Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation

Couple winched to safety after getting stuck in Bristly Ridge gully

A couple tackling an ascent in Snowdonia had to be winched from the mountain after getting stuck on difficult ground.

07 August 2014

Girl airlifted from Snowdonia mountain after 230ft fall

A girl was rescued from a Snowdonia mountain after surviving a 230ft fall from a ridge. The 17-year-old was with a group making her way down to the...

14 July 2014

Eight-stone rottweiler coaxed from Snowdonia cliff as walkers rescued

An eight-stone rottweiler had to be rescued from a Snowdonia crag after getting stuck with its owner.

25 June 2014

'Daring acrobatics' as stuck scrambler winched from Snowdonia crag

An experienced walker and climber had to be rescued after he got stuck on a route in Snowdonia. The 65-year-old from Manchester was tackling a scra...

31 May 2014

Police helicopter pictures help rescuers find couple and dog on Tryfan

Mountain rescuers used photographs taken from a police helicopter to pinpoint the position of a couple and their dog stuck on crags on a Snowdonia mountain.

28 April 2014

Two slips lead to injury and rescue for Tryfan walker

A walker had to be rescued from a Snowdonia mountainside after twice falling. The man’s companion also slipped and injured himself but managed to...

06 April 2014

Coroner opens investigation into Carneddau death of climber Mike Pinney

A coroner has opened an investigation into the death of a well known mountaineer who died in a fall on the Carneddau in north Wales.

17 March 2014

Walker airlifted to hospital after 50ft fall on Tryfan

A man was airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after falling 50ft and suffering serious injuries. Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation was aler...

17 February 2014

Helmet saves Tryfan scrambler knocked out after 65ft fall

A man who was knocked unconscious when he fell 65ft from a scrambling route in Snowdonia was saved from serious injury by his helmet.

03 February 2014

Four rescued from Tryfan after straying on to steep crags

A mountain rescuer warned that increasing numbers of walkers are going astray on a Snowdonia mountain after four people were led to safety from a rescue blackspot after getting stuck on steep ground.

06 August 2014

Father and son airlifted from Tryfan after getting stuck on climbing route

Two climbers had to be airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after they got stuck. A man and his 24-year-old son, from Cheshire, were tackling the Gr...

30 June 2014

Injured man airlifted from Carnedd Llewelyn after night on mountain

A man was rescued from a Snowdonia mountain after spending the night on the hill. The 77-year-old man was found by a passing walker at lunchtime on...

19 June 2014

Woman airlifted after 50ft fall on Carneddau climbing route

A woman was flown to hospital after falling 50ft while soloing a climbing route in Snowdonia. The 60-year-old, from north-east Wales, had just begu...

18 May 2014

Cragfast walkers rescued from Glyder Fawr after going astray in cloud

Three people had to be rescued when they got stuck on crags on a Snowdonia mountain after taking the wrong route in bad weather.

08 April 2014

Two lost Glyder Fawr walkers rescued in seven-hour night operation

A pair of lost walkers were rescued from a Snowdonia mountain after a night search lasting almost seven hours.

17 March 2014

Experienced mountain man dies in fall while walking on Carneddau

An experienced mountaineer fell to his death while walking with a group on a Snowdonia mountain. The 62-year-old from Somerset fell 30m (100ft) aft...

10 March 2014

Injured Snowdonia walker airlifted after Y Gribin slip

A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling while coming down a Snowdonia mountain. The 73-year-old slipped on wet grass while descending Y Gr...

08 February 2014

Warning of Tryfan's challenges as three rescued in night operation

A mountain rescuer has warned of the difficulties of navigating on a Snowdonia mountain after the rescue of three walkers lasting almost nine hours.

30 January 2014

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