May 2002

A fell walker ran into the shop at Wasdale Head saying that his friend was injured at Hollowstones. A small group of team members who were already around the Head went up to look for him but found nothing. The Deputy Team Leader believes that the injured person must have Read more…

A call came in from the police to attend to a young lady who was exhausted below Cam Spout waterfall, Upper Eskdale, at the foot of Scafell Pike. The full team was called out yet again. Many of the team members having still not been home since the first rescue Read more…

The team was called to rescue a lady with a broken ankle on Harter Fell, Eskdale. The team were already at Gosforth tidying up from the previous rescue so it was a quick turnout. The casualty was relatively high up on Harter just above the col. Fist aid was administered Read more…

The Wasdale team was called to rescue a climber with a suspected broken foot on the Great Gable traverse, just below Tophet Wall. He had successfully completed his climb and was descending the mountain when the accident happened. A RAF Search and Rescue helicopter was in the area and was Read more…