A British mountain climber with a helmet-mounted camera took a
terrifying fall after being hit by a hurtling chunk of ice while
attempting to scale one of the U.K.'s highest peaks.
Mark Roberts, 47, a lifelong mountain climber, was climbing Snowdon in north Wales last month when the falling ice caused him to tumble more than 100 feet down a gully before coming to a stop on a ledge. Roberts, who suffered a broken ankle and bruises, somehow escaped without serious injury—and without screaming.
"There was no feeling of panic, more a concerted effort to protect my head and neck, and be aware of what was below me, where I was heading and what I could do to slow and stop myself before I got to the more serious rocky outcrops," he said, according to the British Mountaineering Council's website.
A mountain rescue team airlifted Roberts to a local hospital, where he was treated.
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Mark Roberts, 47, a lifelong mountain climber, was climbing Snowdon in north Wales last month when the falling ice caused him to tumble more than 100 feet down a gully before coming to a stop on a ledge. Roberts, who suffered a broken ankle and bruises, somehow escaped without serious injury—and without screaming.
"There was no feeling of panic, more a concerted effort to protect my head and neck, and be aware of what was below me, where I was heading and what I could do to slow and stop myself before I got to the more serious rocky outcrops," he said, according to the British Mountaineering Council's website.
A mountain rescue team airlifted Roberts to a local hospital, where he was treated.
READ MORE HERE
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