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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.