Incident Details

Details	Description
81 Marchylyn Mawr 07/07/2023 Duration: 02:25 5 members attended	A solo walker who was camping in the Marchlyn Mawr area called for assistance in the evening after they had spilt boiling water over their foot while preparing food, they were in pain and unable to put their boot back on to walk. A small party were deployed to locate and assess the casualty who had been able to make their way a small distance to a road. The hill team cooled and dressed the wound and assisted the casualty to their own vehicle to self-present at hospital.
80 Ogwen Falls area 06/07/2023 Duration: 03:47 13 members attended	The team received a request from North Wales Police to assist with a search for a missing person believed to be in the Idwal area. The team were placed on standby while further informant was gathered. The NWP drone unit located the individual in the river below Ogwen Cottage - a small team were deployed to locate and extract the casualty to safe ground and into the care of the ambulance service and NWP officers.
79 Tryfan, North Ridge 04/07/2023 Duration: 01:11 13 members attended	An informant called for assistance when their partner began to have a panic attack hile descending Tryfan and could not go any further - they were able to see their vehicle on the A5 but were stuck above a cliff. A small hasty party were deployed with minimal tech rescue kit and located the walkers. They were in a position to be confidence roped across to safer ground and assisted back down the main path to the road.
78 Foel Fras 03/07/2023 Duration: 00:16 5 members attended	The partner of a farmer who had gone to collect sheep on Foel Fras was concerned as they had not heard from him and the weather had turn bad with high winds, heavy rain and very low cloud, he was not answering his phone or responding to SMS texts. The team leader left a few SMS messages and phone calls with the farmer who picked up the call a short time later when they were back at the roadside having come of the mountains due to the weather conditions. No OVMRO members were deployed to the hill.
77 Glyder Fawr 01/07/2023 Duration: 05:40 12 members attended	A party of walkers called NWP to ask for help after becoming stuck on the upper cliffs of Glyder Fawr. A hasty party deployed to initially locate the cas party of two. A second hill team followed with full tech kit. Once the hasty party had secured the cas location the tech kit was moved forward and the cas party were lowered to safe ground where TMs short roped them across the scree. Once the cas party were lowered, the remaining TMs abseiled off the belay to safer gorund. All TMs and cas group walked back down to Ogwen Cottage.
76 Glyderau, Y Gribin 29/06/2023 Duration: 01:55 11 members attended	An informant called to request assistance as one of their, while scrambling Y Gribin became ill with chest pain leading into the shoulder and jaw and was unable to continue. Due to the concern for an MI the coastguard helicopter was tasked immediately. R936 was able to drop the winch on scene and a passing Team Member already on the hill assisted with a highline to winch the cas for flight directly to hospital. The TM then assisted the rest of the party off the hill.
75 Aber Falls, Cwm Yr Afon Goch 28/06/2023 Duration: 02:56 14 members attended	An informant called for assistance as their friend had collapsed, they were now unconscious and unresponsive but breathing. Due to the urgency of the situation R936 was tasked while local hasty parties deployed straight to the hill and a stretcher party gathered equipment from base. The coastguard helicopter was able to drop a winch man paramedic on scene and shortly after landed-on in order to transport the cas directly to hospital.
74 Mynydd Perfedd 27/06/2023 Duration: 04:59 14 members attended	An Initial call from an informant stated that a party of 2 were missing from an organised trip (approximately 90+) who reported they were missing 2 of their party in the Devils Kitchen, they had got on their coaches and were returning to their trip accommodation. After numerous calls and conflicting information a further call was received from a two walkers who stated they were lost on the mountain somewhere along the ridge north of Y Garn, they were not part of the organised group but had met them in earlier in the day. Due to limited comms with the lost walkers search parties were deployed along the western Glyderau and the pair were eventually located in the summit cairn of Craned y Filiast before being assisted back off the hill. the initial information stated that the party had split in the Devils Kitchen, on questioning the pinformant it soon came apparent that the main group had gone via the NE ridge to the summit of Y Garn, down to Llyn Y Cwn and then the Devils Kitchen back to the Idwal car park. It seems the main group met David +1 14yr old pupil at Llyn Y Cwn, he had decided to to the route the other way round and they were last seen heading up the main path towards the summit of Y Garn, this was contrary to the initial story and only became apparent after considerable questioning and prompting. As tends to be the normal with a group from this community there was a considerable amount of Fog to the scenario unfolding, names given only to be denied by others as unknown, no one person seeming to be responsible, plans ageed by us and then informants not complying with or changed, attempts to do own thing not in line with agreed decisions etc. A further call eventually came to NWP from David stating he was lost on the mountain and thought he was just north of Y Garn summit having failed to locate the ridge down, they were in a high stone wall shelter, in thick cloud and fierce winds. It was not possible to phone David and the only communication we seemed to have was when he phoned NWP direct. Once we had ascertained his possible location I decided to send parties from the north and south along the ridge from Y Garn to Carnedd Filiast, the pair were eventually locted in the summit cairn on Mynydd Perfedd
73 Tryfan, summit area 19/06/2023 Duration: 00:29 5 members attended	A walker called for assistance when, on nearing the summit of Tryfan they found themselves in steep ground, unable to continue up or down and with a dog. The Team leader spoke with the individual and placed the team on standby. In the meantime two climbers in the area heard the walker's calls for help and assisted them to the main path and guided them to the descent route. The team was stood down with no deployment.
