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Date Location No Activity Injury
30/12 Glyders 2 Walking Party benighted after late start and over ambitous route. Underestimated the conditions.
Mild Hypothermia
21/11 Carnedd Llewelyn N. Of Summit 1 Walking The Team was working in support of RAF Valley MRT. Casualty collapsed whilst walking. The kit carried was somewhat excessive.
Mild Hypothermia
21/10 Idwal Path By Gate 1 Walking Casualty was on a Field course in Cwm Idwal wearing a pair of wellies which were not really suitable
Fracture ankle probable
08/10 Cwm Idwal Above Path Slabs - Kitche 1 Walking Casualty was descending steep open ground. Leant against a boulder which turned over onto his foot
Ankle fracture and abdominal bruising
08/10 Carneddau Pen Yr Ole Wen - Daffyd 1 Walking Casualty blown over by gust of wind. Evacuated by C Flight, 22 Sqn.
Ankle sprained and bruising to shoulder
01/09 Nant Ffrancon Above Jones Barn 1 Walking Casualty slipped whilst walking and fell 20 ft over an outcrop
Minor head injury
26/08 Gribin Facet 2 Scrambling Casualty slipped and fell off path down gully whilst descending
Fracture to Maxilla and bad Sprain
13/08 Glyder Fach Top Of Alphabet Slabs 1 Scrambling The casualty stumbled and fell between 100 and 150 ft. She was not actually moving when she stumbled. Lifted off by C Flight 22 Sqn
Fractured Skull and fractured patella
19/07 Tryfan Milestone Butt. Direct Route 1 Climbing Casualty fell from final chimney of Direct Route.
Possible knee fracture
15/07 Devil'S Kitchen Foot Of 1 Walking Casualty complained of exhaustion.
05/07 Glyder Fach Foot Of Central Gully 2 Scrambling The pair slipped whilst descending Central Gully, Glyder Fach having taken the wrong route off the summit
Fractured ankle and scalp wound. One with fractured tib./fib.
01/07 Cwm Bochlwyd, Lip Of 1 Walking Casualty had been ill before starting walk. Collapsed with exhaustion near summit of Glyder fawr. Companions assisted him as far as Bochlwyd
18/06 Tryfan E. Face, Heather Terrace 1 Climbing Casualty was soloing Grooved Arete. He fell off and landed on the Heather Terrace. Recovered by C Flight, 22 Sqn.
Fatal Extensive other injuries
04/06 Tryfan Nr. Start Of N. Ridge 2 Scrambling Casualty fainted and fell about 15 feet. No breakfast. Evacuated by C Flight, 22 Sqn
Fracture/ Dislocation C6 on C7 Paralysed below T1
14/05 Tryfan East Face Grooved Arete 3 Climbing Casualty slipped whilst trying to descend when off route. He was leading. Eventually evacuated by c Flight 22 Sqn.
Sub-Trochanteric fracture
05/03 Cwm Llafar On Path 1 Walking Casualty collapsed whilst descending. Was evacuated by C Flight, 22 Sqn
Insulin Coma
14/02 Idwal - Yr Hafod 300 Ft Above Rd 1 Walking (Winter) Casualty slipped on snow covered ice and fell over 30 ft crag.
Spine and thigh bruising
11/02 Y Garn - Devil'S Kitchen 1 Walking (Winter) Casualty tripped over his own crampons. Evacuated by C Flight, 22 Sqn.
Fractured ankle
11/02 Tryfan, East Face Below Heather T. 4 Walking Only 2 ice axes in party of 4. No rope. Leader slipped, fell and knocked off No. 2. No. 3 tried to ctach No. 2 and was pulled off. No 4 was kicked off in the shambles. Casualty was No 3.
Spine fracture Not serious
29/01 Ffynnon Llugwy, North End 2 Walking (Winter) Party retreating down Cwm Llugwy when both slipped off slab into water. The survivor managed to get out. Weather conditions preclude recovery of body and operation was suspended until the following day
02/01 Tryfan, North Tower, North Ridge 1 Scrambling Casualty apparently slipped on greasy rock whilst ascending North Ridge. Evacuated by C Flight, 22 Sqn.
Concussion and cracked Femur