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Callouts 56 People 26  
Date Location No Activity Injury
11/10 Craig Yr Ysfa, Great Gully Gt Cave 1 Climbing Casualty took a short leader fall of about 10 ft. Lifted out of Gully on harness then placed in stretcher and picked up by C Flight 22 Sqn. Aircraft recovered all the MR personnel
Severe bruising to ribs
11/10 Moel Siabod, Path Down To P-y-b 2 Walking Party was descending towards Plas y Brenin. Casualty tripped. Evacuated by C Flight 22 Sqn
Ankle severe sprain
06/10 Craig Yr Ysfa Great Gully 2 Climbing Search for an overdue party. Had been benighted. Were found walking out to their car at Trws Pwll.
21/09 Glyder Fach Main Cliff Dolmen Butt 1 Scrambling Search and recovery of solo climber. Casualty fell in excess of 300 ft. Lowered off crag then flown out by E Flight 22 Sqn Manston
Fatal Multiple injuries
30/08 Cwm Llugwy 1 Walking Casualty slipped on rock. He was heard by another group who reported it on 2 m Ham radio
Twisted ankle
10/08 Milestone Butt. Soap Gut 1 Climbing Casualty was soloing Soap Gut, slipped and fell about 80 ft. He walked down to the road
Bruising and abrasions
04/08 Conwy Mountain 1 Walking Casualty slipped on wet grass and fell about 20 ft injuring her lower back
03/08 Glyder Fawr, W Of Summit 4 Walking Father separated from family group, Went to summit and then could not find his family. Got lost and descended to Nant Peris. Mother and children followed walkers down to Idwal
02/08 Moel Siabod 1 Walking Casualty collpased with fatigue. High wind and lack of adequate food
Fatigue. Collapsed
02/07 Devil'S Kitchen Inside Back 1 Climbing Casualty tried to solo the exit to the Devil's Kitchen. Fell off. Fall was not witnessed. Extracted by C Flight 22 Sqn
Fatal Multiple injuries
02/07 Tryfan Start Of N. Ridge 1 Scrambling Casualty fainted and fell over whilst ascending. Probably not acustomed to hard exercise. Lifted off by C Flight 22 Sqn
Scalp lacerations
14/06 Devil'S Kitchen Goats Walk 1 Walking Casualty was looking for flowers. Boulder came away and he fell about 15 ft. He was moved to a suitable winching position and picked up by C Flight 22 Sqn.
Wedge compression fracture of L1 with crush injury to ankle
07/06 Idwal Slabs, Base Of Nr Hope 1 Climbing Casualty was soloing a low level traverse. Slipped off and fell about 15 ft. Carried down to Idwal
Comminuted fractures of lower Tibia & Fibula
24/05 Tryfan Start Of N Ridge 2 Scrambling Casualty overbalanced and fell about 30 ft. Suffers from cystic Fibrous. Carried down to the road
3" scalp laceration
16/05 Near Machllyn Mawr 1 Walking Casualty suffered severe cramp in thighs. Too much unaccustomed exercise. Picked up by C Flight 22 Sqn and deposited at Tai Newyddion.
Severe cramp
20/04 Bwlch Tryfan - Cwm Bochlwyd 1 Walking Casualty slipped on wet rock. Party carried her down some distance in a rope stretcher. Met by team, placed on a proper stretcher and carried down to Ogwen.
Fracture of Fibula
17/04 Bwlch Tryfan - Cwm Bochlwyd 1 Walking Casualty slipped on wet rock. Party carried her down some distance in a rope stretcher. Met by team, placed on a proper stretcher and carried down to Ogwen.
Fracture of Fibula
01/03 Meol Siabod, Llyn Y Foel 1 Walking Casualty slipped on frozen path
Minor ankle fracture
29/03 Idwal Slabs, Top Of Charity 3 Climbing The party became cragfast in bad weather. No equipped for a wintery day in Wales. Lack of suitable footwear minimised their chances of escape unaided.
30/03 Tryfan N. Ridge, Cannon Rock 3 Scrambling The party left at 12.00 hrs to go up North Ridge. At 17.00 hrs they were seen near the cannon Rock descending with difficulty. They were met at Little Tryfan. 4 hours to descend from Cannon Rock
28/02 Aber Falls. True R. Bank 1 Walking Casualty slipped and fell some 300 ft. Team assisted Police and Ambulance personnel with rescue. There was a complication because of initial lack of identification.
Serious head injury, Fracture head of Humerus, Fracture of Femur, Fracture of pelvis
16/02 Tryfab W face near Wrinkled Slab 5   Party strayed onto North Ridge of Tryfan then got onto West Face looking for an easy descent. There is not one. Party extracted and escorted to safety.
15/02 Cwm Bochlwyd 10 Walking Party were sledging on poly bags. Loss of control. Casualty was hit on left leg by another person. Evacuated by C Flight, 22 Sqn.
Fracture of top of Fibula
28/01 Ysgolion Duon, Somme Route 2 Snow/Ice Climbing The pair tried a route too soon after fresh snow. Were avalanched off cliff. Found by search dogs and evacuated by C Flight, 22 Sqn.
Two Fatal
26/01 Idwal Slabs 6 Climbing Delayed descend from Slabs. Met on path. No torches
01/01 Foel Grach Area 2 Walking Pair lost in mist. Could not find Refuge. Walked down into Cwm Bychan. Refused medical aid at Bethesda Police Station