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Man Survives 1700-foot Fall Then Summits

A climber who fell 1700 feet from a mountain not only survived the incident, but was later spotted on the summit having gone back up...


Posted: 26 February 2003
by Jon

A climber who fell 1700 feet down a mountain in the Czeck Republic reportedly brushed the snow from his pack, got up and, eventually summited.

Watching mountain rescuers were, apparently, astonished that he wasn't killed in the fall Snezka mountain in the north of the country. Full story on Ananova.


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