Incident Details

Details	Description
22 Tryfan, West Face 18/02/2026 Duration: 00:44 7 members attended	A family group set out to ascend Tryfan via the west face but became separated part-way up and were unable to make contact with each other. Two of the party called for assistance and returned to the roadside in the event that the others descended. The team leader left messages and made phone enquiries until the informant called back to report that they could see the rest of their group descending from one of the west face gullies. Once safely reunited at the roadside the team leader was informed and stood the team down - no OVMRO hill deployment was required.
21 Y Garn 18/02/2026 Duration: 02:16 7 members attended	A solo walker ascended the summit of Y Garn but lost their way in the fog and began to panic so called for assistance. The team leader was eventually able to make direct contact with the walker who had been met by two others who were trying to assist and shortly after were joined by an experienced mountaineer who agreed to assist the group of three down to Llyn y Cwn and on to the Devil's kitchen descent. The team leader maintained periodic contact with the group until they were safely at the road. No OVMRO hill deployment was required.
20 Tryfan, North Ridge 17/02/2026 Duration: 05:54 10 members attended	A group of four walkers were attempting a route up the north ridge of Tryfan but decided to turn back part way due to worsening icy conditions. While descending they lost the main footpath and became stuck in steep ground on the west face so called for assistance. A hill party was deployed and were able to locate the walkers and provided cas care to one of the party who had suffered an ankle injury before making their way to safe ground. As the injured walker was moving slowly a helicopter was requested and an aircraft from St Athan was tasked. Two team members waited with the injured walker while the remaining walkers were guided down off the hill.
19 Cwm Idwal, Twll Ddu 17/02/2026 Duration: 02:12 7 members attended	Two walkers were towards the back of Cwm Idwal when one slipped and severely injured their ankle. A passing walker stopped and offered assistance and called for help. Team members assembled at base to deploy while Rescue 936 was tasked. The helicopter was able to lower the winch paramedic on scene who assessed the limb and made a quick extraction. The casualty was lifted directly to hospital and no OVMRO deployment was required.
18 Tryfan, North Ridge 16/02/2026 Duration: 04:41 13 members attended	Two walkers were descending the north ridge of Tryfan but lost the path and became unsure of the route, stuck on steep ground, they called for assistance. A hill party was deployed and located the walkers, they were confidence-roped down the steeper sections of the north ridge and back to base for rewarming and food before returning to their vehicle.
17 Bristly ridge 15/02/2026 Duration: 05:08 20 members attended	A party of two were attempting to scramble Bristly Ridge but became stuck near the base of the route between sinister gulley and dexter gulley. Team members already on training at base deployed directly. The team were able to access the walker's location and secure the pair before rigging a technical rope extraction. The walkers were lowered to safe ground and walked back down to Oggie base where they were re-warmed before returning to their vehicle.
16 Yr Elen 14/02/2026 Duration: 01:39 16 members attended	A party of two were in the area of Yr Elen when one of the party injured their ankle, suffering a possible dislocation and unable to continue. Team members were preparing to deploy from base to respond to another job on Pen Yr Ole Wen so a party were readied to attend this second job but given the location and nature of the injury Rescue 936 was also requested. The helicopter was able to access the casualty and lift them directly to hospital with the remaining walker happy to descend alone. Team members were then diverted to assist the other ongoing job.
15 Pen Yr Ole Wen 14/02/2026 Duration: 03:10 15 members attended	A party of three was descending pen Yr Ole Wen when one of the group slipped and sustained a lower leg injury; they attempted to continue on but due to the wintery conditions and painful injury were unable, so called for help. Team members already at base deployed directly with further team members following on. The hasty party were able to locate, assess and warm the casualty who was then packaged for a stretcher extraction. They were stretchered off the hill and down to their own vehicle to self-present at hospital.
14 Llandudno 14/02/2026 Duration: 00:15 1 member attended	North Wales Fire and Rescue service were responding to a goat which had fallen into a basement in Llandudno and was trapped. They contacted the team to request assistance but following a conversation with the team leader it was decided that their own specialist lifting equipment for animals was more suitable than our own in this case. No further OVMRO action was taken and no deployment was required.
13 Pen yr Ole Wen, South Ridge 07/02/2026 Duration: 00:50 2 members attended	Two walkers heard a male shout/scream as they ascended the south ridge of Pen yr Ole Wen. They descended approx 100m down the ridge to where they felt the scream originated and did a hasty search of the area and shouted, but no response. At this point they informed NWP of their concern and the team were contacted. A Team Leader spoke to the walkers and decided that no action would be taken at that time as the walkers had already searched the area. No further reports came in about shouts, and no person was reported overdue by the end of the day. False alarm with good intent.
12 Llyn Crafant, Mannod Quarry 03/02/2026 Duration: 06:08 18 members attended	A pair of climbers were drytooling at a quarry near Crafnant when one of them felt unwell and then collapsed. Despite attempts to resuscitate him, the casualty sadly died at the scene and was later evacuated from the quarry by the team. Welsh Ambulance Service and police attended the incident, alongside OVMRO. The thoughts of the team are with the casualty's family and friends.
