At 3:30 pm, volunteers from the Team were called to assist in the rescue of a climber injured at the Maesglasau
waterfalls near Dinas Mawddwy. At this time of year the 200 m rise of the falls is a popular venue for winter mountaineers and is considered one of the best ice climbs in Wales. The climb, classified as Grade IV, consists of steep ice with short vertical steps and longer slopes up to 70 degrees, and is usually climbed in 5 roped sections or 'pitches.' This subdivision limits the distance of any fall, and it is thought that the climber fell no more than 40 m, coming to rest in a difficult position mid way up the climb.

Team members in the area were quickly on the scene, and together with a National Park Ranger, were able
to co-ordinate the early phases of the rescue. Because of the difficult position of the casualty, and the potentially serious nature of the injuries caused by such a fall, the assistance of a helicopter from 122 Squadron from RAF Valley
was requested. In the meantime, the main body of the team set about preparing for a technical rope rescue, should the helicopter be unable to assist. On arrival, the helicopter winch-man was lowered to assess the injured climber, and
it was decided to proceed with evacuating the casualty and their climbing partner by air. Both were flown to Aberystwyth Bronglais Hospital for further assessment, and their condition is currently unknown.

The team were stood down from what would have been an extremely long and difficult rescue had
the helicopter been unable to attend.

Walking up the Pony Path at the back of Cyfrwy, one of the newest members of the team came across a couple, one of whom had just slipped. In so doing she had put her hand out to break the fall and had damaged her wrist [poss. fracture /dislocation]. Having splinted the damaged arm and contacted team leader, he started to escort the walker back down, and was joined by a National Park Warden ,who was also on the hill, and had been made aware of the incident over the VHF radio. Once down the couple were escorted to the local hospital for further treatment.

The Team were again called by North Wales Police to assist 2 ladies in a vehicle stranded at almost in the same
spot as the previous day. This time the car had skidded and was blocking the road. The team was once again assisted 4x4s from the National Park (2 this time), and the rescue party got the vehicle back on the road. Conditions were too dangerous to bring the car down, so it was moved to the car park on the saddle/summit area. The ladies were found  B&B accomodation in Bala overnight and the car recovered the following morning.

The Team were called by North Wales Police to assist a family of 4 in a saloon car who had a little bit more of an
adventure than they anticipated when they encountered hazardous conditions caused by ice/snow on the Bwlch y Groes minor road from Llanuwchllyn to Dinas Mawddwy. The vehicle was turned around and assisted back down by a 4x4 from Snowdonia National Park and volunteers from the team.