Incident
37 in 2010
Type
Location
Napes, Great Gable

999′ mobile phone call from a climbing party of two on Napes Needle, Great Gable. Male climber in his thirties had fallen and lacerated his upper leg. 18 team members attended. He was given casualty care on scene and marsupial’d down from the base of Napes Needle into the gulley bottom, then stretchered down the steep, very loose gulley to the walkers traverse where he managed an assisted walk back down to the valley bottom. Incident closed at 7.30 p.m.

Incident started at 14:30 and ended at 19:30 making 5 hrs in total. There were 18 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY20955 09992 (altitude 683 m). Total rescuer hours: 90

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