Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation

Two women rescued after getting stuck on north Wales coast scramble

Two young women were rescued from a north Wales coastal scramble route after getting stuck while hunting Easter eggs.

25 April 2019

Rescuers in 7½-hour operation to aid walker injured in 50ft fall on Tryfan

A walker was rescued from a Snowdonia mountain after suffering multiple injuries in a fall. Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation members were ...

05 April 2019

Two Snowdonia walkers rescued from Tryfan as Storm Callum lashes mountain

Two walkers were rescued from a Snowdonia mountain as Storm Callum’s high winds and torrential rain lashed the hill.

14 October 2018

North Wales rescuers produce seven-point plan to keep hillgoers out of trouble

Rescuers in north Wales have produced a seven-point plan for hill-goers to follow to keep out of trouble as they await an influx of extra visitors over the bank holiday weekend.

21 August 2018

Walkers receive strong advice after rescuers' 'total waste of time' on Moel Siabod callout

A mountain rescue team described as a ‘total waste of time’ a callout to a young woman who rang for help from a Snowdonia mountain.

21 May 2018

Injured Tryfan walker 'very fortunate' his shouts for help were heard

An injured man stranded on a Snowdonia mountain in freezing conditions was ‘very fortunate’ to have his shouts heard.

28 February 2018

Couple and five-year-old son airlifted from Y Garn after getting lost

A couple and their five-year-old child were airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after getting lost in the dark.

27 January 2018

Walkers winched from Tryfan after spending day stuck on mountainside

Two walkers were plucked from a Snowdonia mountain by a rescue helicopter in fading light after spending the day stuck on steep ground.

12 January 2018

Seriously injured walker airflifted from Tryfan after 300ft fall in icy conditions

A walker was airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after tumbling 300ft when he slipped on snow and ice.

11 December 2017

Rescuers praise climbers after woman breaks wrist in Tryfan fall

Rescuers have praised a rock-climber for her efforts after she injured herself in a fall on a Snowdonia mountain.

16 April 2019

Man airlifted after falling while scrambling on Tryfan with eight-year-old son

A man was airlifted to hospital after injuring himself in a fall on Tryfan. The walker, from south-east England, was with his partner and eight-yea...

31 December 2018

Man airlifted from Snowdonia mountainside after 200ft fall from scramble route

A man was airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after tumbling 200ft while scrambling. Rescuers said he was a very lucky man whose injuries could hav...

30 September 2018

Thinking of heading up Tryfan? Read this first

Tryfan’s shapely profile beckons the visitor from its commanding position right next to Thomas Telford’s Holyhead Road as it sweeps through the western reaches of Snowdonia.

28 June 2018

Snowdonia walker dies on Glyder Fawr scrambling route

A walker has died while scrambling on a route in Snowdonia. The 40-year-old from south Wales was reported missing late on Thursday. The woman, w...

06 May 2018

Helmet saves rescuer from serious injury after incident on Tryfan

A rescuer was saved from serious head injury by his helmet after sliding down a Snowdonia mountainside at the conclusion of an operation to rescue three stranded walkers.

04 February 2018

Body of missing Tryfan walker found after search by more than 40 rescuers

Rescuers have found the body of a walker who went missing overnight on a Snowdonia mountain. The experienced hillwalker from north Wales was report...

15 January 2018

New Year's Eve rescue of cragfast walker is team's 22nd callout to Tryfan

A walker was winched from a rescue hotspot in Snowdonia after getting stuck in a precarious position on steep ground.

31 December 2017

Rescuers use washing-up liquid to free trapped Snowdonia climber

Rescuers used their tailoring skills and copious amounts of washing-up liquid to free a climber jammed in a crack on a Snowdonia rockface.

31 October 2017

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