The team was called out to attend a pair cragfast descending from Scafell. Whilst we were ascending to Hollowstones the police informed us that passing walkers had helped the pair to safety and we returned to our vehicles.
Thanks to Chris Himsworth for the photos.
Incident started at 16:22 and ended at 18:45 making 2.4 hrs in total. There were 21 Wasdale team members involved. Total rescuer hours: 50
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