Climber dies after falling from Welsh mountain ridge

Climber dies after falling from Welsh mountain ridge
A view down the ridge of Y Gribin (Julian Cartwright/Alamy/PA)

A climber died after falling “a considerable distance” from a Snowdonia mountain ridge at the weekend.

He was climbing the 3,200ft Y Gribin with two others on Saturday when a handhold broke, the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation (Ovmro) said.

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