Wasdale Mountain Rescue

Scafell Pike – Sun 16th Jun 2013

Jon Lynch — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:28:03 +0000

We were contacted about a party of eleven 3 peakers reported overdue by their driver at Seathwaite, Borrowdale. It turned out that the party had descended into Wasdale by accident and had tried to contact their driver but the message didn’t get through due to poor mobile phone reception.

Pillar – Sat 15th Jun 2013

Jon Lynch — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:25:57 +0000

We were contacted, along with Cockermouth MRT by the Police about a group of 3 ladies who had gone walking on the Pillar – Steeple ridge and had yet to return. They arrived back whilst Cockermouth were speaking with the informant on the phone.

Scafell Pike – Sat 8th Jun 2013

Jon Lynch — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:35:39 +0000

The team was called out to attend a walker on Scafell Pike who had sustained a leg injury. Casualty care was given and then 10 team members from Wasdale and 9 members from Duddon and Furness MRT stretchered the casualty down to Wasdale Head.

Note: this was our fifth full team callout and seventh incident in five days.

Overbeck, Wasdale – Fri 7th Jun 2013

Jon Lynch — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:27:29 +0000

Whilst the team was responding to the Great Gable incident a call came in for a walker with a broken ankle a few kilometers above Overbeck car park. Dudden and Furness MRT were called in to deal with this incident with some Wasdale team members not involved on Gable. Casualty care was given and the Sea King returned from the Gable incident to transport the casualty to hospital.

Napes, Great Gable – Fri 7th Jun 2013

Jon Lynch — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:54:41 +0000

The team was called out to attend a fallen climber on Abbey Buttress, Great Gable. A Sea King helicopter from HMS Gannet assisted with lifting team members and equipment up the fell and then winched the casualty from the crag.

Muncaster Castle – Mon 3rd Jun 2013

Jon Lynch — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:14:04 +0000

The third incident of the day was to a casualty at Muncaster Castle with a suspected hip fracture. She was treated at the scene by the air ambulance Doctor and then carried on stretcher to an awaiting land ambulance.

Wasdale – Mon 3rd Jun 2013

Jon Lynch — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:58:02 +0000

Whilst attending the St Bees Head incident a call came in for an incident at Wasdale Head. One team member investigated and determined that no further team involvement was necessary.

St Bees Head – Mon 3rd Jun 2013

Jon Lynch — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:43:03 +0000

The team was called out to attend a walker who had fractured her ankle on the coast path near St Bees Head lighthouse. The ankle was treated and splinted and the team then stretchered the casualty to a waiting ambulance.

Yewbarrow – Sat 1st Jun 2013

Jon Lynch — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 21:54:39 +0000

We were contacted by the Police regarding two walkers who were reported overdue on a walk between Yewbarrow & Red Pike. Whilst we were starting to gather details they turned up safe & well.

Eskdale – Thu 30th May 2013

Jon Lynch — Fri, 31 May 2013 13:24:30 +0000

The team was called out to assist a man who had sustained an injury whilst using an axe to cut wood. A team doctor worked with paramedics to stabilise the injury before the team stretched them to the waiting ambulance.