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A WOMAN had to be rescued from Snowdon where winds speeds reached 125mph during the height of Storm Brian.

The woman was blown off the Llanberis Path, just past the Halfway House cafe, and ended up with finger and ankle injuries just after midday on Saturday.

Around 16 Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team volunteers were involved in the rescue – their 200th of the year – which took four hours to complete.

They had to stretcher her down the mountain in atrocious conditions on the path which was “running like a river”.

She was then taken by ambulance to Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, by paramedics.

Chair of Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team, Rob Johnson, said: “She was assessed for her injuries by a casualty carer, and a team paramedic, and then evacuated by stretcher back down the Llanberis path.

“By now the path was running like a river.

“We encourage anyone who is going up Snowdon to check the weather first.

“If people want advice, in winds above 30mph avoid steep ridges where there’s potential to be blown off, above 50mph you need to think whether you really want to go up and above 70mph it’s very dangerous.”

By 8.30am on Saturday, the Clogwyn weather station on the mountain was picking up wind speeds of 112mph on the most exposed part of Snowdon, which sits around 800 metres above sea level.

As the wind continued throughout the day, gusts became stronger – reaching up to 125mph at the same spot.

Mr Johnson added: “Lots of people who go up Snowdon are inexperienced and don’t know it is going to be three times windier on the summit than it is in the car park.”