Snowdon,North Wales - Rescuers wade through thigh-deep snow to save Snowdon walkers in terrible conditions

What sort of people go walking up a mountain in this weather? Not only do they risk their own lives, but more importantly the lives of the rescue team. A new law needs to be brought in that makes it a criminal offence to go up mountains without training or due care and attention to weather conditions.

Volunteers from Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team rescued two walkers from the Pyg track on Snowdon

• , 13 JAN 2016
• BY TOM DAVIDSON

Volunteers from Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team helped the pair after they got stuck on the Pyg track

Rescuers waded through thigh-deep snow in awful conditions to save two walkers stuck on a Snowdon track.

Volunteers from Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team (LMRT) were called by North Wales Police to assist the pair, who were stuck on the Pyg track yesterday afternoon.

The walkers had climbed the track but then found themselves unable to continue up or down due to the snowy conditions .

LMRT deployed eight team members to find the two walkers and bring them to the team vehicles below.

Team members experienced full winter conditions on Snowdon , with snow nearly thigh-deep in places and crampons required where the snow was wind-scoured or compacted by the passage of feet.

A spokesman for LMRT said: “If you are planning a mountain excursion in the coming weeks, please check the Met Office’s mountain weather forecast and pay particular attention to the Ground Conditions reports that are submitted by the Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri/ Snowdonia National Park Warden service.”

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