We were contacted by the Police about a family of 4 who had become lost on their descent of Scafell Pike. After speaking with them on the phone it was likely they were in the rough ground between Piers & Straight Gill on the north side of Lingmell. A limited callout was initiated to locate …
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We were contacted by Keswick team about a man who was reported to have collapsed high up on Great Gable near Westmoreland Crags. Keswick team, along with the Great North Air Ambulance and a RN Seaking from HMS Gannet were already responding. We also mounted a callout and drove down the valley to Burnthwaite Farm …
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The team was called out to Muncaster Fell to attend a collapsed fell walker on a Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition. She was treated for exhaustion and stretchered from the fell.
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As the first incident was coming to an end a second call came in. Initially the location or nature of the incident was unclear but developed into a report of a male who was struggling to make his way down off Scafell Pike and had fallen over a number of times. He was quickly found …
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We were contacted by the Police about a couple who had become lost on their descent from Scafell Pike. We were able to locate them using their smart phone and then they were walked off the mountain by team members. 8 Team Members involved
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Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team - Latest News
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Tue 4th Oct 2011
Tue 4th Oct 2011
The Team were successful with a grant application for £12,500 of rescue equipment – to try out the gear an exercise was held on the river Esk at Trough House Bridge which was filmed by ITV Border along with BBC Radio Cumbria interviews.
The team now has 2 x six person swift water Recsue …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.wmrt.org.uk/2011/10/swift-water-rescue-training/
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Thu 15th Sep 2011
Thu 15th Sep 2011
Today we have switched to the new Team Website. As well as a new look, we also have a new address http://www.wmrt.org.uk. Most of the content from the old site has been transferred to the new site, however, the old site is still accessible at http://archive.wmrt.org.uk.
As with anything new there …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.wmrt.org.uk/2011/09/new-website-goes-live/
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Sun 11th Sep 2011
Sun 11th Sep 2011
Thank you to our supporters and team members who helped to make the weekend a success despite the atrocious weather conditions on the Saturday where the ‘Duck Race’ had to be postponed due to Mosedale beck being in full spate and too dangerous to use. In total the weekend raised £2109 for team funds. Below …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.wmrt.org.uk/2011/09/kern-knotts-crack-2000-raised/
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Thu 25th Aug 2011
Thu 25th Aug 2011
The team was well represented at the Gosforth Show last weekend. Plenty of raffle tickets were sold for the upcoming Kern Knotts Crack weekend.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.wmrt.org.uk/2011/08/gosforth-show/
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Thu 25th Aug 2011
Thu 25th Aug 2011
Iona Frost-Pennington and her husband Peter visited Millforge to understand a little more about the team and the way mountain rescue is organised regionally and nationally. Iona and Peter live at Muncaster Castle and together with her father own the estate. Recently she was appointed by the Queen as the Deputy Lord Lieutenant of …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.wmrt.org.uk/2011/08/deputy-lord-lieutenant/
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Fri 12th Aug 2011
Fri 12th Aug 2011
A small but select band of runners assembled at the Wasdale Head Inn on Saturday for the tenth running of the 4.5 mile 2500ft Lingmell Dash Fell Race. This race combines fast flat running on the valley floor with a lung bursting climb to the summit where race organiser Tim Brooks (Wasdale MRT member) …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.wmrt.org.uk/2011/08/lingmell-dash/
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Mon 8th Aug 2011
Mon 8th Aug 2011
The team is holding a fundraising weekend based at Wasdale Head over the weekend of the 2nd – 4th September.
- On Friday evening from 7pm Cat Like Thief and other bands will be playing.
- Saturday will see a wide variety of activities all day including Mountain Rescue displays, Art Workshop, Duck …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.wmrt.org.uk/2011/08/kern-knotts-crack-weekend-2nd-4th-sept/
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Sat 18th Jun 2011
Sat 18th Jun 2011
Does the sight of such rubbish fill you with dismay? This is what happens every year when we have the three peaker hordes. I am sure that many other walkers are also to blame when they decide to unload their rucksacks and make the place look like a rubbish tip. Well done to those walkers …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.wmrt.org.uk/2011/06/scafell-pike-summit-a-high-point-of-the-day-or-visit-to-to-local-tip/
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Wed 13th Apr 2011
Wed 13th Apr 2011
The team will be involved in two events on the Bank holiday Monday following ‘The Big Wedding’. Mountain and Cave Rescue Awareness day is Monday 2nd May and across the country, teams are carrying out various fund raising and safety awareness programmes. The Coast 2 Coast event is detailed in the attached press release. Wasdale …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.wmrt.org.uk/2011/04/wasdale-mrt-kicks-starts-the-coast-2-coast-twirlies-on-tour-2nd-may-2011/
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Fri 14th Jan 2011
Fri 14th Jan 2011
The team’s annual dinner was held last night with a great turnout (around 35 I think). The Strands Inn was the venue and Mark and Lesley Corr did us proud with a great value menu. Thank you to all those who cam along on the night and thank you to their wives, husbands and partners …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.wmrt.org.uk/2011/01/team-dinner-and-25-yr-awards/