A mountain rescue team has issued a warning to inexperienced hikers after being called to a spate of people suffering panic attacks.
Ogwen Valley mountain rescue team has been called out 97 times this year, with the latest rescue involving a walker who couldn’t move because of a panic attack near the summit of Tryfan - a peak in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia.Rescuers helped four people who were stuck 600ft from the summit - and got them off the mountain safely.The party of four became stuck in the waterfall gully area on Tryfan’s north ridge.
In an online message to visitors, the Ogwen team said: “The team have dealt with a number of panic attacks on Tryfan recently.Read more: Six people - including two children - die after horror crash between car and motorbike “Tryfan has considerable exposure with lots of climbing over or around ridges and edges. Will any of you be overly-affected by this?“Tryfan is difficult to navigate over in a traditional manner, especially in poor weather.
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