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Wales Online
29-05-2025
- General
- Wales Online
Moment injured climber rescued by helicopter after fall on Welsh mountain
Moment injured climber rescued by helicopter after fall on Welsh mountain An Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation statement said members were called after the climber fell in the early hours of Saturday, leading to a dramatic rescue operation Man winched on board helicopter after serious head injury A climber was airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after suffering a "serious head injury" following a fall on Saturday morning. The injured individual was flown by a Coastguard helicopter to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor for treatment. The Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation said in a statement: "Two climbers set off at 9am on Friday morning to climb Y Gulley and V-Cleft, 20 pitches, and 12 hours later, they topped out and started to descend but only had 1 torch so struggled to make progress. For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation, sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here Man winched on board helicopter after serious head injury "At 4.20am, they were only 15 minutes from the road when one fell approximately three metres and, despite still wearing their helmet, suffered a serious head injury. "Team members accessed the casualties and administered first aid, placed the injured climber in a vacuum mattress and stretcher, and lowered them to a helicopter winching point. [The coastguard helicopter] then lifted the casualty to [Ysbyty Gwynedd]. The remaining climber was brought to base to be warmed up." Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation at the scene after a climber was injured following a fall on Tryfan (Image: OVMRO ) This was just one of several calls the rescue organisation received over the Bank Holiday weekend. On the same day, a walker called for assistance when they became lost trying to descend Pen Yr Ole Wen, reports North Wales Live. Sarloc Rescue/Phonefind was used to confirm their location and a hill party located them and helped them down to the roadside. On Sunday two walkers, soaked and shivering, requested assistance while attempting to descend from Carnedd Llewelyn's summit in harsh conditions, as they struggled to find their way. Later that day, the rescue team was alerted to another walker in distress. According to an OVMRO statement: "Two friends set off to climb Tryfan, but one felt they were out of their depth and wanted to turn round. "The other friend decided to continue and left their mate to descend alone. "After struggling into steeper terrain, the abandoned friend eventually called for help when they became stuck. Article continues below "Three team members walked up to the casualty and used a confidence rope to guide them back to safe ground before leading them down to be reunited with their friend." The statement concluded: "Better planning could have helped all our casualties this weekend, checking guide books, weather forecasts, taking torches, and making sure you are up to the intended route should be considered."
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Lost walkers with 'no head torches' rescued on Scafell Pike
TWO walkers have been rescued by Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team after becoming lost with 'no head torches'. The mountain rescue team was mobilised at 6:56pm on Thursday, March 6, after receiving a call from Cumbria Police about two walker who became lost during their ascent of Scafell Pike. The two walkers, who had separated at Lingmell Col, called for help as visibility on the fell was poor with mist, rain, and darkness falling. In addition, neither walker was equipped with head torches. Due to poor conditions, Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team drafted in support from Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team, with both lost walkers being found after a search of the area. Writing on social media, Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team said: "Visibility was poor with mist and rain and with darkness setting in, both walkers became lost with no head torches and called for help. "A Phonefind located the walker at Lingmell Col, but the accuracy from the initial police call coordinates gave a reasonably wide search radius for the one higher up. "Faced with the possibility of a search in poor conditions, further help was requested from Duddon and Furness MRT. "The team were able to locate the walker at Lingmell Col in the location expected. The second walker was also found after a brief search, however, it was very cold and wet. "Some lessons were learned by the walkers, after setting off very late in the day. "Thanks to Duddon and Furness MRT for their support once again." The rescue was initiated at 6:56pm on Thursday, March 6, and concluded at 1:38 am on Friday, March 7, lasting six hours and 42 minutes.
