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OVMRO is a Mountain Search & Rescue Team. It is a charity run by highly trained volunteers entirely funded by donations from the public.
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We assist those in difficulty in the area surrounding Dyffryn Ogwen, Ogwen Valley, in Eryri, Wales. 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 s

urrounding area in northern 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, emergency driving and water rescue. 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 £120,000.

29/05/2026

It's always great to see people out in the hills enjoying themselves, especially in the sunshine. The bank holiday and half term saw the team out across multiple incidents, several at the same time:
Callout 71: 23 May - Llandygai.
requested help with a casualty who had fallen over at the Bryn Cegin viaduct. Local team members attended and helped extricate the casualty to the ambulance.
Callout 72: 24 May - Tryfan.
A member of a group climbing the north ridge slipped from above Carreg Cannon and fell 10 metres sustaining serious head and leg injuries. support was called for and team members assisted the winch paramedic to treat and evacuate the casualty who was flown to Liverpool hospital. The remainder of the group was walked down by the team.
Callout 73: 24 May - Glyder Fach.
A member of a group on Y Grib Bigog/Bristly Ridge was hit by a falling rock and received an upper arm injury. Team members deployed to help but were able to winch them up and take them to for treatment.
Callout 74: 25 May - Rhaeadr Fawr/Aber Falls.
A family group were visiting Rhaeadr Fawr when one of the party slipped and fell approximately 4-5 metres over rocks sustaining painful injuries to arms and legs. Local team members attended directly and others deployed from base, an aircraft was also requested as the casualty had lost consciousness. On arrival team members found the individual had self-mobilised with the assistance of passers-by and walked some distance down the track. After assessment and further examination by a paramedic, the casualty was transported directly to by team vehicle with the paramedic in support.
Callout 75: 26 May - Tryfan - Y Graig Foty.
One of apair of scramblers on "Milestone Gully" route became stuck and called for help. Team members set up a technical rope rescue and raised them 20 metres to safe ground. The pair were then helped back down the mountain.
Callout 76: Just as the previous callout arrived at the roadside, a call came for a walker with an ankle injury not far back up the path above them. A hasty party attended and gave pain relief and treated the ankle. The casualty made a great effort to walk down with help but it proved too painful and they finished the journey down in our stretcher.

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15/05/2026

We've been busy again with 4 callouts over the weekend, as well as a visit from helicopter so we can better understand each other's capabilities. Team members also met up with our Squirrel Explorer friends to teach them map reading for their treasure hunt.

Callout 62: 8 May - Tryfan.
A walker slipped and injured their ankle while descending from the summit. A hasty party arrived and provided initial care while a stretcher party waited at Bochlwyd. The casualty was winched up to helicopter from St Athan and dropped at base and the remainder of the group walked down with team members.

Callout 63: 9 May - Glyder Fach.
A walker called for help after getting separated from their group on Y Grib Bigog/ Bristly Ridge, 2 teams were training close by and offered to help. They short-roped the casualty to safe ground and helped them back to the roadside. No OVMRO deplyment.

Monday saw 2 simultaneous callouts.

Callout 65: 11 May - Carneddau - North Wales Path, Cefn Coch.
The team received a call from to assist with a motorbike rider who had suffered suspected spinal injuries. Due to the nature of the injuries Rescue 936 was also requested and was able to land close to the casualty location. Team members attended directly and along with local friends and family, assisted the winch-paramedic with moving the casualty the short distance to the aircraft to be flown directly to

Callout 66: 11 May - Tryfan.
2 walkers were ascending the north ridge when they became unhappy with the terrain and called for help. With callout 66 ongoing at the same time, a second team climbed the west face to locate them, gave them warm jackets and hot drinks, fitted them with harnesses and helmets before roping them down to safe ground and back to Bryn Poeth/Oggie base.

Thank you to the and all our other partner agencies for their support, we hope our casualties are fit and well and back on the hill soon.

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08/05/2026

Callout 58: 2 May - Carneddau.
While walking alongside Llyn Cowlyd a lone hill walker slipped and fell onto their hand sustaining a painful injury. Direct communication and location of the casualty was not possible so two hill parties were deployed to either end of the lake. Local team members met with the walker who had self-extracted to the dam. The injury was assessed and splinted and the walker was assisted to hospital.

Callout 59: 2 May - Glyderau.
Concerns for slow moving lights on Y Gribin ridge. Lights were monitored by team leader contact with the informants and turned out to be a late finishing climbing party - no deployment.

Callout 60: 3 May - Tryfan.
A solo scrambler walked in from Capel Curig to attempt "Nor-Nor Gully" route but without a route guide, quickly got off route and was unable to go up or down. Team members used his Sarloc Rescue /Phonefind location to get above him but were unable to access and traversed in from below instead. Once secured onto a handrail, he was assisted down to safe ground and back to the roadside.

Callout 61: 3 May - Cwm Idwal.
While having a family walk in Cwm Idwal, a 3 year old toddler toddled too much and fell over suffering a large head injury. Team members including a paramedic not deployed on the Tryfan call were quickly on scene and gave first aid. Thankfully the injury was not as serious as it looked and the family were able to walk out to Idwal Cottage where our mini casualty was treated to a tour of our 4 x 4 and blue lights.

Callout 62: 4 May - Glyderau.
3 walkers attempted to descend directly down the face of Glyder Fach and became stuck in steep ground. /Phonefind confirmed their location and a large hill party with rope rescue equipment deployed and climbed a gully up to them. Once fitted with helmets and harnesses, they were lowered back to safe ground and helped off the hill.

