Two hikers in Wales required urgent rescue last week after mistaking Strava’s heat trail map for a footpath. On November 18, a father and son duo were hiking the 3,261ft Glyder Fach Mountain in Eryri National Park, formerly Snowdonia, when they attempted to follow the heat trail map back down.
Realizing the error of their ways, the pair called for help, and a team from the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organization was quickly dispatched. Braving heavy snowfall and temperatures down to 16°F (-9°C), three rescuers ascended the mountain to aid the stranded pair.
