Reeks rescue climber saved by mobile call

A DUBLIN man, recovering in hospital yesterday after a seven-hour mountain rescue on the McGillicuddy Reeks in Kerry, owes his life to a mobile phone.

The 33-year-old man, an experienced climber, sustained head and lung injuries in a fall and remained in a stable condition yesterday in Tralee General Hospital.

The alarm was raised by a second walker who saw his friend slip and fall at 2,000ft on the eastern side of the reeks near Cummeenmor lake.