72 Moel Siabod 15/06/2023 Duration: 00:46 12 members attended	A solo walker called for help from the summit boulder field area of Moel Siabod when thunder began to roll in and they felt disoriented and unable to find the way down. The team leader was able to locate the walker using Phonefind/Sarloc and with phone communication was able to provide advice on how to use a compass to orientate themselves in order to find the descent path back towards Plas y Brenin. They were monitored off the hill via sms. No team members were deployed to the hill.
71 Glyder Fach, Cwm Caseg Fraith 13/06/2023 Duration: 02:40 10 members attended	An informant called for assistance when one of their party with ongoing medical conditions became quite unstable and unable to continue. The Coastguard helicopter R936 was tasked, dropping their winchman paramedic at the cas site and lifting two Team members from base to assist while a further two TM's deployed as a hasty party on foot. The cas was assisted a short distance to a suitable landing site so they could be walked aboard and lifted to hospital.
70 Moel Siabod 13/06/2023 Duration: 00:06 3 members attended	A party called to report that a member of their group scrambling on Moel Siabod was overdue. Shortly after the initial report was made the individual appeared so no further action was required.
69 Tryfan, South Ridge 11/06/2023 Duration: 06:15 13 members attended	A party of 3 were beginning their descent off Tryfan via the south ridge when one of the party twisted their foot in a hole and was unable to continue weight bearing, although they tried to bum-shuffle down they made slow progress as evening fell. Calling Oggi Base directly they were advised to raise the job through 999 while the Team Leader pre-empted the callout. Two team members already on the hill were directed to the cas location and began an initial assessment while further troops deployed with cas care kit and a larger party with stretcher and ropes. The cas was packaged for a stretcher carry/wheel down via Cwm Bochlwyd with multiple back-ropes utilised over steeper ground. Once again amid clouds of midges the party made their way down to the A5 and advised the cas on attending at hospital.
68 Moel Siabod 10/06/2023 Duration: 05:02 11 members attended	A party was descending the boulder ridge of Moel Siabod when a member of the party went over on their foot and heard it click, there was a lot of pain and they were unable to continue walking on it. A hasty party was deployed with cas care kit and stretcher, along with 4 members of RAF Mountain Rescue Service to Bryn Engan to access the casualty site. Additional team members gathered at Oggi Base and then followed up to assist with the evacuation of the casualty. Rescue 936 was requested but was unavailable due to a major trauma in mid-wales. Therefore, once the casualty had been assessed and packaged they were stretchered off the hill with the assistance of the wheel. The team descended to vehicles waiting on the track above Rhos Farm in a midge fest of movement.
67 Glyder Fach 09/06/2023 Duration: 04:17 11 members attended	A walker called for help when they strayed into steep ground having lost the descent route off the summit of Glyder Fach. The Team Leader was able to make phone contact with the walker and locate them with Sarloc/Phonefind while the team was placed on standby. The Team Leader guided the walker back to safe ground over the phone, directing them to the miner's path and then on to the Cwm Tryfan descent path. No team members were deployed to the hill.
66 Llyn Ogwen, Ogwen Cottage 07/06/2023 Duration: 01:54 17 members attended	An informant called to say that their partner had stepped in a hole and badly injured their leg unable to continue walking. As the location was determined to be directly adjacent to the A5 near Ogwen Cottage some team members attended directly while others collected team vehicles from base in order to assist with traffic management. The cas was assessed and treated until an ambulance was available on scene for onward transport.
65 Glyder Fawr, Main Cliff 05/06/2023 Duration: 05:01 8 members attended	A scrambler called to say they had become crag fast on what they believed to be Idwal Buttress and could not go any further up or down. A hasty party was deployed to locate the casualty with a further 2 spotters located in the cwm. Rescue 936 was also tasked and managed to locate the climber but was not able to perform a winch at the location so flew to Oggie Base to pick up further TMs with additional kit for an uplift to the summit. The initial party were able to climb down above the climber's location and set up a rope rescue system to raise them back to better ground. A rising traverse line was established to bring all parties onto the senior's ridge path and from there they walked back to the road.
