Jack Carne Dies in 200ft Glyder Fawr Fall, Friends Keep Hiking With His Father

3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 27

Jack Carne, 23, died after a rock came loose near Glyder Fawr’s summit, sending him 200ft down the mountain when he was about 10m from the 1,000m peak.
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue recovered his body the next day after friends Matty Belcher and Brandan Smith waited for hours on a ledge; rescuers later described the February 2023 death as a freak accident.
One week later, the two friends returned to the site with Jack’s father, Rich, seeking closure and finding his cap near where he fell.
That trip led to regular hikes together, and after Jack’s funeral they climbed 917m Tryfan—one of his unfinished goals—and scattered his ashes at the summit.
The story comes as mountain rescue demand rises: callouts in England and Wales have doubled over the past decade to more than 3,000 a year by 2024, while north Wales recorded 23 mountain deaths last year.

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