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'Fortunate' 11-year-old and dad in night-time rescue from Snowdon cliff

A father and his 11-year-old son were rescued from Wales’s highest mountain after a major overnight search lasting more than nine hours.

24 July 2012

Grid reference signs bid to help lost Snowdon walkers

A trial on Wales’s highest mountain to help disoriented walkers may lead to fewer calls for help. Small plaques bearing grid references have been...

13 June 2012

Bonington takes Olympic torch to Snowdon summit, by the easy route

He has made memorable ascents of some of the world’s most difficult mountain climbs, but today Sir Chris Bonington chose one of the easier routes up Wales’s highest peak with the Olympic torch.

29 May 2012

Airlift for man injured on Snowdon

A man was airlifted from Wales’s highest mountain after injuring his ankle. Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team was joined in the rescue on Snowdon by...

15 May 2012

Snowdon walker's body found after major search

The body of a walker has been found on Wales’s highest mountain. The man, in his 20s, was found by rescuers on the East Ridge of Snowdon this mor...

11 April 2012

Smartphone app aims to cut Snowdon mountain rescue callouts

An MP will today unveil a smartphone application aimed at cutting the number of mountain rescue callouts in north Wales.

13 February 2012

Updated leaflets published for Snowdon walkers

National park bosses have produced an updated range of leaflets detailing routes up Wales’s highest mountain.

07 December 2011

Snowdon 4x4 accused chooses jury trial

A man facing charges following the discovery of a 4x4 vehicle on Wales’s highest mountain has elected to be tried at Crown Court.

07 October 2011

Man arrested following latest Snowdon 4x4 incident

A man was arrested by North Wales Police on suspicion of dangerous driving and causing criminal damage following the discovery of a 4x4 vehicle on the summit of Snowdon.

02 October 2011

Mountains and charity walkers: a rescuer makes a plea

Charity fundraising groups heading for the summits of Britain’s peaks increase the workload for mountain rescue teams in those honeypot areas.

12 July 2012

Rescuers will join wounded servicemen for Snowdon beacon event

Mountain rescuers will help a team of injured servicemen to the top of Wales’s highest mountain to light a jubilee beacon.

03 June 2012

Five will tackle Snowdon in memory of friend who died on mountain

Five men will walk to the top of Wales’s highest mountain in memory of a friend who fell to his death on the hill earlier this year.

16 May 2012

Snowdon death-fall walker named

The walker whose body was found by mountain rescuers on Snowdon earlier this week has been named. Stuart Tyrer, 23, of Cheadle Hulme in Greater Man...

13 April 2012

Busy path ahead as 600 runners expected for Snowdon race this summer

Entries for one of Britain’s biggest mountain races open on Thursday and organisers are expecting a scramble for places.

28 February 2012

Trial date set for man charged with Snowdon driving offences

A man will face trial following two incidents on which a 4x4 vehicle was found on Wales’s highest mountain.

20 January 2012

Second dangerous-driving charge follows Snowdon off-road vehicle find

Police have charged a man with dangerous driving after a second incident in which an off-road vehicle was found on the summit of Wales’s highest mountain.

20 October 2011

Snowdon 4x4 removed as inquiries continue

The 4x4 vehicle left on Snowdon last week has been removed. A spokesman for the Snowdonia National Park Authority said it had taken possession of t...

03 October 2011

Snowdon 4x4 owner auctions vehicle to raise cash for mountain rescue

The man whose 4x4 caused a furore when it was discovered near the top of Wales’s highest mountain has put the vehicle up for auction on eBay, with proceeds going to mountain rescue.

27 September 2011