Climber rips skin off her hands saving partner in 33ft mountain fall

A climber has been saved from serious injury after plummeting 10m (33ft) while climbing the Tryfan mountain in north Wales.

They were part of a group of three who were climbing the "Gashed Crag" route in Eryri, also known as Snowdonia, the Ogwen mountain rescue team said.

The climber fell straight past the belay, who was responsible for the climber's safety, typically standing on the ground to manage the rope.

The belayer heroically managed to hold them but suffered "severe rope burns in the process", meaning they were unable to continue and called for help.

Tryfan is one of the highest mountains in Eryri National Park, standing at 917.5 metres (3,000ft) and is often described as a peak that marks the line between hiking and mountaineering and is difficult to navigate in a traditional manner, especially in poor weather.

In a Facebook post, mountain rescue said the climbing leader was uninjured after the fall and managed to regain the belay device which helps to keep the climbers safe.

The maritime coastguard rescue team were called to lift the team members onto a hill before the climbers were raised to the summit with a technical rope rescue system.

"Once checked over, the casualty was fitted with a confidence rope and then made an impressive 'hands free' descent of Tryfan," the post added.