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Callouts 40 People 75  
Date Location No Activity Injury
29/12 Glyder Fach Main Cliff 1 Walking Party took wrong route off Glyder fach and became cragfsat
29/12 Carneddau Yr Elen 3 Walking Party caught by mist Failed to find route. Got to the Refuge on Foel Grach
07/12 Craig Yr Isfa Amphitheater Buttress 3 Climbing Party started late. Caught by darkness. Lost during descent and became cragfast
02/12 Glyder Fawr Twisting Gully 7 Walking Poor navigation by leader took party onto Main Cliff Glyder fawr. Leader fell and was injured. Lifted out by 22 Sqn. The rest of the party were extracted and brought to safety
Knee Compound Comminuted Fracture, Comminuted elbow fracture dislocation, Core Temp 33.4 C.
01/12 Tryfan North Ridge 8 Scrambling Party overtaken by darkness. Only 1 torch in group. Met in Cwm Bochlwyd as they were slowly making their way down
23/11 Glyder Fach Main Cliff 2 Walking The pair took the wrong route from summit of Glyder Fach. Got stuck near bottom of Main Gully. Collected and brought to safety
16/11 Cwm Idwal Seniors Ridge 2 Walking Report of overdue party. Navigational problems. Strayed onto Seniors Ridge but got themselves down to path in Cwm Idwal where they were met by the Team
09/11 Tryfan North Ridge North Tower 1 Walking Casualty was assisting less experienced members of the party when he slipped and fell over the eastern side
Multiple Injuries. Fatal
31/10 Dolgarrog Gorge 1 Scrambling Large party were ascending Dolgarrog Gorge. Flash flood swept casualty away. Body recovered the following morning.
26/10 Tryfan Base Of 1st Pinnacle Rib 2 Climbing Party caught by nightfall. Abseiled and were met on the Heather Terrace by Team. Escorted down to road
25/10 Gallt Yr Ogof Northern Face 1 Walking Solo walker lost route and became cragfast. He was extracted and walked to safety.
21/10 Carneddau Llyn Dulyn 1 Walking Casualty showed signs of hypothermia. Well treated by party and walked down. Team called as a precaution but assistance not required. False alarm with best intent.
20/10 Y Garn Cwm Clyd 2 Walking Pair descended steep slope into Cwm Clyd. As one was fixing a rope the other fell off. Fell some 150 ft. Carried below cloud base and lifted out by C Flight 22 Sqn.
Generalised head injuries Probable fracture of skull. Survived
19/10 Ogwen Area 1 Search Car found in Idwal Car Park. Family reluctant to report person missing. Search carried out but nothing found. Body found in 1992
13/10 Tryfan Top Of Grooved Arete 4 Climbing Two parties got stuck at the top of Grooved Arete after much messing around on the Knights move. It was dark when they completed the route. None could find their way down in the mist.
03/10 Llanfairfechan Old Quarries 1 Walking Local out for a walk then he got stuck. Extracated and taken home
30/08 Llyn Y Cwn 1 Walking Casualty taken ill whilst camping Collected by CFlight, 22 Sqn
Ill with possible chest infection
20/08 Devils Kitchen ? Search Report of whistles from area of devils Kitchen. A short search was carried out. Nothing found
18/08 Glyder Fawr East Gully 2 Walking Party choose the wrong path and walked themselves into a position from which they could not retreat. Escorted to safety
12/08 Carneddau Gyrn Wigau 1 Walking Casualty collapsed feeling ill and vomiting having visited the Dentist. Evacuated by C Flight 22 Sqn
09/08 Tyrfan North Ridge 1 Scrambling Casualty suffered two heart attacks. f
Fatal
25/07 Tryfan Heather Terrace 1 Scrambling Party were descending South Gully. Casualty slipped and fell some 30 ft.
Depressed fracture to front of skull
21/07 Y Garn N E Ridge 1 Walking Casualty tripped and took a tumbling fall
Head and Ribs injured
09/06 Cwm Eigiau 1 D of E Casualty was blown over whilst pitching camp. Carried down to Eigiau Dam
Abrasions and bruises to knee
08/06 London Crags Caseg Ffraith 1 Abseiling Casualty was abseiling to recover gear when belay parted company from the earth and he tumbled about 40 ft. Carried down to farm.
Fracture of oscalsis, Scalp laceration, Elbow Laceration
02/06 Afon Llugwy Near Miners Bridge 1 Walking Casualty on night walk. Slipped off path a slid some 40 ft into river bed. Sustained minor injuries
Bruised ribs, Scalp wound, Bruised knee
21/05 Glyder Fawr High Pastures 3 Walking The 3 left for a walk. Took the wrong turning and got stuck some 140 ft up High Pastures. They blew whisltes to attract attention. Lifted off by C Flight 22 Sqn and delivered to Base.
16/05 Cwm Bochllwyd 1 Walking Casualty was supposed to walk down. Walked around Llyn Bochllwyd and suffered stomach cramps. Waited to be found. Escorted and walked down slowly whilst Team member carried her pack.
13/05 Devils Kitchen Devils Dump 1 Walking Casualty's first walk in area. Got to Llyn y Cwn then lost his way in mist. Became cragfast. Collected and brought to safety.
12/05 Carneddau Cwm Dulyn 3 Walking Reports of shouts for help. Informants were camped at Dulyn Bothy. Alerted by lights above Dulyn. Miss-heard. The 3 were doing the 14 Peaks. False alarm with good intent
05/05 Tryfan North Ridge 1 Climbing Casualty slipped and fell about 25 ft. A large well managed party. Evacuated by C Flight, 22 Sqn.
Spine Wedge Compression of T6, Large laceration to back of scalp
28/04 Glyder Fach Bristley Ridge 2 Scrambling Casualty collapsed whilst ascending Ridge. Was hyperventilating. Evacuated by C Flight, 22 Sqn.
16/04 Milestone Buttress & Wrinkle Slab 2 Walking Party caught by darkness without a torch. Could not find the descent route
07/04 Tryfan North Ridge 1 Scrambling Casualty slipped whilst on damp rock whilst descending. Twisted knee
06/04 Craig Yr Isfa ? Search A party reported that they heard calls for help. They were insistant that they were people not animals. Search above and below crags. Nothing found
24/03 Conwy River Fairy Glen Betws Y Coed 1 Walking Casualty stood too close to edge which collapsed. He fell some 80 ft in flooded river. Body recovered the following day. Team working in support of Police Divers
17/03 Glyder Fach Bristley Ridge 1 Scrambling Casualty too close and got nudged off when man above stumbled. Fell about 39 ft. Walked down then stretcher to below cloud base then helicopter to hospital
Fracture of right Zygoma, Fracture of clavicle
10/02 Ysglion Duon Western Gully 1 Climbing Casualty fell off the day before. Bivyed the night and were found the next day by a party climbing the route. There was very little ice on the crux, Grade 5.
Ankle 2nd degree Potts
09/02 Craig Yr Isfa Obelisk Gully 4 Climbing Casualty was soloing, lost his crampon palcement and fell about 40 ft. and hit a large boulder. Evacuated by C Flight, 22 Sqn.
Fractured Tibia and Fibula
03/01 Cwm Eigiau Cedryn Cottage 4 Walking As the party went up the snow came down. 2 got over to A5, 2 got to Cedryn Cottage. The 2 on the A5 did not have the car keys. 2 at the cottage were collected and all delivered to their car