The walker suffered a cardiac arrest while descending from the mountain in Eryri
Tryfan mountain in Eryri national park in Gwynedd (Image: Sarah Hodgson/North Wales Live)
A walker tragically died over the weekend while descending Tryfan in Eryri National Park. The walker suffered a cardiac arrest while descending the mountain on Saturday, August 23.
Despite the efforts of fellow walkers and a mountain rescue team, the individual could not be revived. The incident occurred near Llyn Bochlwyd, a small lake situated above Llyn Ogwen in the Glyderau mountain range, reports North Wales Live.
Volunteers from the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation (OVMRO) were called to the scene for their 129th call-out of the year. This marked their sixth visit to the Tryfan area in August alone.
The team expressed their condolences and said: “Despite the efforts of the team and other walkers, the casualty didn’t survive, and they were recovered from the mountain. The thoughts of all involved are with the casualty’s family and friends.”
On the same day, OVMRO volunteers returned to Tryfan for a complex night rescue. Two climbers had become stuck on the Pinnacle Rib route, requiring a team member to be lowered 300ft (100 metres) from Tryfan’s north ridge to reach them.
The rescue team explained: “A solo team member was sent to the opposite side of Cwm Tryfan to act as a spotter. After being given head torches and attached to the ropes, the casualties were raised one by one to safe ground. They were then helped off the hill and were down at the road by 0600hrs on Sunday morning.”
An OVMRO member hails a Coastguard helicopter after a climber suffered a suspected fractured ankle in a fall on Tryfan(Image: OVMRO)
Just five days prior, on August 18, another rescue operation took place on Tryfan involving 10 members of OVMRO. Two climbers were on Grooved Arete when the lead climber fell and suffered a suspected fractured ankle.
With the assistance of nearby climbers, the injured party was lowered to the base of the climb, and help was then summoned. The casualty received treatment and their foot was placed in a vacuum splint before being strapped into an OVMRO stretcher. They were subsequently winched aboard a Coastguard helicopter for transport to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor.