Shortly before 2 p.m. the Welsh Ambulance Service requested the Team's support in responding to an incident on Cader Idris. A woman in her 70's had fallen and suffered a head injury a short way up the Minffordd path. 

The Team was put on standby for a stretcher evacuation as one Team volunteer, who was by chance close to the incident site, gathered further information. The casualty was quickly located, having walked down the path with her husband's support.  An assessment revealed her injuries to be minor so she was advised to make her own way to hospital. The ambulance call was cancelled and the Team was stood down.  

Just after 6:30 p.m., call handlers from the Team were made aware of two lost walkers on Cader Idris.

Making the most of a window of good weather, the two men, in their late 20's and early 30's and visiting from Germany, headed up the Minffordd Path to make a circuit of the mountain. They summited PenyGadair without incident, but on Mynydd Moel, the lightly equipped pair missed the turn down the mountain, and with no resources to correct their error, became lost.

The men described their position as having lost the Minffordd path, but this was not in line with data gathered via their phone signal. Finally call handlers managed to reach the men by phone and their position was confirmed in line with the digital signal.

A hasty party was dispatched up the Minffordd Path to locate the pair, with other volunteers following on as they arrived. The men were found quickly, cold but otherwise uninjured, and walked off the mountain.

Everyone was off the mountain by 10:40 p.m., just before the weather window closed and returned to high winds, sleet and rain.

​Sortly before 4:30 a.m. the Team was requested to assist North Wales Police and Fire & Rescue services in the rescue of passengers from two vehicles trapped in flood-water on the A470 near Dolgellau.

As water in the river Wnion exceeded the highest levels recorded since the river gauge was opened in 1990, storm drains in the Bont Fawr underpass were unable to function and the dip in the road became flooded. Two vehicles, a van with a single passenger, and a car with two adults and a child became trapped in the water.

As the water team were gathering equipment and arriving on scene, the team was informed that the passengers had been recovered and the incident was stood down.

Shortly after 3:30 p.m.  call-handlers from the Team were made aware of two walkers lost on Cader Idris.

The couple from Borth had climbed the Minffordd Path to the summit of the mountain, but had become disorientated as they made their descent and ended up coming down the wrong side of the mountain. With no navigational resources to fall back on, and with nightfall rapidly approaching they called for help.

Using the Phonefind protocol, the incident manager was able to establish their location remotely, and was able to give instructions using obvious landmarks and fence-lines to direct them off the hillside. Meanwhile a party of Team volunteers made their way up the hill to meet up with the pair and escort them down the final stages.

Everyone was safely back at vehicles by 5:20 p.m.

Shortly before 2:30 p.m.  the Team was called to assist with the evacuation of an injured rider at Dyfi Bike Park near Machynlleth.

The 42 year-old male had taken a tumbling fall from his bike, sustaining suspected injuries to his lower back, hips and right leg. The air ambulance attended the incident, and Team volunteers helped transport the man by stretcher from the incident site to the waiting aircraft.

Everyone was safely off the hill by 4:00 p.m.

Shortly before 3:30 p.m. theTeam was requested to assist a Welsh Ambulance Service crew attend to an injured walker on Cader Idris.

The 32 year old man had taken a short tumbling fall close to the slate bridge at the top of the Minffordd steps, and had sustained a significant head injury. Given the potentially serious nature of the injury sustained, the rapidly approaching darkness, and the difficult stretcher carry represented by the Minffordd steps, the Team requested the assistance of the Coastguard Helicopter Rescue936. 

Team volunteers, along with the ambulance crew and the winchman, worked to stabilise the casualty and prepare him for evacuation, while other volunteers stood ready at the foot of the hill should a stretcher carry or other equipment be required.

The casualty was successfully winched aboard R936 and flown to Bronglais Hospital for further assessment and treatment.

Everyone was safely off the hill by 5:15 p.m.

Shortly after 4:00 p.m. call handlers from the Team were made aware of an injured walker above the Tal y Llyn pass near Dolgellau.

The injured woman, a visitor from the Netherlands, had injured her ankle whilst on a hill walk that had started in Dinas Mawddwy. She had been helped by her partner to a position close to the back road to Aberllefenni, and with a little assistance from Team volunteers she was moved to a waiting Team vehicle and driven down off the hillside. The casualty was then driven by her partner to hospital for further assessment.

Shortly before 1:00 p.m.  call handlers from the Team were requested to assist the Welsh Ambulance Service crews in assisting an injured mountain bike rider near Machynlleth.

The 15 year old male suffered serious leg injuries in a fall from his bike on the down-hill trails at Dyfi Bike Park, and was attended by paramedic crews from the ambulance service and a critical care team from the Air Ambulance which had been able to land closeby.

When the casualty had been stabilised by the medical personnel, Team volunteers moved the teenager to waiting vehicles on a wheeled stretcher. The rider was then transferred to the air ambulance and flown to hospital for further treatment.

Everyone was back in the car park by 3:00 p.m.

Shortly before 9:30 p.m., and midway through a Team committee meeting, call-handlers from the Team were made aware of an unusual light spotted on Cader Idris.

Concerns were raised by a person living in the Minffordd area over the light, which had been seen continuously from around 5:00 p.m. until the cloudbase fell far enough to obscure the view at around 9:00 p.m.

Team volunteer Graham O'Hanlon attended the incident. "Lights on the mountain are not that unusual, particularly at this time of year. When walkers are appropriately equipped with navigational tools and torches, they can enjoy the hills safely long after dark. However this light was situated away from the principle routes up and down the mountain, and although the weather was largely calm and bright, it not an obvious choice for wild camping. Unusually  in this instance the bright light was completely stationary and situated high above a farm at the foot of the mountain."

"By the time we were alerted to the issue it had been wholly night for some hours, but the light had continued to shine around.  Team volunteers wisely started the investigations by establishing that all the shepherds and flocks were accounted for, and that nothing unusual was happening in the cowsheds, but all was calm."

"As the initial parties made their up the hill to investigate the source, the light, which up to this point had been wreathed in mist, cleared the cloud and  shone on high."

"Having the first opportunity to see the light for ourselves, it became clear what we were looking at, and we were so surprised we needed to check it twice. Viewing the scene by binoculars we could see that on the very top of the ridge, overlooking the Tal-y Llyn pass, a couple of trees had been spruced-up with solar fairy lights. There was no one obviously present under the trees. 

"We left the lights in place as they are not our property. Although they look nice, it is a little naughty to be leaving equipment like that on the mountain, and we will monitor the situation. We would hope that the lights are removed by 6th of Jan, if only to stop the goblins coming!"

"This incident turned out to be a well-intentioned false alarm, but we are always happy to go and investigate concerns, and were quite amused by this one"

16 volunteers attended the incident, and everyone was safely down off the hill shortly after midnight.