Incidents – Wasdale Mountain Rescue

Eskdale – Tue 28th Nov 2017

Team called this evening for a combination of shouts heard in the Brotherikeld area and 2 walkers reported overdue from a walk. Team members went to the area to see if they could hear the shouts or spot the walkers and in the end the walkers returned safe & well Read more…

By Chris Cripps, 6 yearsSun 3rd Dec 2017 ago

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

Illgill Head – Thu 26th Oct 2017

Thursday evening saw the ream called again after someone reported seeing a torch light plashing SOS above the Wasdale Head campsite. A local team member had already headed up the hill to investigate and soon reported back to the Team Leader there was a female with a broken ankle near Read more…

By Chris Cripps, 6 yearsFri 27th Oct 2017 ago

Netherbeck, Wasdale – Tue 24th Oct 2017

Team called last night for a walker reported overdue from a walk from Wasdale to Ennerdale. The walker was found in the small hours by Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team near Ennerdale.

By Chris Cripps, 7 years ago

Bowfell – Wed 25th Oct 2017

The team was called for 3 walkers who where lost somewhere under Bow Fell in the Upper Esk. Due to the location the team leader was unable to re-contact the group.Â The were sent text messages with instructions should they become unlost and a small party was dispatched to search Read more…

By Chris Cripps, 7 years ago

Esk Hause – Wed 25th Oct 2017

The Team was called after an ML group came across a party of 4 lost below Esk Hause. They offered to escort the party to Styhead where 2 team members who were heading out for a run met them and took then down to Wasdale Head.

By Chris Cripps, 7 years ago

Eskdale – Thu 26th Oct 2017

The team was called out this afternoon to assist an elderly gentleman above Christcliff, Eskdale whilst descending from Eel tarn he’d slipped and fallen a couple of times and tried to make his way down but called for help when the ground became difficult. Once on scene he was assessed Read more…

By Chris Cripps, 7 years ago

Upper Eskdale – Sat 21st Oct 2017

We were called by our colleagues in Langdale Team to help look for a missing walker last seen ascending Bowfell via The Band. The walker was found by a mountain leader and group on a night navigation exercise near Long Crag in Upper Eskdale. The walker was passed to us Read more…

By Chris Cripps, 7 yearsSun 22nd Oct 2017 ago

Esk Hause – Sat 21st Oct 2017

We were called by Police about a group of walkers who were reported as wet through and poorly equipped for the conditions, one of whom was also missing. The group were found by a mountain leader at the Esk Hause shelter. As this is in Keswick Team’s patch the incident Read more…

By Chris Cripps, 7 years ago

Scafell Pike – Tue 17th Oct 2017

Earlier this evening we were contacted after a walker was reported overdue from a walk up Scafell Pike from Langdale. As the team leader was gathering information the walker turned up.

By Chris Cripps, 7 years ago

Sty Head – Tue 17th Oct 2017

The team alerted this morning after a group of walkers found a lone male exhausted by Sty Head stretcher box. Due to the location we passed this over to our Keswick colleagues who with assistance from Cockermouth brought him off the hill.

By Chris Cripps, 7 years ago

Straight Gill, Lingmell – Sun 15th Oct 2017

The team was called in the early hours of Sunday for a report of a walker overdue from a trip up Scafell Pike. A search started at first light and when the walker was not found in the first few hours the effort was ramped up with search groups from Read more…

By Chris Cripps, 7 years ago

Corridor Route, Scafell Pike – Fri 13th Oct 2017

Team called yesterday evening for a group of walkers who reported themselves lost, near to the Corridor Route on Scafell Pike. They had just managed to regained the path as the team leader made contact. (Having tried to self rescue for a couple of hours) Directions and advice was given Read more…

By Chris Cripps, 7 years ago

Adam-a-Crag, Crinkle Crags – Mon 9th Oct 2017

We were alerted to a small group of walkers lost on the Eskdale side of Crinkle Crags, with the location determined from the Lat and Long on their phone. Early indications suggest they were in difficult ground and combined with the very poor visibility they may require more than verbal Read more…

By Chris Cripps, 7 years ago

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