cardiac arrest / fatal Snowdonia Serious incident

Tryfan

Saturday, 23 August 2025

A walker died from cardiac arrest while descending Tryfan on 23 August 2025, despite resuscitation efforts by mountain rescue and other walkers. The same weekend, two climbers who became stuck on the Pinnacle Rib route were rescued via technical rope rescue from a height of 100 metres and safely descended.

Outcome: casualty died; two climbers rescued

Responding team

Ogwen Valley MRO — team website ↗

Sources

Walker dies after suffering cardiac arrest on Tryfan news · northwaleschronicle.co.uk
Walker dies after collapsing while descending mountain in Snowdonia news · manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Walker dies after collapsing while descending Tryfan news · dailypost.co.uk
Walker dies while descending Welsh mountain news · walesonline.co.uk

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