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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

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

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

Bottled vole among rubbish found in Real Three Peaks mountain clean-up

Oddball discoveries on Britain’s honeypot high mountains have included an octopus, a piano and the infamous maroon Vauxhall Frontera on Snowdon’s summit.

17 October 2013

Real Three Peaks Challenge seeks baggers for mountain litter pick

Three outdoor instructors will lead a Three Peaks Challenge with a difference: to clean up Britain’s national highest mountains.

03 October 2013

Man dies after collapsing on Snowdon path

A man has died after collapsing on Wales’s highest mountain. Emergency services were alerted this afternoon after the man was reported to be unco...

12 September 2013

Snowdon walker's injury interrupts Llanberis rescue team's celebrations

An RAF Sea King helicopter rescued an injured walker on Wales’s highest mountain. Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team had to interrupt its celebration...

01 September 2013

'Ill equipped' pair rescued after injury on Snowdon

Two rescue teams went to the aid of a pair of ill equipped walkers on Wales’s highest mountain after one of them slipped and injured himself.

05 August 2013

Woman suffers serious injuries in fall from Snowdon

A woman was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall on Wales’s highest mountain.

20 June 2013

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

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

Experts say 'winterise' your kit as clocks go back at weekend

The weekend sees the coincidence of half-term school holidays in many areas, and the end of British Summer Time across the UK.

24 October 2013

Rescuers in four-hour mission to free dog stuck in 80ft Snowdon crevice

A mountain rescuer spent more than two hours in an 80ft rock crevice on the side of Wales’s highest mountain in a delicate mission to rescue a fallen sheepdog.

14 October 2013

Walker airlifted from Snowdon after breaking ankle

A walker was airlifted from Wales’s highest mountain after suffering a suspected broken ankle in a fall.

16 September 2013

Pen y Pass hostel closes for six-month £1.3m refurbishment

A popular Snowdonia youth hostel has closed for a six-month modernisation costing £1.3m. The Pen y Pass hostel is due to reopen in March next year...

02 September 2013

Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team marks base's 40th anniversary

One of Britain’s busiest mountain rescue teams will today mark 40 years since its headquarters were officially set up as a rescue post.

30 August 2013

Snowdon race organiser: 'Close mountain to walkers'

Organisers of a fell race want Wales’s highest mountain closed to walkers while the event takes place.

17 July 2013

Two teams rescue nine from Snowdon charity challenge stuck on Crib Goch

Nine people were rescued from a Snowdonia ridge after bad weather halted their progress. Llanberis and Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Teams were invol...

13 June 2013