NZCC West Coast Rescue Helicopter base manager Angus Taylor said the climber had apparently fallen through a long snow chute from "very high up" on the 2217m mountain. Photo: FileA woman survived a 150m tumble off the side of Mount Rolleston, directly opposite the Otira Gorge, by trying to stem her fall down a snow chute. Emergency services were called shortly before 8.30am on Saturday after the woman got into trouble high up on the mountain and her partner activated their personal locator beacon. NZCC West Coast Rescue Helicopter base manager Angus Taylor said the climber had apparently fallen through a long snow chute from "very high up" on the 2217m mountain. It developed into an all-day operation to retrieve the injured climber and her partner, who had also got himself into "a precarious position and couldn't move".

Source: Otago Daily Times November 04, 2019 21:22 UTC