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…
Rescue Hours
0
Incidents
0
Exercises
0
Events
0
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.
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Callouts Update:![]()
Our second half of July had the same busy activity as the first half of the month, ending up with us receiving 25 requests for help in July with team members deploying to 23.![]()
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This takes us to 128 and 115 deployments in total this year so far.![]()
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The latter half of July saw us attending locations all across our area. The Central Brecon Beacons mountains and Waterfalls Country, but also the Gwent Valleys (Twmbarlwm, Blaina), Rhondda Valley at Maerdy, Taffs Well a couple of times and Garwnant Forestry.![]()
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Lower leg and ankle fractures, hips and pelvis fractures/dislocations, shoulder/neck injuries, onset of various medical conditions and heat related problems, have all been reasons for us being called out. ![]()
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As usual it’s been terrific joint working with South Wales Police Dyfed-Powys Police Gwent Police Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust, #WASTHART, Brecon Mountain Rescue Team Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team South Wales Fire and Rescue Service![]()
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Being as busy as we are our kit must be kept repeatedly cleaned and maintained. So it’s another shout out of thanks to our friends at Clean'd Ltd for their continued support, not only for cleaning but also speedy return so the kit items are straight back into operational readiness. ![]()
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The first weekend of August has already seen us out a few times, but more on those in our next callouts’ update!