A man in his 30s was taken to hospital Thursday morning after a climbing accident in the Bow River valley.
Calgary EMS said the man was rock climbing on Heart Mountain near Lac Des Arcs when he sustained a “traumatic injury.”
Emergency crews were called to the area at around 9 a.m. A helicopter was used to bring the man off the mountain.
He was taken to hospital by ground ambulance in stable condition.
The man’s identity was not released.
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Heart Mountain is located about 20 kilometres east of Canmore on the Trans Canada Highway.
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