<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A rock climber is tonight in a serious condition at Flinders Medical Centre following a dramatic </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/rescue" rel="" target="" title="rescue"><span>rescue</span></a><span> at Clarendon in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/adelaide" rel="" target="" title="Adelaide"><span>Adelaide</span></a><span> Hills.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Emergency services were called to the Onkaparinga River National Park around 12.30pm when a man became tangled in his climbing ropes around 10 metres from the ground.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The rescue helicopter arrived at the scene as police, paramedics and fire crews made their way in on the ground.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/women-killed-nsw-hunter-region/39a1f30b-4527-4a32-9ee8-8d5eb4581367"><strong><span>Child, 7, ran to get help after Hunter Valley mum killed in alleged DV attack</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's understood the climber - aged in his 70s - was so badly tangled he had to be winched out by the helicopter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was around two hours later the man was finally flown out to safety.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He touched down at Flinders around 3pm and was wheeled inside for treatment.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/south-australia-news-rock-climber-rescued-after-getting-tangled-in-ropes-onkaparinga-river-national-park/8e73b6df-915c-4715-ac9e-7c3070a45c68" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He remains in a serious but stable condition.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>