In the early evening of Friday, Aberdyfi Search & Rescue Team was made aware of a couple lost on Cadair Idris. The pair, who were well equipped for a day on the mountain, had missed their intended path in the mist that descended through the afternoon, and found themselves on a spur above the Tal-y-llyn pass surrounded on three sides by cliffs. They had attempted to descend but as the terrain became steeper, and without knowing what lay below, they thought better of it. Retracing their steps to safer ground, they identified their position and called for help. A small team of volunteers from the Aberdyfi Team located the walkers and escorted them safely off the hill.
“The walkers had given us a very accurate grid reference for their position, so we were able to find them, and get them off the mountain relatively quickly” said Team member Graham O’Hanlon. “Calling for help rather than pressing on into the unknown was the right thing to do. We’d much rather walk people down from the top of a crag than stretcher them out from the bottom.”
“The walkers had given us a very accurate grid reference for their position, so we were able to find them, and get them off the mountain relatively quickly” said Team member Graham O’Hanlon. “Calling for help rather than pressing on into the unknown was the right thing to do. We’d much rather walk people down from the top of a crag than stretcher them out from the bottom.”