Climbers rescued after freezing night on Looking Glass Rock cliff

Two rock climbers stranded on a cliff face overnight in freezing temperatures were rescued Dec. 22 in Pisgah National Forest.

The rescue, on the Sunwall area of Looking Glass Rock was a collaboration among the Connestee Fire Rescue, the Transylvania County Rescue Squad and the Henderson County Rescue Squad, according to a Dec. 23 Transylvania County Rescue Squad Facebook post.

The Transylvania and Henderson County rescue squads are nonprofit groups, specializing in wilderness, swift water and technical search and rescue, which collaborate with local EMS agencies…

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