Firefighters rescue rock climbers in Kern River Canyon

BAKERSFIELD, CA - Two rock climbers will ring in the new year safe and sound thanks to Kern County firefighters.
 
The two men were dangling over Highway 178 in the Kern River Canyon around 2:30 Sunday afternoon.  They were about 125-feet above the road.  One climber had fallen and hurt himself.

The CHP closed Highway 178 for about 45 minutes while rescue crews set up specialized equipment to bring the climbers down. "The rescue was very technical in