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?
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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.
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Callouts Catch Up.![]()
2026, the first half. ![]()
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Regular followers will be aware we’ve had a busy 2026 so far for callouts and at the midpoint of the year it’s 99 requests for assistance to which we’ve deployed members to 88. ![]()
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Last weekend brought June to an end with a few visits to the waterfalls area of Bannau Brycheiniog - Brecon Beacons - National Park![]()
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Friday (26th), began with us assisting our First Responder friends at Bike Park Wales with the stretcher carry to ambulance of a rider with a leg injury.![]()
That was followed by an afternoon request to assist with a knee injury on the Four Falls Trail. After assessment by our Remote Rescue Medics we returned the casualty to their car for onward journey to hospital.![]()
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Saturday (27th), we were requested to assist in a multi agency incident in the waterfalls area recovering a person who’d entered the water, sadly an extensive resuscitation operation was not successful. Joint working with Dyfed-Powys Police, Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust (WAST), Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub CGC / MAWW Fire and Rescue, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, WAST HART and Wales Air Ambulance and #NationalParkWarden, ![]()
we deployed some team members from our Cardiff 3 Peaks Event and we’re grateful to Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team & Brecon Mountain Rescue Team who were able to assist with a few members. Were also grateful to an off-duty Paramedic who assisted. ![]()
We extend our deepest condolences to all family and friends. ![]()
Whilst this was ongoing we also assisted a family group on the trail, one of whom had suffered dizziness. After assessment by Remote Rescue Medics, they were able to be walked to safety.![]()
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Monday (29th), a teatime visit to Sgwd yr Eira waterfall for a walker who’d slipped and broken their wrist in the fall. ![]()
Whilst extricating to ambulance transport we had a request from WAST to investigate a report of a person with breathing difficulties somewhere on the trail. With hardly any info to go with, we re-deployed and carried out searches of the whole trail and waterfall sites but found nothing. After close consideration with WAST Control Room, as the sun was setting we agreed to stand down and return to base.![]()
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As ever, we continue to be grateful to all our family, friends and colleagues for all their support while we respond to all our incidents.