Needle Ridge

Whilst returning from the initial incident on Great Gable and immediately after the alert for the rescue on Scafell Pike a further call came from the Police for a pair of climbers cragfast on Needle Ridge on the Napes crags due to greasy conditions on the rock. A small team Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 13 yearsSat 23rd Apr 2011 ago

Callout 39 in 2009

As the search (incident 38) was scaling down but before the team had left Eskmeals. Police call came in regarding two crag fast climbers who’d become stuck on Needle Ridge, Great Gable when their absail retreat was prevented by their rope becoming jammed. 4 Wasdale MRT were flown by RN Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsSun 28th Jun 2009 ago

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Needle Ridge, Great Gable

Callout 39 in 2009