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Callouts 19 People 33  
Date Location No Activity Injury
28/12 Carneddau Descent From Cwm Lloer 1 Walking Casualty slipped whilst crossing the stream, sprained ankle and fainted. A passing helicopter recovered the casualty to the road.
Minor sprain Ankle
14/11 Tryfan E. Face Below Heather Terrace 3 Climbing Party of 3 retreating in the dark. One fell when hold broke, pulled off a second. Torch broke. Spent night out, one came down for help, the other two were lifted off by C Flight 22 Sqn.
Severe bruising
14/11 Idwal Slabs East Wall 1 Abseiling The party lost the route of the Walk Off to the Slabs. Decided to abseil. Landed on a small sloping ledge. Attached a single rope to double rope with knot some 4 ft below position. Casualty fell. Fatal
15/10 Idwal Slabs Lazarus Climb 1 Climbing Casualty fell off whilst seconding. Banging rock after sideways swing
Ankle Fracture
03/10 Tryfan Grooved Arete Knights Move 1 Walking Casualty fell whilst leading Knights Move on Grooved Arete. He fell about 60 ft. Casualty said he was climbing above his standard. Evacuated by C Flight 22 Sqn
Sundry bruises and abrasions
11/09 Pen Yr Ole Wen South West Path 1 Walking Reoccurrence of old knee injury whilst ascending mountain. Evacuated by C Flight 22 Sqn.
Reoccurrence of an old knee injury
27/08 Bwlch Tryfan, Near 1 Walking Fallen Walker. Evacuated by C Flight 22 Sqn
Twisted ankle and severe head laceration
10/07 Cwm Cneifion Near Entrance 1 Walking Casualty was hit by falling rock whilst ascending a scree filled gully near Cneifion Arete. Rock dislodged by a person above. Should not have been in gully. Carried down to Ogwen
Fracture Ulna and Severe crush injury to lower arm with vascular damage
12/06 Gribin Facet Slab Routes 1 Climbing Casualty was soloing on Slab Direct. He fell about 39 ft. Carried down to Ogwen
Dislocation of middle finger. Minor facial injuries
02/05 Tryfan W. Face Notch Gully 2 Scrambling The pair were attempting '13' Peaks. Ascended North Ridge Tryfan. Near top found wind too strong and decided to retreat. Got into Notch Gully. Casualty slipped on loose rock. Lowered off and walked out
Fracture of 1st Metacarpal
01/05 Craig Yr Ysfa Amphitheatre Buttress 3 Climbing Casualty could not climb the crux pitch. Was exhausted. Did not know how to prussik and his companions could not pull him up. He was abseiled off and walked out to Eigiau Dam
Exhaustion
18/04 Idwal Slabs Sub-wall Climb 6 Climbing Casualty was leading 2nd pitch. His EBs slipped on a patch of wet rock. Fell about 50 ft. His helmet prevented serious head injuries. Casualty was lowered off and carried down to Ogwen.
Colles Fracture
11/04 Idwal Slabs 4th Pitch Ordinary Route 2 Climbing Casualty pulled up and shoulder dislocated under strain. Held by his 16 year old son who had lead the pitch. Reduction attempted on crag but failed. Evacuated by Tragsitz then helicopter.
Dislocation of shoulder
28/03 Cwm Penmachno North Side 1 Scrambling Party descending gully attempting to by pass waterfall. Footholds gave and casualty fell about 50 ft. The party was not supposed to be in the gully. Evacuated by C Flight, 22 Sqn.
Minor fracture of wrist, large haemathrosis and sundry lacerations and bruises
20/02 Craig Yr Ysfa Amphitheatre Buttress 4 Climbing Report of two overdue. Car found at Trawsbwlch. Four people found on Craig yr Ysfa. Three brought to top and walked down. One lowered then carried out.
Fracture Lateral malleolus
15/02 Ogwen Valley S. Of A 5 Cwm Tryfan 1 Walking Casualty collapsed whilst walking uphill. Admitted not having had any breakfast. Suspected heart attack. Evacuated by C Flight, 22 Sqn.
Exhaustion
12/02 Berwyns Moel Sych 1 Aircrash - Military Search for crashed Harrier Aircraft
Fatal
16/01 Cwm Idwal Right Of Devils' Kitchen 1 Snow/Ice Climbing Casualty was descending the broad gully unroped and was playing around. Casualty fell about 120 ft. Evacuated by C Flight, 22 Sqn.
2 inch puncture wound to buttock
10/01 Glyder Fach Central Gully 1 Snow/Ice Climbing Casualty took a leader fall of 1st Pitch of route. Fell about 80 ft. Lifted out by C Flight, 22 Sqn.
Facial lacerations, fracture wrist and damaged Kidney