PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Two rock climbers at Smith Rock State Park were rescued Monday after getting stuck on a ledge that was nearly 400 feet above the ground, according to deputies.
Rescue teams responded to the park around 8 p.m. after the climbers, both in their late 20s, got stuck while descending the west side of the park known as “Wherever I May Roam.”
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The men had started their climb around 12 p.m., but when they started to rappel down, their ropes got stuck in the rocks and prevented them from going any farther…