Alun Pugh - question to the minister for sport

Mr Pugh's plea came after Jason Jones, aged 20, from Llanrug, near Caernarfon, died after falling in treacherous conditions near the top of the north Wales mountain range.

The coroner has been informed and an investigation has been launched to determine what happened.

It is understood that although the mountain was covered in snow and thick ice, Mr Jones was wearing training shoes instead of boots suitable for the conditions.

Mr Pugh has maintained that the new Right to Roam law would increase the number of people taking to the hills.

Better public information is, he believes, essential to highlight the dangers to anyone considering climbing above the snowline.

Mr Pugh is planning to table a question to Jenny Randerson, the assembly minister with responsibility for sport.

Mr Jones was in a party of four when he fell between 500 and 700 feet from the peak on Saturday.

Many attempt climbs without preparation

He was halfway between the summit and Clogwyn mountain railway station when he fell from the Llanberis Path.

North Wales Police coordinated the rescue after members of St. Athan mountain rescue team found the party.

They have warned climbers to ensure they are adequately kitted-out before setting off on similar journeys.

'Ill-equipped'

Mr Jones was airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor but was pronounced dead on arrival.

Aled Taylor, the chair of Llanberis Mountain Rescue team and a warden at Snowdonia National Park, said the climbers were not suitably dressed or equipped for the conditions.

Mr Jones was wearing trainers and the team did not have crampons and ice picks, said Mr Taylor.

As they scaled the mountain, they realised the snow was becoming thicker, so chose to return down the mountain via the railway track.

Head injuries

On Sunday, a walker was airlifted to hospital after falling up to 30ft from a clifftop at Borth near Aberystwyth.

The man was taken by helicopter to to the Morriston Hospital in Swansea suffering from head injuries.

The Borth Inshore Lifeboat and coastguard teams from Borth and Aberystwyth were joined by police and ambulance crews in the rescue operation.

His man's fall was reported at 1335hrs.

The Milford Haven coastguards said the man was walking alone when he fell between 20 and 30 ft onto the beach.