64 Cwm Idwal, Idwal Slabs 04/06/2023 Duration: 02:08 15 members attended	A walker was ascending the Devil's Kitchen when they noticed two sheep on Idwal Slabs main face. The walker rang North Wales Police as they were concerned for climbers on the slabs in the event that the sheep could fall on them. A team member in the area went to investigate and reported that the sheep were alert to climbers around them and did not startle as climbers passed nearby, they looked well nourished and nimble. The team member spoke with climbers who stated there were some lambs on the main ledge. A decision was made to monitor the sheep over next few days and inform climbers via social media to be aware.
63 Llyn Elsi, Betws y Coed 03/06/2023 Duration: 03:08 15 members attended	Two walkers had been camping overnight near Llyn Elsi before continuing their walk but one of the party became ill with vomiting, unable to continue walking they called for assistance. Having provided a what3words location which placed them on a forestry track a team vehicle was deployed to their location. The casualty was assessed and the pair were driven down to Betws y Coed train station to arrange their own onward travel with advice to contact NHS if symptoms worsen.
62 Carnedd Dafydd 03/06/2023 Duration: 00:57 21 members attended	A race Marshall helping on the 1000m race was reported missing by the race directors as they had been out of contact for several hours and had been reported by runners to be absent from the checkpoint. Drone support was requested and a team already at base gathered to deploy for a search, during which time the marshal was spotted from the back of base and a small team met them to assist them down.
61 Y Garn - Cwm Clyd 02/06/2023 Duration: 01:57 13 members attended	An informant called to say that a walker with an organised group had taken a tumbling fall of about 5m and injured their head and hands but was still able to walk. The instructors with the group were able to assist the walker down with the Team Leader monitoring their progress while a small team were deployed from base in the event that further assistance was required. The group were able to walk down to the valley for onward travel.
60 Tryfan, Heather Terrace 28/05/2023 Duration: 01:38 11 members attended	An informant called to request assistance with one of their party who had slipped while walking on the east side of Tryfan and suffered an open fracture of their leg. Due to the seriousness of the injury the Coastguard Helicopter R936 was diverted from a job on Yr Wyddfa and arrived on scene within 5 minutes. An Oggie Team Member who was climbing in the area was able to attend the cas location directly and assisted the winchman with treating and packaging the casualty for a winch lift to be flown directly to hospital.
59 Tryfan, West Face (Western Gulley) 28/05/2023 Duration: 04:18 12 members attended	A group of walkers were near the top of the western gulley route on Tryfan when one of the party fell and injured their ankle, unable to continue walking they called for assistance. A hasty party was deployed with additional hill troops following with further stretcher kit. considering the location the Coastguard Helicopter R936 was also requested but unavailable, initially, to attend. The hasty party arrived just before the R936 which was unable to winch from the location due to the number of other walkers in the area and danger of dislodging loose rock onto them. As such the casualty was quickly assessed and splinted to allow them to be assisted a short distance to a suitable winch location and onwards to hospital.
58 Crib Goch 27/05/2023 Duration: 00:40 1 member attended	A call was received from an informant crag fast on Crib Gosh - this was passed directly to LLMRT with no further OVMR involvement.
57 Glyder Fawr 21/05/2023 Duration: 01:18 11 members attended	An informant called to report that a member of their party had slipped while walking on Glyder Fawr and injured their ankle, unable to continue further they were seeking assistance. Due to the summit location and resultant response and extraction times R936 was requested to support. A hill party gathered at base to deploy as the Coastguard Helicopter attended and was able to land-on next to the casualty. The casualty was assessed and packaged before being lifted directly to hospital. No OVMRO troops were deployed to the hill.
56 Carnedd Llewelyn, Bwlch Eryl Farchog 13/05/2023 Duration: 03:03 18 members attended	A team member working on the UTS race attended a runner who had fallen and severely injured their ankle in the vicinity of Bwlch Eryi Farchog on the descent of Carnedd Llewelyn. The team member notified base directly so a hasty party was ready to deploy as soon as the team was tasked by the police. Due to the seriousness of the injury the Coastguard helicopter was also tasked but as R936 was busy on Yr Wyddfa the R187 was deployed from St Athan. The hill party arrived on scene with the team doctor who assessed and treated the casualty with the winchman-paramedic. The casualty was packaged and winched for a flight direct to hospital.
55 Glyder Fawr, screes descent to Llyn y Cwn 13/05/2023 Duration: 01:29 12 members attended	LLMRT passed through a call for a runner on the UTS race who had fallen on the descent to Llyn y Cwn and injured their knee, unable to walk A fellow competitor stopped to assist and dress the wound but they were concerned tabout the severity of the injury so dropped at the next checkpoint. Initially the Coastguard helicopter was requested but was tasked elsewhere so the R187 from St Athan was called to assist while a hasty party was deployed from base with a 2nd party assembled to carry additional stretcher kit. R936 later became available so deployed direct to the cas location and picked them up to fly direct to hospital for treatment.
