A hiker cheated death after falling off a Snowdon mountain ridge - escaping with just a sprained wrist.

Jake Robinson tumbled 70m from Crib Goch, notorious for its "knife edge" trail.

Despite foggy conditions the 27-year-old said "the hiking bug" and restlessness from lockdown pushed him to go-ahead with the challenge.

But Jake’s left foot slipped on a rock causing him to fall from the dangerous ridge which had claimed a life of a walker on the same place just a month before.

He has dubbed himself the "luckiest man" after the 30 second fall saw him remarkably come to a natural halt, stopping just 10 metres away from another cliff edge.

His shocked friend called local rescuers who had to abseil down and load Jake onto a stretcher before a helicopter was able to reach him.

Physiotherapist Jake was eventually airlifted to hospital where he was examined for possible brain damage but was told by doctors he had only sustained a sprained wrist.

Jake, from Henlow, Bedfordshire, said: "I just can’t believe I survived it all.

"I’m a bit of a thrill seeker so I was always up for a bit of a challenge.

"In the 1950s my grandad completed the Crib Goch route.

"The weather was a bit foggy but we just approached it with a bit more caution.

"We had been hiking for a few hours and were about 30 minutes from the top when I stumbled.

"My friend said I just disappeared off the edge.

"It was like something out of a cartoon.

"I didn’t really think about dying, I was more concentrating on how to stop.

"When I finally stopped, I looked down at my legs and was expecting to see a bone popping out.

"A few seconds later I wriggled them and realised I hadn’t broken anything."

Jake and seven friends visited Snowdon for a day of hiking after successfully reaching the summit three months earlier.

They decided to visit again on 20 August, but decided to challenge themselves with a different trail.

Jake said only one other friend decided to join him on the notorious Crib Goch pathway to the top of the summit during one of the country’s foggiest days.

Agreeing to meet the others at the top, they set off at 2pm, deciding to go at a slower pace because of the conditions.

But just 30 minutes from the top, Jake slipped and fell.

His friend called mountain rescue and gave them ’Blatantly.Flag.Singer’ as their location, via rescue app What3Words.

Jake said he was left with cuts and bruises and a swollen left leg.

"I’m hobbling around a bit now but it could have been a lot worse," he said.

Jake wants to warn others of the dangers posed by extreme trails.

"I just want to warn others to really do your research before taking on dangerous routes.

"They are notorious for a reason.

"Looking back, I should not have done it.

"I want to give a big shout out to the mountain rescue service as they are just volunteers.

"If it wasn’t for them, I would have been a goner. I’m just so thankful.

"I know people have been cooped up for months because of the pandemic, but I want to share my story to act as a warning to others. It could have ended a lot worse.

"I suppose my takeaway from all of this is to never underestimate a mountain."