WINONA, Minn. – After two emergencies with injured climbers in recent days at Sugar Loaf, Fire Chief Joel Corcoran issued a call for safety attentiveness. His message: Don’t rely entirely on even the best climbing gear. Corcoran said the climber in the latest fall, who suffered a ankle injury, was equipped with appropriate climbing gear. The climber. whose injuries included a broken ankle, was carried off the bluffs in a stokes basket and taken to the Winona hospital by an ambulance waiting at the trailhead.
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