54 Cwm Eigiau, Gledrffordd 12/05/2023 Duration: 02:01 24 members attended	An informant called for help with a friend who had taken a tumbling fall while walking in Cwm Eigiau, resulting in suspected pelvis and ankle fractures. Conwy Valley locals went direct to Cwm Eigiau while further Tm's picked up kit and vehicles from base. Due to the seriousness of the injuries and location of the casualty the Coastguard Helicopter was requested and tasked. R936 was able to locate the casualty and winch them direct to hospital for treatment.
53 Betws Y Coed, Miner's Bridge 11/05/2023 Duration: 02:27 24 members attended	An informant called to request assistance with one of their walking party who had fallen near the Miner's Bridge in Betws y Coed injuring their hip and concerned that it had fractured. A hasty party was deployed immediately from base including the Team Doctor and a visiting doctor teaching on a course, a 2nd vehicle was deployed with additional kit. On arrival a WAST paramedic was already assessing and treating the casualty so the team assisted with packaging and a stretcher carry to the ambulance.
52 Tryfan, East Face (Grooved Arete) 07/05/2023 Duration: 02:32 9 members attended	Two climbers were on Grooved Arete on the east face of Tryfan but deviated from the route on the upper pitches. While attempting to retreat their rope became stuck during one of the abseils and they were unable to continue up or down so called for assistance. Eight team members gathered at base while the Coastguard Rescue 936 helicopter was tasked. R936 were able to extract the pair after several attempts and then dropped them at Oggie Base.
51 Cwm Lloer 07/05/2023 Duration: 04:07 12 members attended	An informant called for assistance as their partner had slipped and injured their knee whilst walking in Cwm Lloer. An initial hasty party was deployed to asses the casualty whilst a second party followed with stretcher equipment. The cas was assessed and given pain relief for the knee before being packaged for a wheel assisted stretcher carry down to Glen Dena.
50 Aber Falls 06/05/2023 Duration: 03:09 8 members attended	Two walkers became weighted and stuck above steep ground when they lost the descent path above Aber Falls. Local team members went directly to the falls to locate the pair while a small team gathered tech rescue kit and deployed from base. The walkers were located on the tricky step above the falls so were confidence roped over the wet rock and down the path to the waiting vehicles.
49 Bwlch Tryfan 04/05/2023 Duration: 02:19 14 members attended	An informant called to request assistance as their partner had fallen while walking near Bwlch Tryfan, injuring their ankle and was unable to continue. A hasty party was deployed to the hill and Rescue 936 was tasked. The helicopter was able to drop the winch man paramedic on scene who assessed the casualty while the helicopter stood-by at Oggi Base. The casualty was considered suitable for a winch extraction so 936 returned to the site and lifted them for transport to hospital. The casualty's partner was happy to continue down on their own.
48 Coed Gwydir 01/05/2023 Duration: 00:53 13 members attended	An informant called to request assistance with their friend who had injured themselves mountain biking on the Marin Trail in the Gwydir Forest. Local team members deployed directly two sawbench carpark and additional TM's deployed from base. Another group of riders including an LLMRT member and 2 ex OVMRO members found the casualty and administered first aid before helping them to walk to the nearby sawbench car park where they met with the Oggie hill party and advised to make their own way to hospital.
47 Tryfan, South 30/04/2023 Duration: 00:49 12 members attended	A party of 10 were on a pre-planned night adventure around the Glyder's starting on the North Ridge of Tryfan. On the journey up one of team went ahead and could not be found. the rest of the group were expecting to find the individual on the summit but they were not there. They called 999 for MR assistance but then lost all further communication. The duty Team Leader eventually managed to contact the informant as they started to descend and confirmed they had now found the lost walker. After some advice was given, the incident was closed down and the team were stood down.
46 Betws y Coed 29/04/2023 Duration: 02:09 1 member attended	The Team were called to assist with search for missing person - SARDA dog requested. Simple searching and investigating by the Team Leader and no OVMRO team members were deployed to the hill.
45 Tryfan, Waterfall Gulley 26/04/2023 Duration: 05:13 8 members attended	Two walkers had ascended Tryfan but became disoriented as night fell and were stuck in steep ground so called for assistance. Team members already at base deployed to the A5 to investigate and spotted lights low down on the North Ridge. A party deployed to the hill and located the stuck pair above waterfall gulley. The walkers were assisted with some simple rope work back to safer ground and assisted to the main path and down to the road.
