Mountain rescuers from Aberdyfi had a busy weekend.

Aberdyfi Search & Rescue Team said the good weather brought a busy few days.

Just before 1pm on Friday, call-handlers from the team were made aware of an injured man on Graig y Bwlch near Dinas Mawddwy.

The male, in his 60s, had spent the early part of the morning photographing aircraft flying the ‘Mach Loop’.

Whilst descending the crag to return to his car, the man slipped on the steep ground and injured his left ankle. Unable to put weight on the injured limb, he called for assistance.

Team volunteers deployed from Bwlch Oerddrws carpark to the casualty’s location with a stretcher and medical equipment.

The casualty was assessed, and the limb splinted prior to him being loaded onto a stretcher for transportation back down the mountain.

Shortly before 9pm on the same day, the team was made aware of a lost walker on Hen Gerrig between Lake Vyrnwy and Llandymawddy.

A male in his 20s had started out from Lake Vyrnwy in the morning with the intention of walking a planned route. During the day he became disorientated and strayed away from any notable footpaths and his intended route. He called for assistance.

Team volunteers deployed to the area and made their way as far as possible up into the forestry in a team vehicle before continuing on foot to the man’s location.

He was medically assessed and given food and water before being escorted back down to the team vehicle. The man was transported back to the main road and met by family members.

All team members were off the hill by 2.30am.

At around 7.30pm on Saturday the team was called out to a missing walker on Cader Idris.

The man, one of a group, had been suffering the effects of heat, and at one point was reported to have become unresponsive. He apparently recovered sufficiently to attempt to walk off the mountain alone down the Minffordd path whilst another group member returned to their car, planning to meet him at the Minffordd car park.

When the friend arrived there, the casualty was not present, so he backtracked up the mountain but still did not encounter the casualty.

As team members made their way to the incident, news came through that the man had been found and no further assistance was required.

Team volunteer Graham O’Hanlon said: "It has been a busy weekend for many North Wales Mountain Rescue Teams.

“The good weather in some ways reduces the number of people getting lost, but at the same time increases the number of people taking to the hills, and therefore exposed to the probability of trips and slips.

"The heat can also impair good decision making, and ultimately become a serious health issue in its own right. Like poor weather, extreme heat might be a good reason to leave the mountains for another day and look for some of those shady forest walks instead."