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| Irish rescue workers are searching for an American rock climber who fell from rocks on the north side of Valentia Island off the Kerry coast. | Irish rescue workers are searching for an American rock climber who fell from rocks on the north side of Valentia Island off the Kerry coast. |
| The alarm was raised on Friday evening by a companion who saw the man fall more than 21m from the rock-face into the sea at about 1700 BST. | The alarm was raised on Friday evening by a companion who saw the man fall more than 21m from the rock-face into the sea at about 1700 BST. |
| It is understood that the man is Michael Reardon, one of the leading free solo climbers in the world. | |
| The term applies to climbers who do not use equipment to scale great heights. | The term applies to climbers who do not use equipment to scale great heights. |
| Gerry O'Brien of Valentia Coastguard said it was very unusual for people to be rock-climbing in that particular area. | Gerry O'Brien of Valentia Coastguard said it was very unusual for people to be rock-climbing in that particular area. |