A seriously injured climber had to be rescued after falling 100ft (31m) at a beauty spot near Chepstow. Abergavenny's Longtown Mountain Rescue Team was called out at about 1.30pm on Sunday (28th September) after the 56-year-old man fell while climbing at Wyndcliff. The man, an experienced climber, from Sleaford in Lincolnshire, had been with a companion when he fell 100ft down a cliff and suffered suspected back and shoulder injuries. Longtown MRT was joined by members from Central Beacons MRT and Brecon MRT to rescue the casualty who was left stranded half way up the famous cliffs. In a three-hour rescue the teams had to lower the stretcher by hand and ropes and weave it through dense woodland. Traffic then had to be held up on the A466 so the stretcher could be carried along the road to a waiting ambulance. Luke Lewis, deputy team leader from Longtown MRT, said: "The casualty was halfway up a tree-lined cliff which meant it was a tricky rescue but that's what our members train for. "This call out showed the importance of the continuing close co-operation between the mountain rescue teams in south and mid-Wales. "The RAF Search and Rescue Helicopters and the Wales Air Ambulance play a vital role in saving lives but cannot always reach a casualty due to ground or weather conditions." The man was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital for treatment. Wyndcliff is the start of the well-known 365 steps walk and also attracts visitors to see its hanging woodlands.