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A 10 Meter Fall Left a Piece of This Woman's Own Back Muscle Trapped Inside Her Spine
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (789+ words) The MRI showed a mass sitting inside the spinal canal at the level of the second lumbar vertebra, pressing on the bundle of nerve roots that controls the legs, bladder, and bowel. The 18-year-old woman on the table had fallen…...
North Carolina climber airlifted after plunging 20 feet down gorge, sustaining serious injuries
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (293+ words) A hiker who fell 20 feet in a North Carolina gorge and sustained serious injuries was airlifted out of harm’s way over the weekend. Emergency crews were called around 2 p.m. Sunday amid reports of a fallen climber along a steep section…...
North Carolina climber airlifted from gorge after falling 20 feet | Fox News Video
6+ hour, 18+ min ago (41+ words) North Carolina climber airlifted from gorge after falling 20 feet foxnews.com North Carolina climber airlifted from gorge after falling 20 feet The climber sustained serious injuries while climbing near Shortoff Mountain in Linville Gorge. (Credit: Facebook @ Burke Rescue Inc and SAR)...
New 22-Pitch Climb on Brazil Big Wall Goes at 5.13
16+ hour, 32+ min ago (488+ words) An team of strong climbers has established an 800-metre new route on Pedra Baiana in Brazil, climbing a line they have named Sintonia (5.13 C1, 800 m, 22 pitches). The route was opened by Brazilian climbers Gisely Ferraz and Danielle Pinto, French climber Laura…...
Falling 500 Feet Down a Colorado 14er Nearly Killed Me. It Didn’t Change My Thoughts on Risk.
13+ hour, 45+ min ago (649+ words) We were having a blast. The Maroon Bells Traverse is one of four classic traverses between Colorado 14ers. You’re climbing on loose rock. It’s Class 5 scrambling, which is not common on the state’s 14ers. You have to be extremely focused the entire…...
75-year-old man dies after 50-foot fall while rock climbing in West Virginia
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (136+ words) August 31, 2026 / 7:06 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh A 75-year-old man died after apparently falling 50 feet while rock climbing at Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. The victim was not identified. However, officials did say he was from Virginia. No other information was…...
Dramatic video shows helicopter rescue operation in NC's Linville Gorge
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (264+ words) A view from the air as NCHART teams carry out Sunday’s successful rescue operation in the rugged terrain of Linville Gorge in N.C..The video shows a North Carolina National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk Kill Devil 244 working above the cliffs…...
Burke Rescue responders and other organizations save climber
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (185+ words) Rescuers airlifted the climber out of the area before transferring them to a medical helicopter for continued treatment. Around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, while attempting to place gear about 40 feet above the ledge on Dopey Duck — a climbing route on Shortoff Mountain…...
Black Hawk rescues climber from Linville Gorge in Burke County
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (243+ words) Black Hawk rescue morganton.com Javascript is required to use this website. Embarrassing details of 49ers owner Jed Yorkâs $140 trailer park prostitution arrest See salt poured into brine vat in preparation for NC winter storm in January 2026 Who Are the…...