44 Aber Falls 24/04/2023 Duration: 02:15 16 members attended	The team received reports of a walker who had taken a tumbling fall of approximately 15-20ft near Aber Falls suffering back and trunk injuries. The team responded with local TM's deploying directly whilst a vehicle deployed from base with additional kit. Due to the seriousness of the injuries the EMRTS helicopter was also tasked and landed nearby so TM's assisted the crew with assessing and extracting the casualty to the helicopter for a quick lift directly to hospital.
43 Glyder Fach 23/04/2023 Duration: 01:38 8 members attended	A group of five set off from Ogwen Cottage and up Devil's Kitchen with the intention to complete a circular route of the Glyderau. On the descent of Glyder Fach they became disoriented and called NP for assistance. The Team Leader spoke with the group on the phone and managed to locate them near Bristley Screes. Using Sarloc/Phonefind they were guided down the best route to Bwlch Tryfan where they picked up the clear paths back to the A5. No OVMRO troops were deployed to the hill.
42 Conwy Mountain 17/04/2023 Duration: 05:00 20 members attended	An informant called to report concern for an individual on Conwy mountain who appeared to have taken a large number of anti-depressants and seemed confused. Local team members deployed directly to the scene with further members deploying from base. The casualty was assessed on the hill and assisted back to the team vehicle, given the type and dosage of drugs they had taken there was a time-critical concern. As the ambulance wait was a number of hours the team were given blue lights dispensation to drive the casualty directly to hospital for treatment.
41 Moel Siabod, North-East Ridge 16/04/2023 Duration: 02:19 19 members attended	A group of walkers were descending the north-east ridge of Moel Siabod when one of the party slipped on wet grass and injured their ankle. Unable to walk they called for help. After a busy day of training a number of team members were still at base so deployed directly while the Coastguard helicopter R936 (also training at base during the day) was tasked. TM's were able to drive very close to the casualty location and assisted the winchman in packaging the patient in order to sledge down on the wet grass to the waiting helicopter which had landed on. The casualty was then lifted directly to hospital.
40 Northern Carneddau 13/04/2023 Duration: 11:51 19 members attended	Search control opened early on Thursday morning (13th April). Search teams were briefed and deployed to their search tasks including 6 search dogs. There was a significant amount of re-searching of the higher ground as weather conditions slowly improved during the day. Rescue 936 was able to fly and managed to conduct searches on some of the higher ground in the cloud breaks. At just after 1400 the missing person was found by a search dog team, but sadly she had died. Extra team members were directed to the incident site and, with Rescue 936's assistance, she was flown back down to Oggi Base before being handed on to the Police. Our thanks go to the significant support provided by the multiple agencies and teams involved with this operation and the thoughts of the team are with the friends and family of the walker.
39 Carneddau, Bwlch y Ddeufaen 12/04/2023 Duration: 20:58 32 members attended	The team were called by North Wales Police to assist with the search for a solo walker who had been reported missing by her partner. Initial search teams were deployed to check on car parks in the Northern Carneddau and located the walker's car at Bwlch y Ddeufaen. Once the scale of the search area was determined further resources were requested and additional hill teams were deployed throughout the day by all NWMRA teams. Helicopter support was provided by the Coastguard and search management was established at OVMRO Base. Despite roughly 70 MR team members on the hill there was little development in the worsening winter weather conditions and low visibility so operations were paused at 20:00 to be resumed the following morning.
38 Ogwen Valley, Gwern Gof Isaf 09/04/2023 Duration: 00:20 15 members attended	A call was passed through for a walker who had injured their leg, suspecting a fracture, and was unable to move. The Team Leader spoke with the informant and established that they were a relatively short distance rom a road and well equipped so were able to extract themselves to their vehicle and on to hospital. No OVMRO troops were deployed.
37 Gwydir Forest, Marin Trail 08/04/2023 Duration: 03:31 12 members attended	North Wales Police called to request assistance for WAST with an individual who had fallen in an inaccessible location in Gwydir Forest. A team were deployed but found no ambulance was in attendance so proceeded to assess the casualty who had fallen 3 hours prior. The casualty was packaged and loaded into a stretcher and wheeled down to sawbench carpark to await an ambulance which was tasked after further discussion with WAST.
36 Betws-y-Coed, Fairy Glen 08/04/2023 Duration: 02:46 11 members attended	A couple were walking in the Fairy Glen park area when one slipped and injured their ankle. WAST were tasked to attend but required assistance moving the casualty to the ambulance. Team members local to the incident deployed directly and a team vehicle with additional TM's was deployed from a previous callout. Once on site the casualty was placed on the team stretcher having been assessed and splinted by the ambulance crew. They were then carried to the waiting ambulance.
35 Aber Falls 08/04/2023 Duration: 04:28 8 members attended	A callous received requesting help with a walker at Aber Falls who had fallen, injuring their ankle and was unable to walk. A local team members deployed directly with kit from a forward store while a back-up team deployed with a vehicle from base. The casualty was assessed and packaged for a stretcher wheel/carry and extracted down the path to the road for onwards travel to hospital.
