Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team

More than just mountains

IN AN EMERGENCY…

2025 Team Statistics so far…

Rescue Hours

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Incidents

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Exercises

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Events

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Whichever way you plan to enjoy the mountains, be #adventuresmart

Ask yourself these three questions first…

  • Do I have the right gear?
  • Do I know what the weather will be like?
  • Am I confident that I have the knowledge and skills for the day?
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Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team…

is a voluntary organisation responsible for covering the Central section of the Brecon Beacons including South Wales’ highest mountain, Pen y Fan at 886m, Cribyn and Corn Du as well as the Ystradfellte waterfalls, Newport, Cardiff and the valleys.

Latest Incident

Callout: Thursday 5 December, 3.35pm, 5 hours. Bannau Brycheiniog.

Dyfed-Powys Police requested our assistance to locate a walker who had become lost in low cloud while descending Pen Y Fan.

With no phone contact to pinpoint the walker’s location, we began searching the major valleys and footpaths around the summit, supported by Brecon Mountain Rescue Team and search dogs from SARDA South Wales.

While searches were ongoing, our Incident Controllers continued efforts to establish phone contact. After a few hours, we were relieved to reach the walker, who had managed to find a signal and was safely off the mountain. He was uninjured but understandably cold and wet, and all search teams were stood down.

With #StormDarragh approaching this weekend, we strongly urge anyone heading outdoors to carefully consider their plans. Please heed all weather warnings, adjust your routes if needed, and stay safe. Conditions are likely to be far worse than shown in this footage.