Team Members Pages | Lost & Found | MREW | NWMRA | UK-SAR
| Callouts |
53 | People | 85 | |
| Date | Location | Number | Activity | Injury / Notes |
| 28/12 | Cwm Lloer | 1F | Walking | Fractured arm. Initial grid reference put them (correctly) at Cwn Lloer. They were eventually captured walking down the road from Ffynnon Llugwy. A very valiant effort carried out under a lot of pain. |
| 10/12 | Cnicht Area | 4 | Walking | 14:30 Party became separated in mist. Leading party had map and GPS. Trailing party became dissorientated in mist. Team members played detective and located where they were by analysing terrain etc. They finally found there way down to thier car. |
| 26/11 | Eastern Traverse Tryfan | 1M/1F | Scrambling | 13:30 The two had ascended the North Ridge but became stuck on the steep exit wall South of North Gully just below the summit, in snowy conditions. Three team members ascended the North ridge and captured the pair. With gathering darkness they ascended to the summit and descended down Western Gully in slippery conditions. |
| 20/11 | Alphabet Slabs Glyder fach |
1M | Scrambling | 13:07 Shouts for help heard suspected to come from Bristly Ridge. Turned out to be a 100' tumble near Alphabet Slabs. Evacuated by 22 Sqdn. Died in Hospital later on from head injuries. |
| 20/11 | Grooved Arete Tryfan | 2F | Climbing | 19:00 Two girls were retreating from Grooved Arete when their rope became stuck and they were overtaken by darkness without torches. Team members went up Green Gully to reach them and then lowered them down to the Heather Terrace and walked them off. A cold but clear moonlight night. |
| 18/11 | Bristly Ridge | 1M | Scrambling | 14:28 Fall from Bristly Ridge sustaining head and knee injuries. (Initial information suggest the incident was on Tryfan) but it was in the steep gully to the west of Bristly Ridge. 22 Sqdn. put the winchman on the ground and then lifted four4 team members to escort the rest of the party off the hill. |
| 12/11 | Idwal Slabs | 1F/1M | Climbing | 20:00 |
| 12/11 | Moel Siabod | 1M | Walking | 15:00 |
| 05/11 | Idwal Slabs | 2M | Climbing | 21:00 Cragfast on Idwal Slabs having attempted to abseil down, team carried out a lower and got them back to safe ground uninjured but very cold. |
| 29/10 | Foel Grach Shelter area | 5 | Walking | 14:30 |
| 22/10 | East Face Tryfan |
2M | Climbing | 23:00 Two men stuck near the top of Grooved Arete on the East Face of Tryfan. The two, part of a party of 10 over from Dublin for the w/e had started up the classic route at 11.00hrs. They lost confidence in their rock climbing shoes on the greasy rock. They were able to telephone their colleagues in Cwm Idwal who came up Tryfan with the intention of dropping a rope. Sadly, they could not locate the top of the route. A party of five Team members made their way up the North Ridge, along the Eastern Traverse and to the top stance of Grooved Arete. A team member was lowered down to the two. Each was then hauled up the crag. Everybody then walked down the N Ridge for breakfast at Oggi Base at 07.00hrs. The two men were physically and mentally exhausted from their ordeal. |
| 22/10 | Pen yr Ole Wen | 2 | Walking | 18:30 First call of the evening from an experienced party of two descending Pen yr Olewen in rapidly failing light. Well equipped but lacked confidence when the reached a steep part of the descent. A Team member was sent to ensure that they descended under their own steam. |
| 20/10 | Tryfan | 2M | Walking | 19:50 They had left at about 15.00 to climb Tryfan. Getting lost in the low cloud, they don't know if they reached the summit but decided to return down the North Ridge. Darkness fell and they were without a torch. Having a mobile telephone they were able to raise the alarm. In telephone conversation they reported that they could see the A5 and Llyn Ogwen. A Small party was dispatched with lights to escort the two off the hill. They were located just below the Milestone Buttress, 150m from the safety of the A5. They had not been able to identify the path on the screes and boulder field beneath the East side of the Buttress. |
| 7-8/10 | Glyder Fach | 1F | Walking | One female with re-occurring pelvic injury. Six team members met
with the casualty late on the Friday
evening and bivvied out until the morning. Other Team members left
base at
first light on the Saturday morning to meet with the others. |
| 10/09 | Above Milestone Buttress | 3 | Scrambling | The party of three had attempted to ascend the North Ridge of Tryfan,
but been deterred by the final North Tower. They retraced their steps
down the North Ridge but experienced difficulties in finding their
way. They attempted to follow the ridge by using their GPS receiver
to no avail. |
| 29/08 | Cwm Idwal | 1M | Walking | Slipped whilst crossing river. Sustained lower arm injury. Treated at Brew Shack and dispatched to hospital for check up. |
| 23/08 | Above Devils Kitchen | ? | ? | Lost. No further details at this time. |
| 23/08 | Grooved Arête | 2 | Climbing | Cragfast. No further details at this time. |
| 20/08 | Llyn Y Cwm | 1M | Police 7s | Race Control requested assistance and we were contacted by Western.
