Rescuers carried an injured climber down steep terrain after she injured her leg while climbing at Rumney Rocks Climbing Area in New Hampshire on Sunday.
According to New Hampshire Fish and Game officials, the climber, Alanna Tempest, 30, of New York City, suffered a lower leg injury while climbing in Rumney around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 1. The injury prevented her from being able to hike down the access trails safely to reach the parking areas.
First responders from the Rumney Fire Department, Plymouth Fire Rescue, Wentworth Fire Department, Campton-Thornton Fire Rescue, and conservation officers with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department arrived in Rumney to assist in moving Tempest safely to the parking area.
A group of rescuers first reached Tempest shortly after 3 p.m. and stabilized her injury.
As additional rescue personnel arrived, Tempest was placed in a litter so rescuers could carry her down the steep access trails between climbing routes.
The rescue team began moving the litter at 3:33 p.m. and safely reached Buffalo Road at 4:08 p.m.
Officials said the rescue effort was assisted by many Good Samaritan rock climbers that had been climbing in the area and stopped their climbs to help.
Tempest was checked by ambulance personnel and taken by climbing partners in a personal vehicle for further assessment and treatment at a medical facility.
