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Volunteers rescue climber stranded on small ledge in Sierra Nevada near Mammoth Lakes

Volunteers rescue climber stranded on small ledge in Sierra Nevada near Mammoth Lakes
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"Any fall would almost certainly be fatal," a volunteer team said after they carried out a more than 15-hour operation to rescue a climber who got off route near Mammoth Lakes, California, and was stranded on a small 6-inch ledge.

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