34 Coedty Reservoir (Leat) 08/04/2023 Duration: 02:04 10 members attended	An informant called to say that a pony appeared to be stuck in the outflow leat at Coedty Reservoir. A small local team went to the location and managed to coax the pony up the bank and assist it to safe ground.
33 Gwydyr Forest, Marin Trail 07/04/2023 Duration: 02:47 12 members attended	The team received a request from WAST to assist with an individual who had fallen on the Marin Trail and unable to move having injured their hip. The ambulance team had already assessed and begun care for the casualty so a team was deployed to help with a stretcher carry to a waiting ambulance.
32 Tryfan, East Face (North Buttress) 04/04/2023 Duration: 06:09 18 members attended	Two visitors to the area intended a walk in the mountains and attempted the North Ridge of Tryfan but felt out of their depth so decided to descend. On descent they became cragfast on steep ground so called for assistance. Phone communication was limited but the pair were eventually spotted in the region of North Buttress so a hill party was deployed with tech rescue kit. One of the pair was located on Heather Terrace and assisted down while the other walker was some 20m up steep ground, the hill party were able to climb above the cas location and set up a system to lower them down to safer ground on Heather Terrace before walking off the hill.
31 Gwydyr Forest 31/03/2023 Duration: 02:39 1 member attended	North Wales Police called to request SARDA dog assistance with a search for a missing person. The call was passed directly to SARDA, no additional support was required from OVMRO so the call was closed with no deployment.
30 Carrnedd Gwenllian 29/03/2023 Duration: 05:56 17 members attended	A solo walker became disoriented in the area of Carnedd Gwenllian when their map became saturated and unreadable in bad weather. The Team Leader spoke with them and managed to locate them with Phonefind/Sarloc. Due to the bad conditions they were unable to orientate themselves off the hill so the Team Leader guided them to the emergency shelter near the summit of Foel Grach to await a hill party. A small team were deployed from base to meet with the walker and then assist them down.
29 Pen Yr Ole Wen, Porcupine Ridge 27/03/2023 Duration: 07:18 16 members attended	Two scramblers were ascending Porcupine Ridge on Pen yr Ole Wen but became separated when one of the pair was unable to continue past the crux so they called for assistance. A hill party was deployed with lead climbing equipment to locate the pair. They accessed the route from the top and descended to the stuck climbers in order to assist them to the top of the route before walking down to the road.
28 Tregarth 26/03/2023 Duration: 01:13 1 member attended	North Wales Police requested assistance with a possible search for a missing person in the Tregarth area. The Team Leader discussed with POLSA at which point the missing person was located so no further involvement was required. No OVMRO deployment was required.
27 Tryfan, North Ridge 25/03/2023 Duration: 06:35 10 members attended	A party of three had set out to ascend the North Ridge of Tryfan but lost the path towards the top of Nor Nor Gulley and were not comfortable with continuing on so called for assistance. A party of five team members were deployed from base and ascended the North Ridge to find the stuck walkers. Once they were located and provided with warm drinks and food they were assisted back down to base before proceeding on their way home.
26 Foel Felen 15/03/2023 Duration: 00:28 6 members attended	A call was passed through from NEWSAR for a lone walker who was lost in woodlands around Foel Felen, cold and tired and seeking assistance. The Team Leader spoke with the walker who was able to walk themselves off the hill to safety so no OVMRO team members were deployed.
25 Llyn Idwal 12/03/2023 Duration: 03:43 16 members attended	A party of three were walking around Llyn Idwal when one of the group slipped on snowy grass and suffered an ankle injury, unable to weight-bare they called for assistance. A hasty party was deployed to locate and assess the casualty while a follow up party brought kit for a stretcher carry. The casualty was given pain relief and packaged for a stretcher carry/wheel back around the lake and down to Ogwen Cottage where they were transferred to a friend's vehicle for onward transport to hospital.
24 Yr Wyddfa 10/03/2023 Duration: 00:50 7 members attended	Llanberis MRT requested additional team members to assist with a possible stretcher carry for a walker who was benighted and stuck on icy terrain on Yr Wyddfa. Further investigation indicated that the casualty was now moving by themselves so the team was placed on standby. No OVMRO were deployed to the hill.
23 Cwm Idwal 09/03/2023 Duration: 02:07 1 member attended	An informant called the police to say they could hear shouts for help while walking in blizzard conditions in the Cwm Idwal area. The Team Leader tried to make contact with the initial informant but was unable to do so and no further reports were made. Confirmation with the park warden indicated that conditions were bad and goats were in the area so no further action was taken.