11 Glan Conwy Area 01/02/2026 Duration: 06:45 1 person 17 members attended	An individual in the Glan Conwy area was reported as missing from home in the afternoon and categorised as high-risk. North Wales Police began initial searches and called the team for support with team members beginning deployments in the evening. Around midnight, the team was stood down with the intention of returning to assist in the morning. A call with the Police Search Advisor in the morning informed us that the person had been found, sadly deceased, outside the initial search effort.
10 Summit of Carnedd Llewelyn 01/02/2026 Duration: 02:30 18 members attended	A group of five scramblers came across a party of four fell runners near the summit of Carnedd Llewellyn, lost and cold they clearly required assistance so the group of scramblers provided immediate assistance with clothing and drinks and also called the team to provide information. The informants began walking the runners down towards Bethesda while a small hill party was deployed from base to meet the group. They were tracked using Phonefind and intercepted by team members just above Gerlan before being assisted back to their vehicles.
9 Tryfan, North Ridge 24/01/2026 Duration: 00:32 2 members attended	Three walkers called 999 stating they were lost on Tryfan in the dark. As there were multiple callouts ongoing at the same time it was a few minutes before the team leader was able to make contact with the informant by which time they had found the path once more and were happy to continue down with no assistance. They confirmed by phone once they were at the roadside and no further team member deployment was required.
8 Glyderau, Y Gribin 24/01/2026 Duration: 03:58 19 members attended	A solo walker set off later than planned to follow an Alltrails route traversing the Glyders. In their rush they forgot their boots so were wearing deck shoes. As darkness fell they decided to shorten the route by descending a path shown on Alltrails that led down the steep Y Gribin ridge but they lost the main track and became stuck in steep ground so called for assistance. A small hill party was deployed to locate the walker and were able to confidence rope them back to safer ground before descending the main track to the roadside.
7 Y Garn 24/01/2026 Duration: 04:55 19 members attended	A couple became lost near the summit of Y Garn in strong winds and low cloud. With only Google Maps for navigation, they called for assistance and were located using Phonefined/Sarloc. A hill party was deployed to locate the pair but after some time it became evident that the walkers had continued on their own way without informing the team leader. The hill team divided to cover the most likely routes and eventually the walkers responded to a Phonefind request and were guided to the descent into Nant Peris. The hill teams were recalled to base.
6 Glyder Fach 23/01/2026 Duration: 00:45 3 members attended	A solo walker on Glyder Fach slipped on snow and felt his foot go down between rocks and get trapped. He immediately rang 999 for assistance. When the Team Leader made contact with him he had managed to extract his foot and no longer needed help. He thanked the team for the speedy response and the team stood down.
5 Tryfan, East Face 17/01/2026 Duration: 04:02 13 members attended	A party of two walkers became stuck while descending the East side of Tryfan so called for assistance. A party of seven team members was deployed from base to locate the pair with spotters identifying the walker's location from base. The hill team were guided in to the walker's location and once with them, warmed them up and then escorted them down with some confidence roping until they were on the descent path A5.
4 Betws-y-Coed 05/01/2026 Duration: 00:30 2 members attended	North Wales Police asked the team to respond to a driver whose car was stuck in snow on a small lane above Betws-y-Coed. There were no welfare issues they were just stuck. Due to the severe weather conditions it would have taken a long time to access the location so the team leader advised NWP to send one of their 4x4 vehicles or contact 4x4 Response. No OVMRO deployment was required.
3 Moel Siabod, summit 04/01/2026 Duration: 03:35 19 members attended	A couple had climbed up the southeast ridge of Siabod with the intention of descending by the north east ridge, however, once at the summit one of the pair became exhausted and unable to continue so they put up an emergency shelter and called for assistance. Due to the severe weather conditions and the time it would require to locate them, the team leader suggested that they start moving if at all possible. After a quick discussion they started walking and a hill party was deployed to meet up with them on their descent. They were intercepted on the southeast ridge and warmed up before continuing the descent to the landrover track and down to Pont Cyfyng.
2 Y Garn, summit 04/01/2026 Duration: 06:34 19 members attended	A well equipped winter mountaineer became stuck on the summit of Y Garn as they were unsure of the return descent of the North East ridge in darkness and cloud and were unwilling to try descending to Lyn y Cwn. They were very well equipped for winter mountaineering and had managed to dig a snow hole in the deep snow within the summit shelter so were protected from the wind. The team leader explained that given the weather conditions it would be approximately 3 hours before a hill party could reach their location but they were happy to wait. A party of two team members deployed in difficult snow conditions and assisted the walker back down, also picking up a further two walkers who had become disoriented near Llyn Y Cwn.. Two other walkers who had become disorientated near Llyn y Cwn also joined the rescue party for the descent back to the road.
1 Mynydd Llandegai 04/01/2026 Duration: 01:14 1 member attended	A vulnerable individual in Mynydd Llandegai required transport to hospital and due to severe weather conditions and icy roads an ambulance was not able to attend. As they were in a safe location with a Police Officer present, the Team Leader advised that OVMRO may not be able to attend as accessing the 4x4 vehicles at Base may not be possible. It was agreed that the Police would organise the transfer, and the team were stood down with no deployment.