Rivelin Edge: Climber transported to hospital after 8 metre fall onto rocks at Sheffield beauty spot
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A climber has been taken to Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital after a fall from a height in the Peak District. Assistance from Edale Mountain Rescue Team was requested by Yorkshire Ambulance Service at 1.40pm yesterday, April 5, following reports of an injured climber. The man had plunged eight metres onto rocks from a popular climbing spot known as Rivelin Edge, above Manchester Road in Sheffield, injuring his head and back. Edale Mountain Rescue said in a statement: "Fortunately his helmet...

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