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05/05/2026

With the sun shining, the team took to the slopes of Tryfan to revise security on steep ground with some of the team's mountaineering instructors. We covered the differences between confidence roping and short roping, and when it's appropriate to employ each method. No fun was had whatsoever 😉

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28/04/2026

The team often works alongside if the helicopter is tasked to an incident then requires help to move the casualty from the hill to the aircraft, or if our casualty is so serious they require a higher level of care. To get a better understanding of how we can operate together, Drs Pete Williams and Dan Watson from the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service (EMRTS) visited for a joint training session. They gave an overview of the equipment they carry and what they can do for critical patients on the hill. In turn, the team introduced our medical capabilities and equipment so they could see how we can help, especially in remote locations the aircraft may land in. We then had a joint exercise based around a local farmer who had crashed their quad bike and recieved critical injuries. The team did the initial treatment which prompted a request for EMRTS, the patient was then carried to the waiting doctors who put the patient to sleep to stabilise them and carry out further care.
It was great training session and we would like to thank Pete and Dan for giving up their time to train with us and improve our joint working with

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24/04/2026

Callout 53: 17 Apr - Cwm Idwal.
A walker slipped in Cwm Idwal and injured their ankle, they couldn't continue so 2 of the group descended to the visitor centre at Ogwen Cottage and called for help. They then guided team members back to the casualty. After assessment, they were placed in an blanket and our casualty bag before being stretchered back to the road and self presenting at .

Callout 54: 18 Apr - Dolwyddelan.
The team was called out to assist after a visitor to slipped and suffered a suspected fractured leg. The casualty was packaged into our stretcher and taken to the ambulance for transfer to hospital.

Callout 55: 19n Apr - Glyderau.
2 climbers were on the "Idwal Buttress" climb on Glyder Fawr and heading to the continuation on "Grey Slabs" when they realised they were off route and unable to continue. Team members were preparing at base when the helicopter was able to winch them from the climb and drop them at Oggie base (Bryn Poeth).

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20/04/2026

SOLD OUT.

We have more dog leads made from our retired ropes available from our online store. 🐕
Some are made from our technical rope rescue gear, some have been made from our old water rescue ropes (They float, handy if you live in a wet area or play with boats or paddleboards).

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14/04/2026

Callout 51: 11 Apr - Carneddau.
After a return of winter conditions across Eryri, a group on the Carneddau found themselves unable to cope with the cold and wind and called for help. Team members located them, provided warm clothing, and helped them off the hill .
Checking the weather is an important part of planning a day in the hills and there are many sources of mountain weather information. This will help you to decide if the group has the right clothing and equipment, and is up to the challenge in the forecasted weather.

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10/04/2026

Callout 49: 6 Apr - Chwarel Penmaenmawr Quarry.
The team was called out late on Easter Monday when a young member of a walking group slipped and broke their leg on the coastal path above the quarries. /Phonefind confirmed their location and the team drove as close as possible before walking the rest of the way. Once on scene, the casualty was assessed and given strong pain relief, then their leg was immobilised and they were placed in a stretcher. They were then carried back to the team vehicle and taken to for treatment.

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02/04/2026

The first week of the Easter holidays have been busy for the team with 6 callouts.
Callout 40: 26 Mar - Glyderau.
Two walkers were unsure of the path whilst descending Twll Du/Devil's Kitchen so retraced their steps back up to Llyn y Cwn and called for assistance. Their location was confirmed with and a small hill party already at base deployed to locate the pair who were then assisted back down to Idwal Cottage.
Callout 41: 27 Mar - Glyderau.
2 people set out to camp on the summits but found the high winds too much so they changed their minds and descended. Unfortunately their headtorch ran out while navigating Twll Du/Devil's Kitchen and they lost the path and called for help. /Phonefind was used to confirm their location and a hill party found them and assisted them back down.
Callout 42: 28 Mar - Glyderau.
Concerns for other walkers in Twll Du, team leader dealt with the call with no deployment.
Callout 43: 29 Mar - Tryfan.
Two walkers were stuck in steep ground above the milestone buttress area of Tryfan. An initial hasty party were deployed to locate the pair and secure their location while further team members followed up with additional equipment. Safety lines were rigged to assist the pair onto safe ground before walking them back down to the roadside.
Callout 44: 30 Mar - Carneddau.
The team was called out at 2200hrs for a group who had become lost near the Afon Caseg above Bethesda. /phonefind confirmed their locationa and 2 local team members found them, gave them warm clothing and torches and help them down off the hill.
Callout 45: 31 Mar - Rhaeadr Fawr/ Aber Falls.
At 0100hrs 2 walkers called for help after getting lost above Rhaeadr Fawr. Team members located them, gave them warm clothing and torches and guided them down to safe ground.
Callout 46: 01 Apr - Tryfan.
3 walkers were ascending the east face when one decided he wanted to turn back and descend. Despite his friends request not too, he split from the group and shortly after became stuck on steep ground. 7 team members set up a technical rope rescue and raised him back to safe ground before helping him off the hill and back to base for rewarming.

All these callouts were avoidable with some simple planning; checking the weather, researching the route, carrying the right equipment, and allowing enough time for the trip.

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Address

Bryn Poeth
Capel-Curig
LL240EU

Telephone

+441690720333

Website

https://ogwen-rescue.org.uk/

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