22 Tryfan, West Face (Y Gulley) 07/03/2023 Duration: 04:08 9 members attended	A call was received from an informant reporting a family member who was stuck on a ledge on the west face of Tryfan. Direct phone contact was made with the walker who was located with Sarloc/Phonefind to a known hotspot above Y-Gulley. Rescue 936 was requested and attended but due to the precarious position of the walker it was considered too dangerous to attempt a pick-off so a small hill party were deployed. The team traversed in to the walker's location and set up a traverse to extract them to safer ground and then on down to the road.
21 Mochdre area 04/03/2023 Duration: 01:18 2 members attended	An informant called to report a red flare in the sky behind Mochdre. A policed drone unit was deployed and northing further was found so the call was closed with North Wales Police.
20 East face Tryfan 04/03/2023 Duration: 00:17 2 members attended	Caller had reported seeing lights on the side of Tryfan. After speaking to the informant the Team Leader established that they had seen the lights from the MR team who were still dealing with another incident.
19 Tryfan, East Face (Nor Nor Gulley) 04/03/2023 Duration: 06:20 10 members attended	A party of 6 climbers were descending the North ridge of Tryfan, following another group into Nor Nor Gulley where they became crag fast on steep terrain so called for assistance. A hasty party was deployed to locate the group with a second hill party following on with full rope rescue equipment. Once the both parties were located and secured, two separate lowers were rigged to safely extract the groups down to the Heather Terrace. Once all parties were down to safe ground the equipment was retrieved and team members assisted the groups back to base.
18 Tryfan 04/03/2023 Duration: 01:00 13 members attended	An informant called North Wales Police after seeing orange smoke at the summit of Tryfan. A small team was deployed to investigate and met with the initial informant who had seen nothing further. No additional reports were received so the job was closed with North Wales Police.
17 Tryfan, North Ridge 04/03/2023 Duration: 03:20 13 members attended	A walker called for help as they were near the summit of Tryfan when they succumbed to painful cramp in both legs and were unable to walk. A small hill party were deployed from base and met with the walker who was provided with salty food and water and encouraged to walk under their own power. The walker and hill party made their way slowly back down to the road.
16 Tryfan, Milestone Butress 02/03/2023 Duration: 02:26 7 members attended	A party of 3 had ascended Tryfan during the day and were towards the end of their descent when they could see their vehicle parked and followed a track they believed would take them direct to it. This took them into steep ground above the Milestone Buttress area and could not find a way onwards so called for assistance. A small hill party were deployed to meet with the walkers locating them on the climbers descent path. The walkers were then assisted down the steeper terrain with confidence ropes and back onto the main North Ridge path to the road.
15 Tryfan, Milestone Buttress 23/02/2023 Duration: 02:34 9 members attended	A pair of climbers had ascended a route on Milestone Buttress before following the usual abseil descent into Milestone Gulley. Once at the bottom of the abseil they found their ropes were stuck and they could not continue any further so called for assistance. A small hill party were deployed and once they located the pair established a fixed handling to assist them over steep ground down to the main milestone buttress descent path and then on to the road.
14 Glyderau 20/02/2023 Duration: 04:17 6 members attended	A missing person report was received from the Police regarding an individual who was considered vulnerable and had gone missing over the weekend, believed to be on the Glyderau. Further investigation indicated that the missing person had undertaken conversations earlier in the day and had agreed to walk back down to where their vehicle was parked at Idwal to meet up with the Police. The team was put on standby with a limited number of team members to deploy. At about 1800 a call was received from the missing person who agreed to meet up with a team member in the valley. The person was cold but agreed to return to Oggi Base where they met with Police Officers who took them on to Ysbty Gwynedd for further evaluation and care
13 Llyn Crafnant, Mynnydd Deulyn 19/02/2023 Duration: 04:58 11 members attended	Two walkers called for assistance when they became lost and stuck on steep ground in the dark above Llyn Crafnant. A small local hill party was deployed directly to locate the pair. After a bit of time to localise where the pair were, with dense forestry and challenging terrain features making it difficult, the team members short-roped them out of the steep ground and back to the track and then transported them back to their car at Llyn Gerioneth.
12 Y Gribin 09/02/2023 Duration: 04:50 6 members attended	A small team were deployed to recover the rucksack of the casualty from job A017068.
11 Tryfan, North Ridge 05/02/2023 Duration: 00:17 1 member attended	Concern for others call with good intent for ill equipped party on the north ridge of Tryfan. No further calls were reported or significant findings so no team members were deployed to the hill.
10 Great Orme 04/02/2023 Duration: 00:45 1 member attended	North Wales Police requested assistance with a search in the area of the Great Orme, Llandudno for a high risk missing person. This job came in at the same time as another incident and once further investigation was made the individual had been found so no OVMRO troop were deployed.
