The tragic accident happened on Saturday morning, with a 36-year-old climber pronounced dead at the scene in Snowdonia and his body airlifted by a mountain rescue team
A man tragically died after plummeting from a popular hiking route in Wales.
The 36-year-old fell from the notorious Crib Goch in Eryri National Park (also known as Snowdonia National Park) on Saturday. Emergency services, including North Wales Police and the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team, rushed to the scene following reports of a man falling from the ridge at 11.30am.
However, although he was airlifted from the mountain the climber was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Formal identification is yet to take place but police say the man’s next of kin have been informed, reports Wales Online.
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Inspector Jamie Owens said: “My deepest condolences remain with the man’s family at this incredibly difficult time. Our investigation into the circumstances of this tragic incident is ongoing.
“We are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the fall to contact police via our website or by calling 101, quoting reference number 25000678802.”
This is not the first time someone has died while climbing in Eryri National Park this year. On February 22, civil engineer Maria Eftimova, 28, fell from the Tryfan north ridge – a popular but dangerous scrambling route.
Bulgarian Maria – who had more than 10,000 followers on social media – was an experienced mountaineer and had not long completed an ice-climbing course in Norway. Her pal, Victoria Critchley, paid tribute to the social influencer who had been living in Manchester: “Maria was an ambitious, bright and cherished 28 year old, whose vibrant personality, energy and aura touched and uplifted all around her.
“She had a passion for engineering, having studied Civil Engineering at the University of Salford and a love for extreme sports. Her biggest passion being Snowboarding, which she was super excited for and looking forward to doing again on her upcoming trip to Austria.
“She had an insatiable thirst for life and exploring our world’s beauty. Tragically, she was taken from her family far, far, far too soon!”
Less than a week before Maria’s death, which in June was ruled as accidental, another climber lost their life in the park. Dr Charlotte Crook, in her 30s, died while climbing Glyder Fach, located in the same region, on February 16.
She and her colleague, Adam Weatherhogg, were walking in Snowdonia when she slipped and fell 30ft from a grassy ledge. Despite having a broken wrist, he tried in vain to save Charlotte for more than an hour.
Senior coroner John Gittins praised his “amazing efforts” as he attempted chest compressions on his friend. Charlotte’s parents said the hills and mountains were their only child’s “happy place”. The coroner reached a conclusion of accidental death that was a “conspiracy of all matters at that time, weather, route and loss of footing.”
In May 2024, the remains an experienced walker who went missing while trekking alone in Snowdonia were found 12 years on by a search and rescue team who were trying to locate a separate missing walker. Shayne Colaco disappeared in the summer of 2012 while walking alone in the Carneddau mountain range in Eryri.