Northern Ireland fundraiser died after fall on Snowdonia’s Crib Goch ridge
Adrian McAnarney, a 57-year-old father of two from County Down, died after falling about 100ft on the Crib Goch ridge in Snowdonia while hiking with friends. He had been training for a planned trek to Mount Everest base camp, raising money for Northern Ireland Hospice; an inquest concluded that his death was accidental.
The inquest heard that McAnarney and a fellow hiker left the Miner's Path and walked along a goat track, where he reached for a large stone before falling. He suffered multiple crush injuries and a fatal head injury. Mountain rescue volunteers and a helicopter attended, but he was pronounced dead at the rescue base.
In short
- Adrian McAnarney died after a fall on Snowdonia’s Crib Goch ridge.
- He was preparing for an Everest base camp trek for charity.
- An inquest concluded his death was accidental.
Explained simply
Crib Goch is a narrow, rocky ridge on Yr Wyddfa, also known by its English name, Snowdon, in Eryri (Snowdonia) in north-west Wales. Its steep, exposed terrain makes walking there more demanding than on the mountain’s main paths.
Adrian McAnarney was from County Down in Northern Ireland and was preparing for a trek to Mount Everest base camp to raise money for Northern Ireland Hospice, which provides care and support for people with serious illness. An inquest is a formal investigation into a death; in this case, it concluded that his death was accidental.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Father-of-two died after falling 100ft from Snowdonian mountain ridge while training to climb Mount Everest, inquest told”.