Kirk Fell

During the annual Wasdale Show fell race (up and down Kirk fell Nose)  a fell runner in his late 40s fell, injured his ankle and sustained a puncture wound.  The team were alerted but were already attending a head injury incident on Scafell Pike.  The injured person was initially treated with ankle Read more…

Scafell Pike

The team were called out to a male walker who had taken a tumble fall whilst descending Scafell Pike.  The walker, in his early thirties, was with his young son and friend when the accident took place.  The group from Cambrideshire were camping at Wasdale Head.  They had reached the summit and Read more…

On the way down with the assistance of D&FMRT

Corridor Route

The team were called out to attend a woman who had sustained a broken shoulder in a stumble fall near the bad step on the corridor route. The alarm had been raised by a member of the casualty’s group who had descended to Wasdale Head. When the team arrived at Read more…

Callout 52 in 2009

Call from the police regarding two missing walkers. The walkers reported themselves lost on Scafell Pike and 15 Wasdale team members plus a including a SARDA (lakes) search dog from the Wasdale team spent to night searching routes on the mountain but no one was found. /p> Following on from Read more…

Callout 13 in 2009

Wasdale MRT were asked by Langdale MRT to help search for a long overdue missing 60 year old male walker who had been walking in the Bowfell and Crinkle crags area. 15 Wasdale Team members and a SARDA dog handler searched the upper Eskdale areas and Duddon & Furness MRT Read more…

Alert in 2008

Call from Cumbria police regarding a group of 3 Peakers in trouble. The informant was at the campsite telephone box. Two groups had set off to complete Scafell Pike as a Three Peaks Challenge. Although the weather conditions were appalling with very heavy rain the groups had set off. The Read more…

Callout 72 in 2007

Paged by the Police following a ‘999’ mobile call reporting 2 teenage male walkers who were somewhere near Scafell Pike, overlooking a river and stick on a rocky ledge. One of the walkers had injuries. Due to the uncertainty of location the team leader requested additional manpower for the search Read more…