ground.

He was carried on a stretcher to the land ambulance and transferred to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, in Sheffield, for treatment.

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