Snowdon

Llanberis rescue team volunteers 'close to limit' as callouts top 300 in 2023

Volunteer rescuers whose patch includes the UK’s most visited mountain say they are reaching their limit after revealing they have been called out a record number of times this year.

18 December 2023

Quadriplegic Ed Jackson completes challenge to carry Christmas tree to 12 summits

A quadriplegic adventurer has completed his challenge to lug a Christmas tree to the top of 12 British mountains to raise cash for charity.

29 December 2021

Endurance walker James Forrest claims record for National Three Peaks challenge

An adventurer has claimed a new record for the ascent of the National Three Peaks. James Forrest summited Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon, walk...

31 August 2021

Snowdonia bosses continue to deal with problem parking and visitors' litter

National park bosses in Snowdonia are encouraging walkers to use bus services to help relieve traffic problems in the area.

13 August 2021

Snowdonia bosses say group will consider Welsh-name use after 5,000-strong petition

National park bosses in Snowdonia said a working group will determine the use of place names, after it received a petition only to use the Welsh name for the nation’s highest mountain.

14 June 2021

Snowdonia bosses introduce pre-booking for Pen-y-pass weekend car park users

Visitors wanting to use the Pen-y-pass car park in Snowdonia at weekends will have to pre-book a place.

19 August 2020

Snowdonia closes its most popular mountains in response to Covid-19 crisis

Snowdonia’s most popular mountains are being closed to the public with immediate effect. The national park authority announced it was stopping ac...

25 March 2020

Two drunk men helped to safety from Snowdon after walkers call for help

Two drunken men were brought to safety from the flanks of Snowdon after passing walkers expressed concern about their wellbeing.

24 December 2019

National park bosses launch study into Snowdon parking problems

National park bosses will launch a study into parking problems around the UK’s most popular mountain.

03 September 2019

Snowdonia national park bosses to install 500 sensors to manage car parking

National park bosses in Snowdonia plan to install sensors at car parks across the area to help provide visitors with up-to-date information on where they can leave their vehicles.

25 August 2022

Park bosses launch twice-weekly winter conditions service for Snowdon

National park bosses in Snowdonia have commissioned a company to provide twice-weekly ground condition reports on Wales’s highest mountain.

18 November 2021

Survey finds 'significant' amount of microplastic pollution on Snowdon

Scientists analysing survey results have found significant quantities of microplastic pollution on Wales’s highest mountain.

24 August 2021

Two people rescued from Snowdon summit after being struck by lightning

Rescuers were called to the summit of Wales’s highest mountain after two people were struck by lightning.

29 July 2021

Walker dies after falling on Snowdon

A walker has died after falling on Wales’s highest mountain. North Wales Police received several calls from people on the Pyg Track on Snowdon on...

12 September 2020

Emergency parking measures introduced around Snowdon after weekend chaos

One of the most popular car parks for walkers setting off to ascend Wales’s highest mountain will be closed at weekends.

24 July 2020

Snowdonia bosses threaten to close trails as crowds flock to its mountains

National park bosses in Snowdonia may have to close trails and car parks if the public fails to heed government advice to curtail travel.

22 March 2020

Police appeal to Snowdon walkers for sightings of woman in difficulties

Police in Snowdonia are appealing for information about a woman they are concerned about on Wales’s highest mountain.

08 November 2019

Labour deputy Tom Watson launches Adventures 4 Health with Snowdon climb

A leading politician whose newly active life has transformed his health will climb Wales’s highest mountain to launch a campaign to get people active.

17 May 2019

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