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Date Location No Activity Injury
11/01 Beach At N Llyn Idwal 1M Skiing Casualty tripped whilst sporting on Mini Skis. Fractured clavicle
15/02 Beach At Llyn Idwal 1F Walking Casualty collapsed due to lack of breakfast. Fatigue
28/03 Llyn Cowlyd, Nw Shore 1M Walking Second day of DoE Silver. Had hurt leg the day before. Only knee length ploy bag. Hypothermia
06/04 West Face Tryfan 2 Scrambling Fell whilst descending gully not known to party. No ice axes. 1 fractured patella. 1 head injuries.
07/04 Cwm Clyd. Y Garn 1M Walking Casualty slipped whilst walking on snow fields without proper equipment. Walked down with assistance. Abrasions
07/04 Lower part of Bristley Ridge 1M Scrambling Casualty slipped whilst scrambling. Poor foot work. Head abrasions
07/04 Idwal Slabs 1M Climbing Slipped whilst climbing. Landed badly after 10' fall. Fractured ankle
18/04 Original Route. Holly Tree Wall. Idwal Slabs 1M Climbing Fell whilst climbing above his standard. Fractured humerous
23/04 Gribin Facet 1M Climbing Leader fall on climb that was undergraded. Fractured Supra-condylar
25/05 Zig Zag. Gribin Facet 1M Climbing Leader fall. No runners and hit the ground. Fractured ankle
30/05 Glyder Fach Main Cliff 1M Climbing Solo climber fell. No helmet. Find by SARDA(W) to left of Alphabet Slabs. Fatal
31/05 Way off Milestone Buttress 1 Walking Loss of footing on rough ground. Fractured fibula
28/06 East Face. Tryfan 1M Scrambling Slipped whilst scrambling, Boots not really adequate. Fractured ribs, wrist & ankle
19/07 South Ridge Pen Yr Ole Wen 1M Walking Boy collapsed, physiological paralysis. Carried down. Not detained in hospital
06/08 Idwal Slabs walk off 1F Scrambling Slipped whilst descending in dark. Spent the night out. Fracture Dorsal processes
16/08 Pen yr Ole Wen 1M Walking Suffered from hypothermia after being out all night. Lack of waterproof clothing. Walked down with assistance
24/09 Texaco Quarry. Bethesda 1M Local Incident Slipped whilst throwing old car into quarry. Fell and rolled 200'. Dislocated shoulder
29/10 Idwal Slabs walk off 1M Scrambling Slipped on wet rock. Unroped. Fatal.
31/10 Base of Idwal Slabs 1M Scrambling Casualty alipped whilst scrambling at Base of Idwal Slabs. Fractured tib. & Fib.
21/11 Base of Idwal Slabs 2M/2F Walking Delayed descent. Escorted down
12/12 Near Canon Rock. Tryfan North Ridge 1 Scrambling Slipped on wet rock whilst scrambling up. Apparently quite an experienced hill walker. Fractured pelvis & ribs
15/12 Idwal Slabs 1 Climbing Late start with potential of benightment. Team met party half way along side of Llyn Idwal. No injuries
31/12 Above Milestone Buttress. Tryfan 1F/1M Scrambling Party did not know the way off because gully iced up. No torches, no ice axes. Lack of equipment and bad planning. Their boots were left at foot of Milestone Buttress.