Incidents – Wasdale Mountain Rescue

Scafell Pike – Sat 25th Nov 2017

We were called by Police about a walker reported overdue from a trip up Scafell Pike the previous day. Car parks and roads in Wasdale & Eskdale were checked by Police and team members but no trace of the walkers vehicle was found. A limited search was started later on Read more…

By Chris Cripps, 6 years ago

Pillar – Sat 18th Nov 2017

We were called by Police about 2 walkers who were descending a gill below Wistow Crags on Pillar. One of the walkers had taken a short tumble in the gill banging their head and injuring their arm. Due to the unusual location a short search was needed to locate the Read more…

By Chris Cripps, 6 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 12th Nov 2017

We were called by Police about 2 walkers who’d become stuck on the summit of Scafell Pike. The weather was very cold and windy and they were encouraged to start walking down towards Wasdale in what was left of the daylight. Sarloc was used to track their progress. They were Read more…

By Chris Cripps, 6 yearsSun 12th Nov 2017 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 11th Nov 2017

We were called by Police about a walker reported to be separately from their group and potentially lost near the summit of Scafell Pike. The lost walker was helped off the mountain by other walkers without us needing to deploy.

By Chris Cripps, 6 years ago

Hardknott Pass – Fri 3rd Nov 2017

The team was alerted by NWAS after an 18 year old female came off her bike descending Hardknott. With info a little sketchy and knowing a fall off a bike on Harknott isn’t much fun the team was called to base while further info was gathered.Â After a call to Read more…

By Chris Cripps, 6 years ago

Scafell Pike – Fri 3rd Nov 2017

The team leader took a police call after a walker was reported overdue having left Langdale Campsite the previous morning.Â We alerted Langdale MRT so they were aware in case a search was required.Â As the previous day had been nice and it had been a mild night it was Read more…

By Chris Cripps, 6 yearsMon 6th Nov 2017 ago

Middleboot Knotts, Scafell Pike – Tue 31st Oct 2017

We were called by Police about 2 walkers who had become lost whilst descending Scafell Pike. Using Sarloc their position was established as Middleboot Knotts below the Corridor Route in difficult terrain.Â After initial attempts to guide them off the hill over the phone failed,Â a small team headed up Read more…

By Chris Cripps, 6 yearsThu 2nd Nov 2017 ago

November 2017

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

Scafell Pike – Sat 25th Nov 2017

Pillar – Sat 18th Nov 2017

Scafell Pike – Sun 12th Nov 2017

Scafell Pike – Sat 11th Nov 2017

Hardknott Pass – Fri 3rd Nov 2017

Scafell Pike – Fri 3rd Nov 2017

Middleboot Knotts, Scafell Pike – Tue 31st Oct 2017