Incident Details

Details	Description
22 Yr Wyddfa, Llanberis Path 18/02/2025 Duration: 05:30 10 members attended	A group of walkers were descending Yr Wyddfa by the Llanberis path when one twisted their ankle. Ogwen were covering the area while LLMRT were having their AGM. The casualty party were able to continue but progress was very slow so a hasty party was deployed to assess while a stretcher party followed on. The cas was packaged into the stretcher and wheeled off the hill and to their own vehicle with self-care advice.
21 Glyderau, Bochlwyd buttress 17/02/2025 Duration: 01:16 5 members attended	A party of three were walking in the Glyderau but became disoriented as darkness fell, without torches they became lost so called for assistance. The team leader was able to locate the group using Phonefind/Sarloc and guide them down to the roadside without the need to deploy any team members to the hill.
20 Glyder Fach 16/02/2025 Duration: 08:31 14 members attended	Two walkers had summited Glyder Fach and were descending via the main cliff when, near the bottom of the alphabet slabs area, one slipped and fell. Their friend was initially unable to reach them so called for help, subsequently attempting to descend, they also fell a short distance and suffered injuries. A hasty party deployed followed by further teams with additional equipment. Air ambulance and Rescue 936 were tasked but due to low, heavy cloud were unable to access the casualties' location so lifted team members and equipment to Cwm Bochlwyd. Team members located the pair, one with serious injuries. The informant was rewarmed and treated before being assisted off the hill. The fallen walker was stretchered down to Bochlwyd outflow where it was possible for Rescue 936 to land-on to extract.
19 Devils Kitchen 15/02/2025 Duration: 05:30 15 members attended	Two walkers were descending from a circuit of Y Garn via the Devil's Kitchen when one of the pair slipped and fell heavily on a boulder causing extreme pain to their thigh. Their partner called for assistance and a small team deployed directly from base while additional team members followed on with stretcher and TRR equipment. The casualty was found in significant pain with a broken leg, pain relief was provided and the limb tractioned. Due to the urgency of the case Rescue 936 was requested and able to lower the winchman with a stretcher. A small group of bystanders were co-opted to assist with a short carry to a suitable winch location for the cas to be lifted and flown directly to hospital.
18 Pyg Track 15/02/2025 Duration: 00:20 1 member attended	Call for assistance for a fallen walker. The team was put on standby due to other incidents ongoing. On simple investigation it was determined that the walker was on the Pyg Track on Yr Wyddfa. The incident was handed over to Llanberis with no further OVMRT involvement.
17 Tryfan, North Ridge 15/02/2025 Duration: 02:06 11 members attended	A party of 3 had ascended Tryfan via the North Ridge when, towards the summit, one of the group had a panic attack and could not continue on or down. The group called for assistance and a small hill team deployed. The party were located near the summit and rewarmed before they were confidence-roped down the steeper sections of the route and back to Oggie base for a debrief.
16 Capel Curig 15/02/2025 Duration: 02:19 11 members attended	The team were contacted by North Wales Police to assist with an ongoing search for a missing person thought to be in the area. Following further investigation it was found that the search area was within the Aberglaslyn MRT patch so the log was transferred with no further OVMRO involvement.
15 Tryfan, Eastern Traverse 08/02/2025 Duration: 07:05 5 members attended	A party of 4 set out from the A5 in the morning and made their way up the North Ridge of Tryfan. They diverted around onto the Eastern Traverse but became stuck in the steep ground part way around with verglass conditions underfoot. A small hill party was deployed to find and assist them off utilising short-roping techniques to secure the walkers down through steep and slippery ground. Visibility remained very poor and as darkness fell an additional team member was deployed to provide head torches for the party descending the North Ridge.
14 Tryfan, North Ridge (Waterfall Gully) 06/02/2025 Duration: 04:05 4 members attended	Two walkers were descending the north ridge of Tryfan when they became disoriented and lost the main path. SFinding themselves on steep ground they were unable to continue up or down so called for assistance. A small hill team deployed to locate the walkers and were able to access their location, provided warm layers and food before confidence roping them back up to the main footpath and onwards, down to the roadside.
13 Conwy Mounatin 30/01/2025 Duration: 00:37 4 members attended	An informant called with concern for lights that appeared stationary on Conwy Mountain. After some simple investigations and a local team member deployed to assess, it was determined that there was no need for any further MR support.
12 Pen Yr Ole Wen 29/01/2025 Duration: 03:23 9 members attended	Two walkers were descending the south ridge of Pen yr Ole Wen but lost the main path and became stuck in steep ground above Clogwyn llys. A team deployed with scrambling kit but were able to walk into the pair's location. they were rewarmed and guided back to the main path and down to the roadside.
