A GWYNEDD mountain rescue team’s run of call outs continued with two incidents over the weekend.
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team were called at 3.40pm on Sunday (August 15) to help a man with suspected pelvic and back injuries who had fallen 10 feet on the North Ridge of Tryfan in Snowdonia.
The man, 38, of Manchester, had attempted to continue down the ridge but could not continue because of the pain.
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team spokesman Chris Lloyd said that the man was not as badly injured as first thought.
“He was battered and bruise but luckily there were no breaks, which was surprising because the colour he looked indicated that he had broken bones.”
An RAF Valley 22 Squadron search and rescue helicopter took the man, who was with seven other people, to Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor.
Two team members were called to assist North Wales Ambulance Service after a 28-year-old man from Llandudno suffered hand and shoulder injuries he fell from his mountain bike on the Marin trail in Gwydyr Forest, near Llanrwst.
The team members helped the ambulance crew reach the casualty, who was then taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd.
The Tryfan call out was the 87th this year, which is 13 more then the same time last year.
Mr Lloyd said that the number could reach 150 by the end of the year.
He added that more people out on the mountains and recent weather conditions contributed to the high number of incidents.
“Low cloud and greasy rocks mean that we have received reports of people getting lost in cloud or breaking ankles,” he said.