Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation

We rescue day & night, throughout the year

Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation (OVMRO), or Sefydliad Achub Mynydd Dyffryn Ogwen as we are known in the native Welsh language, is a voluntary mountain rescue team responding to incidents in the mountains and valleys surrounding the Ogwen Valley, Glyderau, and Carneddau mountain ranges and surrounding area in northern Eryri (Snowdonia). We are on-call 24 hours a day, throughout the year.

Our team is made up entirely of volunteers who have a wide variety of day jobs. Team members are all mountaineers with vast local knowledge and first aid training. Many have expertise in casualty care, advanced first aid, emergency driving, and swift water rescue.

Fundraising events in the local community

We are all proud of the voluntary tradition of the mountain search and rescue service. We are a registered charity and rely on donations to run our life-saving public service. There is much work to be done in raising funds to support the work we do. Annual running costs are in the region of £115,000.

We also get called out to assist a variety of animal incidents. These range from assisting local farmers with sheep stuck on a mountain ledge, to pets unable to find their way to safety but also to the more obscure and unusual parrots and horses stuck in ditches!

We also recover pets and their owners!

Dogs stuck on a mountain ledge

Assisting local farmers

Horses stuck in a water channel

If you wish to know more or would like to support us, visit our donations page.

 

Be AdventureSmart

Ask yourself 3 questions before you set off:

  • Do I have the right GEAR?
  • Do I know what the WEATHER will be like?
  • Am I confident I have the KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS for the day?

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Latest Incident

22/09/2026 - Pen Llithrig y Wrach

A walker in a party of four began to feel unwell close to the summit of Pen Llithrig y Wrach. They collapsed and presented signs of a significant medical event. Due to the potentially time-critical nature of the incident, the Coastguard Rescue helicopter was requested and team members prepared for a stretcher extraction. Unfortunately, the helicopter was unable to access the cas location which was in cloud, but was able to lift two hill parties to the north of the summit, while a further party deployed on foot from the south. The casualty was feeling slightly better and was encouraged to walk downhill where they were met by team members. Following an assessment, the casualty was assisted in walking along the leat to a team vehicle and driven down to the roadside. They were advised to self-present at hospital for full assessment.

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