A Team
call out was instigated and 8 Members responded. The casualty was evacuated
by 122 and taken to Bangor Hospital. No Team Members went on the hill. Ankle Injury, no other details available |
| 07/08 | Tryfan Bach | 1M | Scrambling | Fell approx. 20'. Lower back and wrist injury. Evacuated by 22 Sqdn. Fractures of T12, L1 and L2 |
| 31/07 | Idwal Stream | 1M/1F | Walking | Traversing Glyders in heavy mist. Ended up in/near Idwal Stream. Mist cleared briefly and allowed them to ascend. Picked up by wandering Park Warden |
| 30/07 | Gwydyr Forest | 1M | Mountain Biking | Mountain biker went over handle bars sustaining fracture dislocation of little finger and collar bone. Helimed could not lift so transferred to ambulance |
| 30/07 | Tryfan. lower North Ridge | 1M | Scrambling | Slipped 30' whilst scrambling sustaining suspected fracture to radius/ulna. |
| 22/07 | Afon Porth-Llwyd, Dolgarrog | 1M | Scrambling | Slipped whilst scrambling in gorge. Trapped ankle. Was extricated by team |
| 16/07 | Y Gully, Tryfan | 2M | Scrambling | Started North Ridge but wandered onto West Face. Became cragfast and called 999. The team were celebrating there 40th at Oggi Base |
| 10/07 | Dolgarrog Gorge | 1M | Walking | The team were called to help rescue a young boy who plunged 30ft down a waterfall in the Dolgarrog Gorge. The 11-year-old fell at an inaccessible spot and he is thought to have broken arms and possible rib injuries. Firefighters used ropes to reach the boy while a doctor from the Team attached a medical line to administer drugs. |
| 09/07 | Belle Vue Bastion Tryfan E.Face | 1M | Climbing | A climber was reported to have fallen 200 feet off Belle Vue Bastion with severe head injuries. 22 Sqdn. dropped the winchman who found the climber sitting on a ledge, happy but with head lacerations. He was winched aboard and taken to hospital for overnight observation |
| 05/07 | NE Foel Goch | 1F | Walking | Team called for a 16yr old girl on DoE practice run with fractured ankle. She and 5 school friends were en route from Nant Gwynant to Dolwyddelan. She was crossing a small stream when she slipped on a wet rock, thus damaging her ankle. The Supervisor who was shadowing the group came to her aid. At first she tried to walk/hobble. Then the supervisor tried to carry her. By about 1300hrs they called for assistance. Two team Land Rovers with 10 troops were escorted by a friendly farmer on a Quad bike as far as they could go. It was then a short stretcher carry off to the LR's. The whole group was brought off to the A470 at Roman Bridge. She was transferred to National Health Ambulance. |
| 03/07 | Tryfan | 2M/2F | Walking | Call for a young woman, part of a group from London, who was frightened on the Eastern Traverse between Green and North gullies, E Face Tryfan. Eventually, the girl was levered off the rock (like levering off a limpet) and assisted down Western gully. |
| 03/07 | Summit of Drum | 1M | Walking | Team called for assistance with 52yr old "15
peaker" with damaged knees on the summit of Drum. His three
colleagues had put him in a poly bag on the track about 150m from the summit and awaited the team in a cool breeze and drizzle. Loaded into team vehicle. Initially they looked forward to the lift down......until they saw the track in the headlights. Advised to go to hospital to check knees. |
