Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team
More than just mountains
IN AN EMERGENCY…
- Dial 999 or 112
- Ask for POLICE
- State you need MOUNTAIN RESCUE
2025 Team Statistics so far…
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Incidents
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Exercises
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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?
To find out more about how you can make a good day better, check out:
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.
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Good luck to Penny who is heading to Buckingham Palace today to collect her OBE! ![]()
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Have a fantastic day Penny 🙌🏽Penny Brockman – Chair of Trustees, Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team (CBMRT)![]()
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CBMRT is delighted to share the news that Penny Brockman, Chair of Trustees, has been made an OBE in His Majesty's Birthday Honours List for 2024.![]()
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This is recognising her services to Mountain Rescue in the UK, including to the Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team and Mountain Rescue England & Wales.![]()
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We are proud that Penny has been part of CBMRT since 1986 when she was introduced to the team through the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. Penny later married Peter Howells, one of our founder members. Over the years she has held a number of operational and leadership positions including Team Leader and Treasurer. Notably, Penny was Team Leader at the time of the catastrophic fire of 2017 and her work ensured our swift return to operational readiness and led us through to complete recovery. This crisis-management experience also stood her in good stead as she later led us through the Covid-19 pandemic. Penny has been a consistent and energetic fund-raiser for the team where her fundraising and leadership efforts have resulted in major funds for the team.![]()
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This award is also for her long-term strategic leadership at a national level including as Finance Director for Mountain Rescue England & Wales.![]()
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Penny is thrilled to receive this honour and said: “it absolutely reflects all the support from the team over the years and, in particular, from Peter. I love to think how he would have grinned and chuckled with pride had he still been with us”.