Walker rescued from Tryfan after losing route in the dark

Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation was called to Tryfan on Tuesday 6 October 2026 after a solo walker lost the route on the descent and was unable to continue in the dark.

The walker called for assistance after losing the route down Tryfan's North Ridge, the team said in a post on its website.

Five team members were sent out with rope rescue equipment to find the walker, who was located on foot.

The team said the walker "was accessed on foot and assisted back to the main footpath and down to the roadside." The call-out lasted three hours and three minutes and involved seven team members in total.

Tryfan

Tryfan is a mountain in the Ogwen Valley in Eryri (Snowdonia), part of the Glyderau group. At 917.5 metres, it is the fifteenth-highest mountain in Wales and has been voted Britain's favourite mountain by Trail magazine. (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 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 walkers caught out in poor conditions or failing light to dial 999 or 112 and ask for the police, then mountain rescue. It also recommends keeping a phone fully charged before setting off, as signal coverage and battery life can be unreliable in the mountains. (mountain.rescue.org.uk)

Earlier call-outs in Gwynedd

• Climbers winched off Tryfan after losing route on Grooved Arete

• Walker rescued after knee injury on Tryfan

• Walkers rescued after losing path on Moel Siabod descent

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

Sources

1. Incident 180: Tryfan, North Ridge 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