Mountain rescuers reported a busy weekend with an influx of incidents taking their total number of call-outs this year to more than 50.

Volunteers from Ogwen Valley were called to help nine friends with no mountaineering experience who set out to climb Tryfan - as well as a woman who fell from her bicycle in Betws y Coed.

Referring to the first incident, a spokesman said: "Nine friends with no mountaineering experience set out to climb Tryfan having chosen it from the roadside after journeying to North Wales.

"With no equipment, route in mind or map it soon went wrong.

"Two of the group split off ahead and later summited, three of the group turned around early and went back down leaving four continuing to climb up slowly.

One of the group suffered a panic attack

"The two on the summit phoned the group of four and advised them to turn around and go back down

"This they did but with no map or compass they strayed onto the west face where one of the group with a history of panic attacks subsequently had one and couldn't breathe properly.

"A hill party deployed to the casualty group and moved them slowly back to the North Ridge before the coastguard rescue helicopter from St Athan became available after a rescue on Snowdon.

"R187 was able to winch the hyper-ventilating casualty aboard fly him down to Oggie Base while the hill party continued to walk the remaining group back down to the roadside."

Referring to the second incident, Ogwen Valley Moutain Rescue posted on Facebook: "A local couple were riding their bikes down to Betws for breakfast when the woman failed to make a corner hitting a wall.

The woman was hurt after falling from her bike

"She went over the wall down into the woodland hitting trees and sustaining chest and arm injuries.

"Paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service attended along with North Wales Police and the team were requested due to the rugged terrain she landed in.

"Under control of the team doctor, the casualty was covered with blizzard survival blankets and heatpacks before being immobilised in a vacuum mattress and placed in a stretcher.

"A short, technical carry saw the casualty at the road where she was taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd for treatment."

The spokesman added: "The casualty was wearing her brand new helmet for the first time and it was split with the impact of the crash and undoubtedly helped to mitigate further injury to her head.

"The team wish her well and hope she recovers from her injuries quickly."

Ogwen Valley said they've had a busy spell in recent days attending other rescues at Aber Falls and Carnedd Llewelyn, Bethesda, Moel Siabod and Cwm Idwal.