Sierra Nevada hiker trapped on 6-inch ledge 10,000 foot up California mountain

Powerful winds ruled out using a helicopter hoist to pull the stranded climber from the mountain, forcing rescuers to make their way toward him on foot in the dark, relying on headlamps to navigate the terrain.

Climber, stuck on 6-in ridge, had veered off treacherous path and ‘any fall would almost certainly be fatal’ An ill-fated move left a man stranded on a 6-in ledge over 10,000ft off the ground for hours in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, before a volunteer rescue team came to his aid. The climber, who has not