The rescue took place in 'atrocious' conditions. Photo: Aberglaslyn MRT

Two rescue teams went to the aid of a pair of ill equipped walkers on Wales’s highest mountain after one of them slipped and injured himself.

Llanberis and Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Teams were called out on Sunday after a 26-year-old man slipped and injured his face and ankle while coming down the Miners’ Track on Snowdon.

An Aberglaslyn team spokesperson said: “The male was unable to bear weight on his injured ankle, and neither he nor his female partner were suitably dressed or equipped for the atrocious weather conditions.”

The team was called out shortly after 7pm and 11 of its volunteers joined colleagues from Llanberis in the rescue.

When the Aberglaslyn team members arrived at the site, the Llanberis team had already begun stretchering the man down the route, with some difficulty, the spokesperson said.

“The female, who was dressed in a pair of jogging bottoms and trainers, was provided with a confidence rope, and led to safety off the mountain by a member of the Llanberis team.

“Making slow progress, both teams carried the casualty on a stretcher for over 2½km in heavy rain and blustery winds over difficult terrain in a rescue lasting over 5½ hours.

“The casualty was carried down to waiting Land Rover ambulances at Llyn Llydaw, prior to being transferred to an awaiting land ambulance at the Llanberis team’s base at Nant Peris.”

The rescue operation ended at a quarter past midnight.