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Man in wheelchair left on Snowdon Men criticised for wheelchair run
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Rescuers had to help a man in a wheelchair down Snowdon after a group of people who had carried him there left him on his own during the ascent. Rescuers have criticised a group who tried to take a man in a wheelchair up Snowdon then called for help when they ran into difficulties.
The six martial arts enthusiasts were taking part in a fundraising record attempt and had carried the man up Llanberis Path. The group from Coventry were taking part in a fundraising record attempt to see how many martial arts enthusiasts could climb the mountain at one time.
They decided to leave him before they reached the peak, and were too tired when they returned to carry him down. They carried the man up Llanberis Path but found it too tough to go further.
They called out mountain rescuers, who criticised the group's actions. They then left the man in the wheelchair with a friend, while they carried on and reached the peak.
Llanberis mountain rescue team carried the 31-year-old man, who they said was cold, from the foot of Allt Moses to the mountain railway, and put him on a train to the foot of the mountain. When they returned to the man in the wheelchair, they were too tired to carry him back down and called for help from mountain rescuers.
The group from Coventry had been attempting to see how many martial arts enthusiasts could climb the mountain at one time. Llanberis mountain rescue team carried the 31-year-old man, who they said was cold, from the foot of Allt Moses to the mountain railway and put him on a train to the foot of the mountain.
They were carrying the man as part of the attempt, but abandoned the effort when the hike along the path became too tough.
The rescue team said the call-out on Saturday could have been avoided if the party had turned around with the wheelchair instead of continuing the ascent.The rescue team said the call-out on Saturday could have been avoided if the party had turned around with the wheelchair instead of continuing the ascent.