9 Llandudno, Great Orme 04/02/2023 Duration: 00:45 1 member attended	Call received to assist North Wales Police with a search for a missing person in the area of the Great Orme. This came in during another job with significant resource deployed - following further discussion with the Police the missing person was located and no Oggie MRT were required.
8 Glyderau, Y Gribin 04/02/2023 Duration: 21:17 27 members attended	A party of 3 were intending to camp out on the Glyderau and were ascending Y Gribin when one of the group pulled on a block which came away, causing him to fall. The other two walkers were unable to see or contact their friend so called for assistance. 3 hill parties were deployed from Oggie Base and Rescue 936 was requested, however, low cloud meant that the helicopter was unable to assist. One hill party was deployed up the ridge to make contact with the 2 walkers while another team was deployed into the Nameless Cwm to try and spot the fallen walker from below. The walker was located from below having fallen a significant distance, sadly he had not survived his injuries. The remaining two walkers were assisted off the hill and back to Oggie Base. Once conditions had cleared the following morning R936 provided uplift for a large hill party to carry out fatal incident protocol and recover the walker down to the cwm where they were lifted back to Oggie Base. The thoughts of the team are with the friends and family of the casualty.
7 Amlwch 01/02/2023 Duration: 05:00 12 members attended	A small team were requested to assist an advanced paramedic with moving an elderly patient for onward hospital care.
6 Tryfan North Ridge 28/01/2023 Duration: 04:35 13 members attended	Two experienced walkers were ascending the North Ridge of Tryfan, while scrambling up the steep section of the North Tower one of the pair slipped and took a tumbling fall of about 20ft and sustaining injuries to their head and arms. Unable to continue they called for assistance, passing walkers helped to check their condition and provided assistance to the pair. R936 was tasked and TMs were readied at base for deployment, the winchman was lowered to the cas location and after initial assessment requested MR to help with the winch extraction. 4 TM's were winched into location, the casualty was packaged for a stretcher lift and moved a short distance to be lifted into the helicopter for transport to hospital. The casualty's partner was accompanied off the hill.
5 Y Garn, North East Ridge 22/01/2023 Duration: 06:20 1 member attended	A party of two and their dog ascended Y Garn via the Devils Kitchen with the intention to return by the NE ridge. However, with steep ground, agitated dog and tiredness they called for advice about alternative easier routes to get off the mountain. They did not want the team to deploy. The team was placed on standby while the Team Leader was able to guide them down the easier south west route into Nant Peris where they arranged for a taxi to return them to their vehicle in Ogwen Valley. No TM's were deployed to the hill.
4 Tryfan, East Face (North Gulley) 21/01/2023 Duration: 09:02 8 members attended	A pair of climbers started out on the North/Little Gulley route on the East face of Tryfan at about 11.30. Part way up the route the leader deviated into steep ground until they were no longer able to continue up or down and so they called for assistance around 19:00. With a significant number of the team away on winter training in Scotland the RAF MRT were requested to support. Two hill parties were deployed with an initial team to locate the casualties and a backup team carrying extra TRR equipment. At about 22:30 the first hill team reached the casualties and a rope rescue was initiated. The pair were lowered down into North Gulley and then assisted back up onto the North Ridge to continue down to the road.
3 Glyder Fach, Sinister Gulley 15/01/2023 Duration: 03:40 14 members attended	A party of 4 were scrambling on Bristley Ridge when they became uncertain of the route around Sinister Gulley so called for assistance. Two of the party were able to down climb but the other two remained where they were. Team members deployed as a hasty party from base with a follow up team carrying additional TRR equipment if required. The hasty party were able to locate the pair and assisted them down to secure ground before everyone was extracted off the hill to meet with the remaining climbers at the roadside.
2 Tryfan, East Face (Heather Terrace) 13/01/2023 Duration: 00:17 2 members attended	An informant called to report concern about shouts for help in the heather terrace area on the east face of Trfyan. No further calls were heard and no reports were made to the police so this was closed as likely goat calls with no team deployment.
1 Afon Mawddach 04/01/2023 Duration: 08:30 4 members attended	A male was witnessed entering the Afon Mawddach on the 23 Dec 2022 and the initial search was undertaken by South Snowdonia SAR Team and Aberdyfi MRT. Additional search effort was coordinated by NWMRA with OVMRO sending 4 team members on the 4 Jan 2023 to support searching the lower part of the Afon Mawddach from the A470 bridges down to the Toll bridge at Penmaenpool. An SRT team from Oggie was deployed to support the NWMRA teams and the Police Underwater Unit. 3 boats were deployed, 1 powered boat and two rafts to conduct a steady drift search down the river checking the bank margins. Water levels were fairly high but the search was conducted on a falling tide. Unfortunately, the missing person wasn't found.