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Callouts 27 People 37  
Date Location No Activity Injury
19/01 Cwm Lloer. Carneddau
1M Walking Slipped on snow and failed to break with ice axe. Fell 200 '. Fractured spine and femur
01/02 Idwal Slabs
1M Climbing Weather conditions inclement. Inexperienced in coping with conditions. Exposure
22/02 Little Tryfan
1 Pony
Trekking
Carry down of a casualty. Fractured ankle
25/02 Cwm Eigiau
1M Walking Search for overdue walker. Found in Cwm Eigiau. Exposure
02/03 East Of Y Garn
1M Climbing Fell whilst soloing small ice gully. Head lacerations
02/03 Cwm Bochlwyd
1M Walking Slipped whilst walking without icw-axe. Lack of winter experience. Head lacerations
08/03 Bristley Ridge Glyder Fach
1F Walking Descending slipped and fell 600 ft. Three companions stuck. Roped off and walked down. Serious bruising
08/03 Nameless Cwm Glyder Fawr
1F Walking Slipped whilst descending. Fell whilst learning to glissade. Fractured spine and head lacerations.
16/03 Braich Tu Du Pen Yr Ole Wen 2M Walking Slipped whilst descending. Fell 500 ft on snow Second casualty became exposed whilst waiting. 1 exposure. 1 Fractured pelvis
22/03 Devils Kitchen Screes 2M Walking Lost foothold in snow, slipped, hit boudlers. 1 uninjured. 1fractured leg & head injuries
23/03 Glyder Fach
Walking Six school children stuck on hard snow, no ice axes, no ropes, no torches. No injuries
09/04 Pen Yr Ole Wen
1M Walking Off proper path. On loose rock. Falling rock. Crushed hand & fractured arm
10/04 Idwal Slabs
1 Walking Cause not known. Poor quality boots. Sprained ankle
12/04 Carnedd Dafyd 2F  Walking Unfit and not enough waterproofs. Tired and cold. No injuries
16/04 North Buttress. Tryfan East Face
1M Climbing Leader Fall. No helmet. fractured spine & skull
04/05 Grooved Arete. Tryfan East Face
1M Climbing Leader Fall. Direct tie on came loose resulting in 500 ft fall. Thought to be a bowline. Fatal head injuries
04/05 Grooved Arete. Tryfan East Face 2M  Climbing Leader Fall. Second stuck. Casualty lifted off by helicopter. Second roped off and walked down. 1 no injuries. 1 fatal
18/05 Rake End Chimney. Idwal Slabs
1M Climbing Leader Fall. 2nd runner held 1st failed straight away. fractured elbow & bruising
25/05 Tennis Shoe. Idwal Slabs
1M Climbing Leader fall. fractured skull. Unconcious
03/06 Carnedd Llewelyn
1 Walking Complained of stomach pain and vomiting.
21/06 Ffynon Lloer. Carneddau
1 Walking Collapsed with exposure
05/07 Scramblers Gate. Clogwyn Y Grochan
1 Climbing Leader Fall. Tried to climb rope after fall and slipped. No one available at PyG. Ogwen called. Arm, pelvis & facial lacerations
27/07 North Gully. Tryfan East Face
1M Walking Slipped whilst walking. Fell a short distance. Lifted out by Helicopter. Fractured ribs, shoulder injury. Diabetic/Epileptic
23/08 Carnedd Dafydd 2M Aircraft Jodel aircraft crashed close to summit of Carnedd Dafydd. Pilot and passenger killed.
13/09 River Boulders At Exit To Ogwen 1 Climbing Slip on wet rock Wearing PAs. Fractured collar bone
24/10 Soapgut 1st pitch. Milestone Buttress
1M Climbing Fell of whilst soloing whilst Officer looked on. Closed abdomen injury & fractured right ankle
25/10 Milestone Buttress Direct 1 Climbing Slip whilst descending walk off. Compound fracture right lower leg