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Solo Climber Hangs off Lone Mountain Cliff As Rescuers Desperately Try to Reach Him
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1:51Now PlayingHeart-pounding footage shows the moment Las Vegas rescuers plucked a free-solo climber off a local mountain face after the person appeared to overestimate their climbing skills.
The video shows a brave Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Search and Rescue member rappelling to the climber's "stranded" position on the southern face of Lone Mountain and carefully climbing up a rock face to the unsecured and scared climber.
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