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Our congratulations go to Ron James, one of our founder members, who received an MBE in the Queen's birthday honours list.
June 6th proved to be an exceptionally busy time for the team with poor weather helping to generate 8 separate callouts, which we managed to merge into 6 incidents, spread over the Carneddau and Glyderau. Among the many agencies that helped us, or offered support, were North Wales Police, NEWSAR, RAF MRT, 22 Squadron RAF Valley, RAF Chivenor, ARCC, SARDA Wales and Llanberis MRT. All casualties were safely recovered. An excellent example of inter-agency working - our thanks go to everyone who helped.
We have received many tributes, thoughts and memories for both John Evans and Mick Parsons. Some may be seen now on our guest book and others on our tributes page. Thank you.
Ogwen Valley is the most northerly of the main valleys in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, UK. The mountains that surround the valley are about 1000 metres high and the terrain varies quite considerably. We have cliffs that reach about 300-400 metres in height and are very popular with climbers. The Carneddau mountains to the north of our base at Bryn Poeth (Oggie Base) are high and open, but there is also open moorland with heather, bracken and sheep, as well as areas of dense forest and fast rivers around Capel Curig. This mixture of terrain calls for the team members to be competent in both high angle rescue work as well as open terrain search techniques.
As a rescue team we have between 60-80 callouts per year. There are approximately 50 people on the team, all volunteers, many of whom are qualified to a high standard of First Aid. We also have a number of Search Managers and Swift Water Rescue technicians. Although we are completely independent of the Police we usually work at their request; Team Members are then contacted by telephone or pager. Our usual response time to an incident is typically 20 minutes before deploying someone on to the hill and a full team callout can be effected within 30 minutes. RAF Valley has a flight of two Seaking SAR Helicopters 20 minutes' flying time away and we often work together in rescuing and searching for people.
Saturday 27 June 2009 - Idwal Slabs
Whilst climbing Charity on the Idwal Slabs, the casualty was leading on their second pitch when, a short distance above the stance, he fell and dislocated his knee (patella). A passer-by was asked to call 999. His patella subsequently “popped back in” prior to the arrival of the Team. The Team lowered him to the base of the Slabs with the leg in a vacuum splint and then stretchered him to the car-park where his party then took him to hospital.
Saturday 8 August 2009
The second annual Oggie 8 Challenge will be held in August. This is a very popular fundraising event held over the major peaks of our area. Why not get a team together and join in?
Sun 5 July 10:00 Oggie Base
First Aid Training (Core Skill)
Wed 8 July 19:00 Oggie Base
Afon Ddu Gorge Recce
Sun 12 July 10:00 Oggie Base
Team Leader Group Meeting (Not open to members)
Wed 15 July 19:00 Oggie Base
De Fib and Resus
Wed 22 July 19:00 Oggie Base
Swift Water Level 1 and 2
Sat 4 July 00:00 Brothers Water
Camping weekend to be held at Brothers Water in the Lake District. Independent booking is a must . Sykeside Camping Park Brothers Water CA11- 0NZ Tel:- 01784-82239 www. sykeside.co.uk
Sat 18 July 10:00 TBC
The Great Oggie Cycle Treasure Hunt (Rob Owen)
Wednesday, 1st July 2009 19:01
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In an emergency dial 999 and ask for the police.
There have been 58 incidents involving 135 people so far this year; and at least 1585 incidents involving 2634 people since 1961.
