HART'S LOCATION, N.H. — A West Hartford, Connecticut, man injured his ankle when he fell about 20 feet while rock climbing on Whitehorse Ledge in Hart's Location on Oct. 31, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said Monday.

Zev Beigel, 29, was nearly 150 feet off the ground on a route called Inferno, on the south buttress of the cliff, when he fell, according to the department. His climbing gear stopped the fall, but he hurt his ankle.

Beigel was climbing with friends, who lowered him to the ground and called 911. Fish and Game was told of the fall shortly before 5:30 p.m., the department said.

Fish and Game conservation officers responded along with rescuers from the North Conway and Conway fire departments and Lakes Region Search and Rescue, a volunteer group. Beigel was less than a mile from the trailhead. Rescuers put him in a litter and carried him out, reaching a waiting ambulance shortly before 7 p.m.

He was taken to Memorial Hospital in North Conway for treatment, the department said. The release did not describe his condition.

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