AN "INADEQUATELY equipped" couple needed assistance after becoming stuck up a Snowdonia mountain as darkness fell.

Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue has described yesterday evening's callout to Devil's Kitchen as "avoidable".

Eleven crew members joined the search at 6pm.

In a statement on the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue website, a spokesman wrote: "An inadequately equipped couple chose to climb to the summit of Glyder Fawr to take photos, leaving the brewshack at 12.30pm.

"At 3pm they had not reached the top of the Devil's Kitchen but were still ascending.

"Inevitably they were still high up on the mountain when darkness fell and they had no torches.

"A small hill party located them and walked them back to the road. An avoidable call out."

In a separate incident on Tryfan, two walkers needed assistance at Waterfall Gully as darkness fell.

The Mountain Rescue spokesman wrote: "Two walkers had climbed part of the way up the North Ridge before turning round as it became too difficult.

"Unfortunately, on their descent they strayed into Waterfall Gully as many people have done in the past.

"Darkness fell and their lights were spotted by a passer-by who called NWP.

"A small hill party walked up to their location, short roped them onto safer ground and then walked them back to the road."