Shortly before 5:00 p.m. call handlers from the Team were made aware of a walker having seizures on Cader Idris

The party of three had been the the summit of the mountain and had descended via the stone chute to Llyn Cau. During the descent one of the party, a 45 years old male, had started to feel unwell and latterly suffered a seizure by the outfall of Llyn Cau. 

Given the location and potential seriousness of casualties condition, a request was made for aircraft support. Meanwhile, a hill-party of Team volunteers was deployed from Minffordd, while a second party waited in the car park ready to form a stretcher party if required.  Coastguard helicopter Rescue 936  arrived on scene just as the hill-party reached the casualty.  The helicopter paramedic made an assessment of the casualty, and the decision was made to airlift the casualty to Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth. Rescuers escorted the remaining two members of the group back to Minffordd.

Everyone was safely off the hill by 7:40 p.m.

Shortly after 11:00 a.m.  call-handlers from the Team were made aware of a crag-fast sheepdog near Cader Idris.

Working dog Tess became stuck on the walls of Tal y Llyn pass the previous day. The farmer had scrambled down the steep and slippery ground to within sight of the dog, but was prevented from reaching Tess by a vertical step in the crag wall. The dog remained stuck overnight, and after further unsuccessful attempts to reach her the following morning, the farmer requested assistance.

In deteriorating weather conditions, Team volunteers built a rope-rescue system on the crag top in order to lower a rescuer safely down the steep ground. Once over the vertical step the plan was to secure the dog and haul both rescuer and dog back up to safety. 

Tess, it seemed, had other ideas. Cautious by nature, and not at all impressed by a night on the mountain followed by an influx of strangers, she took the offered food treats at distance, then ran off across the steep ground out of sight. Limited by the reach of the rope system, the rescuer was unable to follow, and with the target lost, he was hauled back to the top for a rethink.

Spotters were deployed along the crag top and on the opposite face of the pass and Tess was quickly located, back close to her original position. The process was repeated, this time with the lowering of two rescuers to increase the chance of getting hold of her.  As the pair were just approaching the bottom of the vertical step, Tess was spotted on the steep ground above them. She clearly had had enough of this game and had found a way to climb  around the step. She was quickly grabbed by the farmer, and the rescuers, farmer and dog were assisted back to flatter ground.

Everyone was safely of the hill by 3:30 p.m.

Shortly after 9:00 p.m., call-handlers from the Team were made aware of a party of four lost on Cader Idris.

The party, a group of friends from the London area, had started out from Minffordd at around 4:30 p.m. to climb the mountain. Their hope was for a quick evening walk following the paths on the hillside, and using this strategy they successfully reached the summit via the Minffordd path.

The party then took a recommendation from a passing walker to walk the circuit via Mynydd Moel back to the car-park.  However, being poorly equipped and with no means of navigation they missed the indistinct path on the summit plateau and quickly became lost. Having wandered unsuccessfully for a couple of hours, they called for help. By this point the group members were cold, hungry, anxious, and one had twisted his ankle, making progress slow, but still possible.

Using the PhoneFind protocol the lost walkers were located via their smartphones and the group was directed towards a fence line on Mynydd Moel which they could follow to descend. A hill party of three Team volunteers headed up the hill with torches and clothing to intercept the party and escort them safely off the hill. A second group of volunteers waited at the foot of the hill as a back-up.

Everyone was safely off the hill by 12:30 a.m.