Walker rescued after ankle injury near Bwlch Tryfan

A walker injured their ankle near Bwlch Tryfan on Saturday 17 October 2026 and called for help, Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation said.

The team said further contact with the casualty was not possible after the initial call, so a hasty party was sent to find them and assess the injury.

Once located, the injury was splinted using a walker's boot and the casualty was supported while walking, but the team said "this proved to be very slow so a stretcher party was deployed".

The stretcher party met the group above Llyn Bochlwyd. The casualty was packaged for a stretcher extraction and wheeled or sledged down to the roadside, where they were advised to self-present at hospital.

The callout lasted six hours and 11 minutes and involved 18 team members, according to the post.

The place

Bwlch Tryfan lies close to Tryfan, a mountain in the Ogwen Valley in Eryri (Snowdonia). Tryfan is part of the Glyderau group and, at 917.5 metres, is the fifteenth-highest mountain in Wales. (Wikipedia)

The team

Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation is a voluntary team that responds to incidents in the Ogwen Valley, Glyderau and Carneddau mountain ranges and the surrounding area in northern Eryri, according to its website. It recorded 188 call-outs in 2025, according to the Mountain Rescue England and Wales annual review. (Ogwen Valley MRO, Mountain Rescue England and Wales)

Staying safe

Mountain Rescue England and Wales advises that anyone who gets into difficulty in the hills should dial 999 or 112 and ask for the police, then mountain rescue, giving details of the location, injuries and number of people in the party, and should not change position until contacted by the rescue team. (mountain.rescue.org.uk)

Earlier call-outs in Gwynedd

• Walker injures ankle on Moel Siabod

• Walker rescued from Bochlwyd steps after ankle injury

• Walker injured after fall in Cwm Idwal

Read Ogwen Valley MRO’s original post on its website.

Sources

1. Incident 185: Bwlch Tryfan Ogwen Valley MRO
2. Tryfan Wikipedia
3. MREW Annual Review 2026, incident figures January to December 2025 Mountain Rescue England and Wales
4. Ogwen Valley MRO website Ogwen Valley MRO
5. In an emergency in the hills, dial 999 or 112, ask for the police, then mountain rescue. mountain.rescue.org.uk