Climber, 12, hurt in plunge.AYOUNG climber climb·er n. 1. One that climbs, especially a person who climbs mountains. 2. Sports A device, such as a crampon, used in mountain climbing. 3. A plant that climbs. 4. was airlifted to hospital yesterday after falling 100ft from a ridge on the Isle of Skye Noun 1. Isle of Skye - an island of northwestern Scotland noted for its rugged mountain scenery Inner Hebrides - islands between the Outer Hebrides and the western coast of Scotland . The 12-year-old was with a party of four other climbers when he was hit by a falling rock. He suffered serious head, chest and spinal injuries. Police co-ordinated the rescue operation on the south-east ridge of Sgurr nan Gillean Sgurr nan Gillean is a mountain in the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. With a height of 964 m (3162 feet) it is one of eleven Munros on the Cuillin ridge. in the Cuillins. The Stornoway Coastguard helicopter and Skye Mountain Rescue Team were at the scene quickly and the boy was airlifted to Broadford Hospital. A Coastguard spokesman said: "There was a lot of loose rock around and some of it fell on to the boy which made him fall. He was conscious when he was airlifted." The Cuillin Ridge is widely considered one of the most challenging ranges of mountains in Scotland. |
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