Stranded walkers ‘unable to continue’ on steep descent rescued on Tryfan

Two stranded walkers had to be rescued during a steep descent on Tryfan in Eryri. The pair got into difficulty on Friday.

Ten members of Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team were involved in the six-hour operation. The walkers were brought to safety.

The Ogwen Valley MRT posted on its website that the incident happened on the peak’s West Face in the Wrinkle Slab area. It said: “Two walkers were descending the North Ridge of Tryfan when they lost the main path and descended into steep ground on the west face, unable to continue onwards they called for help. Sign up now for the latest news on the North Wales Live Whatsapp community

“A spotter located the walkers from the road and guided a hasty party in to their location while an additional team brought up rope rescue equipment. The pair were raised up to safer ground and extracted on fixed lines before walking out to the north ridge path and back down to the road.”

In other incidents, a caller in the Llanfairfechan area reported concerns for an individual on Saturday but they were unsure if it was an animal or a person. They could be seen on steep ground on the mountain and stopped.

No further calls were made or reports logged, so no further action was taken, said the MRT.

On Thursday, three Ogwen Valley MRT members got a call to say a family member had become separated from their group whilst walking around Llyn Idwal. A spokesman said: “Whilst the team leader was collecting further information, the informant called back to say they had been reunited – no further action was required.”

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