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OVMRO Incidents

No. Details Description
49 28 Dec 1996
to
28 Dec 1996

Cwm Tryfan

1 person: Walking

Potts Fracture
48 27 Dec 1996
to
27 Dec 1996

NE Slopes Tryfan

1 person: Walking

Slipped and sustained ankle injury.
47 2 Nov 1996
to
2 Nov 1996

Idwal Slabs

2 people: Climbing

Benighted
46 31 Oct 1996
to
31 Oct 1996

Idwal Slabs

3 people: Climbing

Benighted
45 30 Oct 1996
to
30 Oct 1996

Pen yr Ole Wen

1 person: Walking

Reactivated old ankle injury
44 28 Oct 1996
to
28 Oct 1996

Pen yr Ole Wen

2 people: Walking

Stuck
43 11 Oct 1996
to
11 Oct 1996

Arete Climb. Tryfan

2 people: Climbing

Removed helmet. Hit by rock. Concussion. Walked herself off.
42 11 Oct 1996
to
11 Oct 1996

Carneddau

1 person: Walking

Overdue. Walked out at 02:30
41 6 Oct 1996
to
6 Oct 1996

Cwm Llugwy

3 people: Walking

Lost/Strayed
40 2 Oct 1996
to
2 Oct 1996

West Face Tryfan

4 people: Climbing

Cragfast
39 23 Sep 1996
to
23 Sep 1996

Glyder Fawr/Llyn-y-Cwn

1 person: Walking

Slipped and sustained facial injuries
38 16 Sep 1996
to
16 Sep 1996

Between C.Llewellyn & Foel Grach

1 person: Walking

Dislocated L. Shoulder
37 13 Sep 1996
to
13 Sep 1996

Lower Western Gully Tryfan

1 person: Walking

Injured Right Ankle
36 10 Sep 1996
to
10 Sep 1996

West Face Tryfan

1 person: Walking

Cragfast
35 8 Sep 1996
to
8 Sep 1996

Moel Siabod

1 person: Walking

Broken Ankle
34 6 Sep 1996
to
6 Sep 1996

East Face Tryfan

?

Sighting of flares reported. Nothing found.
33 28 Aug 1996
to
28 Aug 1996

Above Aber Falls

4 people: 14 Peaks

Benighted without torch
32 24 Aug 1996
to
24 Aug 1996

South Ridge Tryfan

2 people: 14 Peaks

Colles Fracture
31 8 Aug 1996
to
8 Aug 1996

Pen yr Ole Wen

2 people: 14 Peaks

Thirsty
30 8 Aug 1996
to
8 Aug 1996

A5 in Nant Ffrancon

4 people: Driving

Road Traffic Accident.
29 7 Aug 1996
to
7 Aug 1996

Little Tryfan

1 person: Coiling Rope

Fell length of slab. 3rd degree Potts Fracture
28 28 Jul 1996
to
28 Jul 1996

Cwm Goch

1 person: Climbing ?

Fatal
27 18 Jul 1996
to
18 Jul 1996

Devil's Kitchen

1 person: Walking

Previous injury became painful
26 13 Jul 1996
to
13 Jul 1996

Cwm Bochlwyd

1 person: Walking

Asthma attack
25 28 Jun 1996
to
28 Jun 1996

Pen yr Ole Wen

1 person: 14 Peaks

Lacerations to scalp & face
24 18 Jun 1996
to
18 Jun 1996

West Face Tryfan

2 people: Scrambling

Stuck
23 12 Jun 1996
to
12 Jun 1996

Llyn Elsie

1 person: Walking

Bruises & abrasions
22 30 May 1996
to
30 May 1996

Amphitheatre Gully

1 person: Scrambling

Head injuries & possible internal injuries
21 28 May 1996
to
28 May 1996

Bwlch Tryfan

1 person: Walking

Fractured Right Fibula
20 25 May 1996
to
25 May 1996

Cwm Idwal

1 person: Walking

Fractured Wrist + Leg Injury
19 11 May 1996
to
11 May 1996

NE Ridge Moel Siabod

1 person: Walking

Fractured lateral maleolus
18 30 Apr 1996
to
30 Apr 1996

Top of Crag yr Ysfa

1 person: Walking

Bruised shin
17 13 Apr 1996
to
13 Apr 1996

Between Foel Fras & Drum

1 person: Walking

Heart Attack/Fatal
16 2 Apr 1996
to
2 Apr 1996

Grooved Arete.E.Face, Tryfan

2 people: Climbing

Leader Fall. No Injuries
15 29 Mar 1996
to
29 Mar 1996

South Ridge, Tryfan

2 people: Scrambling

1 Fractured Ankle/1 Walking Wounded
14 29 Mar 1996
to
29 Mar 1996

South Ridge, Tryfan

1 person: Scrambling

Dropped rock on finger
13 9 Mar 1996
to
9 Mar 1996

Bristly Ridge, Glyder Fach

1 person: Scrambling

Pulled rock off and fell
12 9 Mar 1996
to
9 Mar 1996

E.Face Tryfan

2 people: Walking

Cragfast
11 2 Mar 1996
to
2 Mar 1996

Pinnacle Rib, Tryfan

2 people: Walking

Monster packs overtaken by nightfall
10 27 Feb 1996
to
27 Feb 1996

Cwm Idwal

1 person: Walking

Asthma Attack
9 24 Feb 1996
to
24 Feb 1996

Llandudno Area

1 person: Missing

Not found by OVMRO
8 22 Feb 1996
to
22 Feb 1996

Cwm Bochlwyd

1 person: Walking

Fractured L Tib./Fib.
7 9 Feb 1996
to
9 Feb 1996

Conwy Falls

1 person: Canoeing

Unconscious after falling in water
6 9 Feb 1996
to
9 Feb 1996

Crag yr Ysfa

1 person: Falling

Cuts & Bruises
5 9 Feb 1996
to
9 Feb 1996

Abergwyngregyn

1 person: Walking

Fractured ankle
4 15 Jan 1996
to
15 Jan 1996

N Ridge Tryfan

13 people: Scrambling

Overcome by mist
3 10 Jan 1996
to
10 Jan 1996

Craig Dulyn

1 person: Ice Climbing

1 Disl. Left Shoulder/1 Fracture Disl. Right Shoulder
2 4 Jan 1996
to
4 Jan 1996

1st Pitch South Gully, Cwm Idwal

1 person: Ice Climbing

Fractured L Femur
1 2 Jan 1996
to
2 Jan 1996

Aber Falls

1 person: Walking

Stuck

There were 49 incidents involving 83 people for the year 1996.


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