11 Glyders, Y Gribin 19/01/2025 Duration: 00:56 10 members attended	A walker was descending into Cwm Idwal when they saw a flashing white light followed by a red light and shouts of 'Hello' on Y Gribin ridge. They then rang NWP. The Team leader spoke with the informant and established that the calls did not seem to be for help and that they lights were still moving. As no further reports were made and the lights were still moving, no further action was taken.
10 Seniors Ridge, Glyder Fawr 18/01/2025 Duration: 08:21 8 members attended	An informant called to report flashing lights and clear shouts for help coming from high on the back wall of Cwm Idwal. A hasty party were deployed to locate the source of the lights and shouts. The coastguard helicopter was also tasked and provided some guidance on the location but was unable to extract the two walkers in steep ground below the summit of senior's ridge. The hill team continued to pick a way to the pair with help from spotters in the cwm and were eventually able to access their location. The pair were extracted with rope access and retrieved to safer ground before being assisted down the senior's ridge path and back to base. After being debriefed it transpired the walker's had attempted an AllTrails circuit of the Glyderau but lost the path nd became stuck in the steep ground after both their phones ran out of battery.
9 Carnedd Dafydd 17/01/2025 Duration: 02:58 7 members attended	A walker visiting the area set out to complete a circuit of the Carneddau from an Alltrails route. Having made slow progress they were found exhausted, by another walker near the summit of Carnedd Dafydd who then called for assistance. The informant stated they would assist the cas down to the road and, with guidance from the team leader, they began to descend directly into Cwm Lloer. The pair met two other walkers on the descent who helped while a small hill party deployed up to meet them with food and warm clothing. The group then continued down to the road and the cas rewarmed and debriefed at base. The informant then kindly agreed to take the cas to their accommodation.
8 Tryfan, West Face 17/01/2025 Duration: 02:23 6 members attended	While descending the west side of Tryfan a walker slipped and injured their ankle, unable to continue on, their party leader called for assistance. Due to the location and nature of the injury the Coastguard helicopter was requested - R936 diverted from a clouded-in job on snowdon to attend and was able to access the cas location and winch the walker directly from the hill and on to hospital. The rest of the group were monitored via phonefind until off the hill.
7 Foel Goch 16/01/2025 Duration: 02:50 6 members attended	A party of two had ascended devils kitchen and traversed the Glyders with the intention of descending the miners track to return to Ogwen Cottage. Missing the descent to the miner's track they continued on towards Foel Goch before calling for assistance. A small party deployed from Capel Curig to meet the walkers and assist them off the hill before driving them around to their vehicle at Ogwen Cottage.
6 Crimpiau 05/01/2025 Duration: 04:48 7 members attended	While walking in the area of Crimpiau two walkers became lost in the dark and sought assistance. After several phone calls with the pair the team leader deployed a small team to help as one of the walkers was unable to continue. A hasty party located the two while a second team with stretcher equipment followed on. After rewarming the walkers were both able to continue on and were helped back to the roadside and on to Capel Curig.
5 Llyn Geirionydd 04/01/2025 Duration: 01:11 14 members attended	Two walkers were in the area around Llyn Geirionydd when night fell and they lost the path so called for assistance. Local team members deployed directly while others gathered at base to deploy. In the meantime the walkers managed to find the path and were able to return to their vehicle with no further assistance required.
4 Summit of Tryfan 04/01/2025 Duration: 02:20 14 members attended	Two walkers had summited Tryfan but as night fell, without torches they were unable to descend so called for assistance. A small team were deployed but due to impending bad weather the Coastguard helicopter was requested. R936 was deployed directly to scene and was able to winch the pair who were taken down to Oggie base.
3 Llanfairfechan 04/01/2025 Duration: 01:02 1 member attended	An informant called from the Llanfairfechan area reporting concern for an individual but were were unsure if animal or person. They could be seen on steep ground on the mountain and stopped. As no further calls were made or reports logged, no further action was taken.
2 Tryfan, West Face (Wrinkle slab area) 03/01/2025 Duration: 06:44 10 members attended	Two walkers were descending the North Ridge of Tryfan when they lost the main path and descended into steep ground on the west face, unable to continue onwards they called for help. A spotter located the walkers from the road and guided a hasty party in to their location while an additional team brought up rope rescue equipment. The pair were raised up to safer ground and extracted on fixed lines before walking out to the north ridge path and back down to the road.
1 Cwm Idwal, Devils Kitchen 02/01/2025 Duration: 00:24 3 members attended	An informant called for help as a family member had become separated from their group whilst walking around Llyn Idwal. Whilst the team leader was collecting further information, the informant called back to say they had been reunited - no further action was required.