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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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?
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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As the Easter period heads to a close, we look back on what’s been a very busy period for us.![]()
Callouts:![]()
12 incidents we were called to over the last 3 weeks consisting of 2 searches and 10 rescues for missing and injured people, taking us to 48 incidents in 2025 so far. ![]()
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The two searches were assisting Police colleagues with missing vulnerable people and the rescues were across our Bannau Brycheiniog - Brecon Beacons - National Park and wider South Wales areas; leg injuries, pelvic, hip, fractured foot, spinal injuries all contributing to the busy period. ![]()
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It’s been joint working in various forms with colleagues from, ![]()
Dyfed-Powys Police ![]()
Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust South Wales Police ![]()
Search and Rescue Dog Association South Wales ![]()
Brecon Mountain Rescue Team![]()
Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team![]()
Longtown Mountain Rescue Team![]()
#FirstRespondersBikeParkWales![]()
MedserveWales![]()
#BBNPWarden![]()
Maritime and Coastguard Agency #R187StAthan![]()
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And of course our continued gratitude to our Team Members’ families & friends for support when holiday plans got disrupted.