Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation

Walker dies in fall from Tryfan

A walker has died after falling on Tryfan, in Eryri. The man was with his two brothers descending the mountain’s North Ridge on Monday when the i...

08 May 2024

Group of four rescued after getting stuck in Tryfan gully

A group of walkers was rescued after straying onto steep ground on a mountain in Eryri-Snowdonia. The four young men from the Home Counties had dri...

28 December 2022

Snowdonia walker dies after falling 300ft on Glyder Fach

A walker has died after falling on a Snowdonia mountain. Rescuers who found the man’s body said they believed he fell at least 300ft. The 58-y...

20 November 2022

Snowdonia team rescues cragfast sheepdog Kemp from perilous position

Rescuers in Snowdonia responded to a farmer’s appeal for help to retrieve his sheepdog from a crag.

28 July 2022

Climber airlifted to hospital after fall at Snowdonia crag

A climber was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall on a Snowdonia crag. Police alerted Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Org...

20 March 2022

Group receives 'ethics' advice from Ogwen rescuers after two left stuck on scramble

A group of walkers received words of advice on skills and ethics from rescuers after two of them were left cragfast on a Snowdonia scrambling route.

20 February 2022

Man airlifted from Tryfan after fall on mountain's North Ridge

A man was airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after injuring himself in a fall. The young man was with a friend on Tryfan on Thursday when they bot...

17 December 2021

Walker in eight-hour rescue after suffering serious injuries in fall on Tryfan

An injured walker was rescued from Tryfan in Snowdonia in an operation lasting almost eight hours. North Wales Police alerted Ogwen Valley Mountain...

27 September 2021

Climber who helped rescuers with Tryfan clear-up injured in fall short time later

A climber with a group that helped rescuers on a Snowdonia mountain was himself rescued a short time later after a fall in a gully.

18 September 2021

Body of walker Daniel Adams found after search on Carnedd Dafydd in Ogwen Valley

The body of a walker has been found after a search on the Carneddau in Eryri. Police named the man as Daniel Adams, 26, from Selby in North Yorkshi...

09 August 2023

Team's gear damaged in 14-hour rescue of injured Glyder Fach scrambler

Rescuers in Eryri-Snowdonia had to scrap a 100m rope and other gear that were damaged during a mammoth rescue of an injured man lasting more than 14 hours.

05 December 2022

Injured rock-climber airlifted from remote Snowdonia crag after 30ft fall

A rock climber was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall at a remote Snowdonia crag.

16 October 2022

Mountain professional dies in fall from Snowdonia climb

A man has died after falling from a route in Snowdonia. The climber was found at the foot of the Cneifion Arête above Cwm Idwal on Saturday. No...

12 June 2022

Two walkers and dog rescued after straying into steep gully on Tryfan

A small dog and its owners were rescued after straying onto steep ground on a Snowdonia mountain. Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation was ale...

02 March 2022

Injured Snowdonia walker in eight-hour rescue after fall on Y Garn

An injured walker was rescued from a Snowdonia mountain in an operation lasting eight hours. A Coastguard helicopter made repeated attempts to reac...

23 January 2022

Ogwen Valley rescuers use new rafts in lake clean-up fundraising event

Mountain rescuers teamed up with volunteers to clean up a Snowdonia lake at the weekend. Members of Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation joine...

28 September 2021

Ogwen Valley rescuers' busy spell continues with injured walker and mountain biker

The busy period for a rescue team in Snowdonia continues, with callouts to an injured mountain biker and a fallen walker on a scrambling route.

19 September 2021

Couple rescued from Snowdonia cliffs in complex eight-hour operation

Rescuers in Snowdonia were called out to bring to safety a couple in a precarious position on mountainside cliffs.

10 August 2021

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