Banff hiker cheats death

September 30, 2002
Source: Canoe
Original story - link verified on September 30, 2002
By Nadia Moharib

An old tree stump and some sharp-eared tourists saved a fortunate Banff hiker from a 20-storey fall to almost certain death. The 20-year-old Ontario man, who recently moved to Banff to work, was rescued by park wardens Saturday night, hours after he was stranded on a small ledge on the side of a steep rockface on Tunnel Mountain.

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