A Ballarat man is in the Royal Melbourne Hospital after falling 15 metres down a cliff face in the Grampians National Park.
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Emergency crews, including the police Search and Rescue team were called to Hollow Mountain in the northern section of the park near Laharum about 2.30pm on Tuesday.
A Victoria Police spokesperson confirmed the 37-year-old man was rescued about 7.30pm.
"It is believed a man was rock climbing when he fell approximately 15 metres," the spokesperson said.
"A fellow rock climber managed to climb to safety to raise the alarm.
Police Search and Rescue assisted numerous agencies in successfully rescuing the man just before 7.30pm."
The Grampians National Park is one of Victoria's most popular rock climbing destinations with hundreds of routes on multiple cliffs attracting climbers from across the world to its sandstone.
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