| 30/06 | North Tower Tryfan |
1M | Scrambling | 26y.o. Male who took a 30ft tumbling fall at the base of North Tower. Sustained abrasions to his hands and a fractured left ankle. Team stabilised fracture and he was then winched with his companion by 22sqn |
| 26/06 | Afon Anafon Track | 1M | 1000m race | Team called at 05:30 for walker on Afon Anafon track having difficulty walking. As team arrived casualty walked into car park. |
| 19/06 | Milestone Carpark | 1M | Walking | Took a tumble whilst descending. Finger turned out to be fairly badly
broken and team assisted in getting casualty and his vehicle to Bangor hospital |
| 11/06 | Tryfan W. Face | 1M/1F | Scrambling | Descending North Ridge. Wandered onto West Face and became cragfast. Father descended for help. Mother and son escorted off |
| 04/06 | Carnedd Dafydd | 5M | Walking | Walking 3000s and became lost. Found by team and Walked down to Oggi Base. |
| 3-4/06 | Ogwen Falls | 1M | 17 y.o. walked off caravan site at midnight 01/06. Search of area revealed
nothing (BBC Story) Further searching was carried out on 07/06 20/06 : UPDATE 21/06 : FOUND |
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| 25/05 | Conwy Mountain | ? | ? | Deserted tent found. Possible missing person. After three hours searching nothing found. |
| 14/05 | Moel Siabod | 1M | Walking | Asthma attack. Pronounced dead at hospital Coronary embolism |
| 03/05 | Heather Terrace Little Tryfan |
1M | Walking | After descending off Tryfan slipped and injured ankle. Evacuated by 22 Sqdn. |
| 01/05 | Tryfan East Face | 2 | Cragfast | Two cragfast in Nor Nor Gully. No injuries |
| 27/04 | Cwm Tryfan | 1M | Walking | Injured walker. |
| 24/04 | South of Yr Elen |
1M | Walking 14 Peaks |
Damaged knee. Evacuated by 22 Sqdn. |
| 20/04 | Far Heather Terrace | 1M | Walking | Walking to Llanberis. Turned to look at view and fractured ankle. |
| 17/04 | Summit Tryfan | 1M | Walking | 58 year old male. Fell approximately 50 feet for unknown reason. Fatal |
| 27/03 | Tryfan east face | 2M/1F | Climbing | Cragfast on Grooved arete. Left road at 08:00. Reached foot of route at 12:00. Called team at 22:05 |
| 27/03 | Sychnant Pass area | ? | ? | Report of flashing lights. Area searched and nothing found. |
| 12/03 | Cwm Lloer | 1M | Slipping | Fell down back wall sustaining fractured ankle. Potts Fracture |
| 09/03 | Gribin Ridge near "Football Field" | 1M/1F | Walking | Lost in dark. No torch, no compass, no map but they did have a mobile
'phone. Evacuated by 22 Sqdn. |
| 06/03 | 'The Screen' Cwm Idwal |
1M | Ice climbing | Fractured leg whilst ice climbing. Evacuated by 22 Sqdn. |
| 05/03 | Pinnacle Rocks Capel Curig | 1F | Climbing | First time in Wales. First climb. Slipped and fractured ankle/lower Leg. |
| 21/02 | Tryfan East Face | ? | ? | Cragfast on East Face. Recovered by 22 Sqdn. |
| 19/02 | Milestone Buttress | 1M/3F | Walking | Stuck just below the top (chimney) pitch of Milestone Direct. Walkers have descended N Ridge. Heavy squalls of snow between calm moonlight. 4 team members climbed in from the side and hoisted them up (BBC Story ) |
| 07/01 | Trefriw | 3M/1F | Driving | Team supported Police/Fire Service/Ambulance in responding to two council workers trapped in their vehicle by flood waters on the B5106, a WPC and a Manweb engineer stranded on top of his van. |
