2026 Incidents

Callout 4 of 4 To round off a busy weekend, on Sunday evening we were contacted by @northwalespolice requesting our assistance to extract a male at Pistyll Rhaeadr who had become crag fast—meaning they were stuck on steep or rocky ground, unable to safely move up or down. On arrival, it became clear that this would be a challenging rescue, with the casualty positioned on steep ground alongside the waterfall. As always, the team assessed the situation, developed a plan, and go

Callout 3 of 4 Within minutes of completing Callout 2 and still on scene packing kit in Wepre Park, we were contacted by @northwalespolice requesting our assistance at Trevor Rocks (more than 20miles away), following reports of a teenager who had become crag fast—meaning they were stuck on steep or rocky ground, unable to safely move up or down. After assessing the situation, a team member quickly made their way to the base of the cliff where they made contact with the teenag

Callout 2 of 4 On Saturday afternoon, we were contacted by @northwalespolice following reports of a female casualty who had fallen down a steep slope at Wepre Park. The casualty had come to rest approximately halfway down the slope, wedged against a tree, and was suffering from a significant leg injury. @welshambulanceservice were already on scene providing pain relief and treatment. Team members made their way down to the river and established a rope system, including a back

On Sunday morning we were asked by @northwalespolice to assist a female climber who had taken a fall at Pothole Quarry. With a meeting already taking place at base, a team was able to deploy quickly and arrived on scene in around 25 minutes. After making the area safe, the team carried out a casualty assessment before rigging a rope system to lower her to the ground on a stretcher. From there she was evacuated to the road where an ambulance crew was already waiting. Great tea

Callout 1 of 4 On Saturday morning, we were contacted by @northwalespolice to assist with the extraction of a casualty following a quad bike incident, located near Bwlch Penbarras. @welshambulanceservice and EMERTS were already on scene providing treatment. After receiving pain relief, the casualty was carefully transferred onto a vacuum mattress and stretcher, then using a rope system, he was safely lowered down the hillside to our team vehicle, before being transported back

This afternoon, we were contacted by the North Wales Police , following a request from North Wales Fire , to see if we could support with a casualty extraction from an RTC at Worlds End. We confirmed we could assist and mobilised the team. Access to the area proved challenging due to road conditions, with several planned rendezvous points needing to change as new information came in. Despite this, multiple vehicles and team members made their way out in difficult conditions.