Mountain rescue in Wales

Wales is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest summit.

Voluntary mountain rescue teams in Wales are independent charities whose members are highly trained volunteers, who offer a free service and who are called out by the police.

[3] The Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service has a teams in Wales – and as part of the military is wholly government funded.

They have primary responsibility for aircraft crashes on high ground, but also respond to civilian calls for assistance from hikers and climbers.

South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team (SMWCRT) is a registered charity which was initially set up in 1946 for Swansea and Neath Valleys.

A member of a rescue team in Snowdonia ; November 1952 by Geoff Charles (1909-2002)
A Search and Rescue (SAR) SeaKing helicopter from RAF Valley , during a training sortie in the Snowdon mountains of the North.