Enough is enough, this service should start charging people who fail to follow the clear warnings and guidelines.
The mountain rescue team is calling on people to 'do their homework' before heading to the mountains
Rescuers spent 11 hours saving stricken walkers on Snowdon this weekend.
Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team are now calling for people to "do their homework" before heading for the mountains.
Volunteers at Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team dealt with five separate incidents on Saturday alone, and plucked six terrified walkers from Crib Goch over the two days.
Two walkers had to be helped down from the ridge on Saturday afternoon, and another four on Sunday.
Rescuers spent 11 hours saving stricken walkers on Snowdon this weekend.
Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team are now calling for people to "do their homework" before heading for the mountains.
Volunteers at Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team dealt with five separate incidents on Saturday alone, and plucked six terrified walkers from Crib Goch over the two days.
Two walkers had to be helped down from the ridge on Saturday afternoon, and another four on Sunday.
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George Jones, secretary of Llanberis MRT, said: “Basically there are walkers who decide to go up Crib Goch and then get terrified as it is a very tricky route.
“People should really do their homework before they come on the mountain – Crib Goch is not the Watkin Path.
“We get them down by ropes and a great deal of encouragement, and we were also assisted by the 936 coastguard rescue helicopter throughout the day on Saturday, but there was too much low cloud on Sunday for them to land.”
The team attended a record number of incidents on Snowdon last month with volunteers branding the number of call-outs “unsustainable”.
They responded 43 times to incidents in August, compared to what was a record-breaking 34 call-outs in the same month last year, and over the last 10 years the number of incidents reported has rocketed by 400%.
Mr Jones said: “Our frustration as a team is that people don’t prepare for the mountain.
“They don’t find out which route is best for them and then get into difficulties.
“Some would agree there needs to be signs warning people of the dangers on Snowdon, but we believe as a team people should take responsibility for themselves."
George Jones, secretary of Llanberis MRT, said: “Basically there are walkers who decide to go up Crib Goch and then get terrified as it is a very tricky route.
“People should really do their homework before they come on the mountain – Crib Goch is not the Watkin Path.
“We get them down by ropes and a great deal of encouragement, and we were also assisted by the 936 coastguard rescue helicopter throughout the day on Saturday, but there was too much low cloud on Sunday for them to land.”
The team attended a record number of incidents on Snowdon last month with volunteers branding the number of call-outs “unsustainable”.
They responded 43 times to incidents in August, compared to what was a record-breaking 34 call-outs in the same month last year, and over the last 10 years the number of incidents reported has rocketed by 400%.
Mr Jones said: “Our frustration as a team is that people don’t prepare for the mountain.
“They don’t find out which route is best for them and then get into difficulties.
“Some would agree there needs to be signs warning people of the dangers on Snowdon, but we believe as a team people should take responsibility for themselves."
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He added: “So many people don’t have the right clothing – there are still instances of people wearing flip-flops walking up Snowdon. We say the same message over and over again but still people don’t listen.”
Other rescues during the weekend included airlifting a woman to hospital after she collapsed on the Pyg track.
A man was also airlifted to hospital after experiencing a medical episode on the Snowdon Ranger path.
Another woman, who suffered a dislocated shoulder while on the Miners Track, was also airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor.
see-http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/llanberis-mountain-rescue-team-11-11909355
He added: “So many people don’t have the right clothing – there are still instances of people wearing flip-flops walking up Snowdon. We say the same message over and over again but still people don’t listen.”
Other rescues during the weekend included airlifting a woman to hospital after she collapsed on the Pyg track.
A man was also airlifted to hospital after experiencing a medical episode on the Snowdon Ranger path.
Another woman, who suffered a dislocated shoulder while on the Miners Track, was also airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor.
see-http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/llanberis-mountain-rescue-team-11-11909355
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