A teenage rock climber has been winched to safety after a 30-metre fall in western Victoria.
The male climber fell about 1.40pm on Sunday while climbing The Pinnacle in the Grampians National Park near Halls Gap, sparking a difficult rescue.
Ambulance Victoria spokesman John Mullen said the teen suffered leg and back injuries.
"He's fallen through trees and onto a ledge," Mr Mullen told AAP.
"We had to lower a flight paramedic down to him because we were concerned about how safe it would be to winch him up.
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"He was stabilised and winched out, then he was flown to The Alfred hospital in a serious but stable condition.
The male, in his late teens, arrived at The Alfred hospital about 6.40pm.
