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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

Walker dies after falling 500ft on Snowdon

A walker has died after falling 500ft on Wales’s highest mountain. The man was with a friend coming down from Snowdon’s summit yesterday when t...

19 April 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

Snowdon walker airlifted after being injured in avalanche

A walker was airlifted to hospital after being caught in an avalanche on Wales’s highest mountain. The man was struck by the avalanche on the Pyg...

15 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

Snowdonia walkers airlifted to hospital after lightning strike

Two walkers were airlifted to hospital after a lightning strike on a Snowdonia mountain. The men were close to the 905m (2,969ft) summit of Aran Fa...

25 January 2014

Figures reveal rescue helicopters had quietest month in eight years

Britain’s military search and rescue helicopter crews had their quietest month for eight years last November.

08 January 2014

Ogwen Valley rescuers aid injured walker and cragfast scrambler

A busy weekend for a Snowdonia mountain rescue team was capped by two rescues, of an injured walker and a man stuck on a scrambling route.

02 December 2013

Three walkers winched to safety after getting stuck on Tryfan

Three men were winched from a Snowdonia mountain after getting stuck on steep ground. The trio were tackling the North Ridge of Tryfan when they go...

04 November 2013

Walker airlifted after breaking ankle in Snowdonia fall

A walker was airlifted from a Snowdonia hillside after slipping and breaking his ankle. The man, from London, was walking with a friend on the path...

14 May 2014

Snowdon walker suffers pelvis injury in 300ft fall on ice

A walker was airlifted from Wales’s highest mountain after falling more than 300ft. The 31-year-old from London was coming down from the 1,085m (...

05 March 2014

Rescuers' warnings as 'lucky' Snowdon walker falls 150ft through cornice

A man who fell more than 150 feet from Wales’s highest mountain was very lucky not to have fallen further, rescuers said.

16 February 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

Two teams in rescue of hypothermic Snowdon walker in jeans and trainers

A hypothermic walker wearing jeans and trainers was rescued from Wales’s highest mountain after getting lost.

27 January 2014

Search for injured Y Garn walker ends in discovery of mystery dog

A search for a fallen walker by a Snowdonia mountain rescue turned up a mystery dog. Members of the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation could...

20 January 2014

Injured walker airlifted after slip on Snowdon

A walker was airlifted from Wales’s highest mountain after injuring his knee when he slipped. Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team was called out this ...

29 December 2013

Injured climber airlifted from Tremadog crag after 'substantial fall'

A climber was airlifted to hospital after being knocked unconscious in a fall on a Snowdonia crag. The climber was leading on a route at Tremadog t...

09 November 2013

Mountain rescuer injured in high winds during 'avoidable' Grisedale callout

A mountain rescue team member was injured after being blown over by high winds during the rescue of a group of teenagers in the Lake District.

28 October 2013

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