Injured climber, 17, is 'poorly'

The steep mountainside and poor weather hampered the rescue

A teenage climber who was airlifted off a mountain in Snowdonia after a six hour operation is in intensive care in a north Wales hospital.

The 17-year-old from Worcestershire was in a group of four when he fell and was injured on the Tryfan peak on Saturday.

He was carried 1,000 feet down the mountain before being winched off.

The teenager was initially taken to hospital in Bangor and transferred to Glan Clwyd Hospital at Bodelwyddan where he is "stable but poorly".

A combined team of 25 rescuers went to help the teenager at 1000 BST on Saturday, but their efforts were hampered by the steep terrain, low cloud and gusting winds.

Team members

An RAF rescue helicopter, the RAF Valley Mountain and Ogwen Valley Mountain were all involved in the operation co-ordinated by North Wales Police.

The team members had to get the helicopter into a place on the mountain where the winds was not too strong before the injured teenager could be airlifted.

Mountain rescuers said the teenager fell a considerable distance from an area of the mountain known as the north tower. He has head and back injuries.

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