A 69-year-old climber was severely injured near Hirschbach after falling several meters on Friday afternoon.
The accident occurred on a popular climbing route in the Amberg-Sulzbach district. Mountain rescue recovered the injured man from the hard-to-reach site.
A rescue helicopter then flew the man to a hospital. The cause of the fall remains unclear.
Polizeiinspektion Auerbach in der Oberpfalz is investigating with support from a specialist in mountain and climbing accidents.