PORTLAND — The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office says an Oregon Army National Guard helicopter took an injured climber from Mount Hood to a Portland hospital.

The climber, 54-year-old John Creager of Milwaukie, sustained leg, arm and facial injuries after falling about 500 feet Sunday.

A sheriff's office spokesman says Creager, initially knocked unconscious, was in "amazingly good spirits" during the rescue.

The fall occurred at about the 10,600-foot mark. There were about 40 climbers ascending the mountain at the time, including a doctor who treated Creager.

The helicopter transported Creager from Timberline Lodge to OHSU Hospital.