Incidents – Wasdale Mountain Rescue

Wasdale – Fri 29th Dec 2000

Alert raised for three persons last seen going onto the fells by a local farmer at 1400 hrs. with light sacks. Their car with French number plates was left on the roadside at the cattle grid entry to Wasdale, just before Buckbarrow. The police requested a search of the lower Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 23 yearsFri 29th Dec 2000 ago

Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Sat 25th Nov 2000

Saturday 25th November. The second was a walker with "cramp" in his legs at Hollowstones, Scafell Pike in the afternoon of Saturday 2nd December 2000. He managed to walk off the fell aided by the team although the alert was for severe cramp and inability to move.

By Jon Lynch, 23 yearsSat 25th Nov 2000 ago

Middle Fell – Mon 13th Nov 2000

The rescue of two crag fast sheep, Middle Fell

By Jon Lynch, 23 yearsMon 13th Nov 2000 ago

Green How, Scafell – Sat 28th Oct 2000

Call from Whitehaven Police regarding a 20 yr. old male walker who had fallen over amongst boulders, badly lacerating his face. The call had come from another member of the five strong Bradford University group, who had raised the alarm by mobile phone. The casualty was a few hundred feet Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 23 yearsSat 28th Oct 2000 ago

Scafell Pike – Mon 23rd Oct 2000

Two adult men had rung 999 (from their mobile phone) to report becoming lost while attempting to descend from the summit of Scafell Pike. The team leader rang them back and asked them questions about the features they had passed and determined that they were probably on the footpath, at Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsMon 23rd Oct 2000 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 22nd Oct 2000

At about 21.15 hrs – call from Whitehaven Police. The full Wasdale Team was immediately called out followed by support from the Millom Fell and Search Team and SARDA Search Dogs. The intention being to deal with the first incident before diverting attention to the second problem. About 18 Wasdale Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSun 22nd Oct 2000 ago

Scafell – Sun 22nd Oct 2000

In the same phone call as above, Whitehaven Police also passed on details of a group of four climbers who were reported to be long overdue, having gone to do a long rock climb on Scafell crag. (Their ages ranged up to 74 yrs and information on medical history gave Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSun 22nd Oct 2000 ago

Wastwater – Sun 15th Oct 2000

The team were called by Whitehaven Police, regarding a diver who had tragically died in a diving accident in Wastwater. Although the diver was reported to be very deep and at the bottom of the Lake, the team were asked to provided recovery support for a member of the Lancashire Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSun 15th Oct 2000 ago

Scafell – Sat 7th Oct 2000

Call from Whitehaven Police regarding a group (with a mobile phone) who were reporting themselves to be in difficulty and lost on the descent from Scafell. The team leader spoke to the lost party on the mobile and was advised that they were a group of four adults, reasonably well Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSat 7th Oct 2000 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 7th Oct 2000

Call from the Whitehaven Police at about 1715 hrs concerning a single 43 yr old man who was long overdue on Scafell Pike. The informant was at Wasdale Head. The man (from the North East) had last been seen near the summit at about 1535 hrs. when he became separated Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSat 7th Oct 2000 ago

Kern Knotts, Great Gable – Fri 22nd Sep 2000

Team leader and a team member carried out a sheep rescue on Kern Knots. A local farmer’s wife had rung to ask if we could get two cragfast sheep out of the right side of the crags. I’m afraid one jumped but we did get the other and lowered it Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsFri 22nd Sep 2000 ago

Great Gable – Sun 17th Sep 2000

Call via Whitehaven Police regarding three people stuck on the summit of Great Gable. They had rung (by mobile phone) to report that although they appeared to be well equipped (bivi bags, waterproofs, GPS etc) they were cold, wet and getting very cold. They did not believe they would be Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSun 17th Sep 2000 ago

Throstlegarth, Upper Eskdale – Sun 17th Sep 2000

Call via the Wasdale Head Hotel to report that a man who was walking from Elterwater had not turned up. His girl friend had rung to see if he’d arrived and why he hadn’t rung her. His route would have taken him over Crinkle Crags, Bow Fell, Esk Pike and Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSun 17th Sep 2000 ago

Esk Hause – Thu 14th Sep 2000

Call via Whitehaven Police regarding a man with a mobile phone. He had rung 999 to report that his partner was suffering from exhaustion. When the team leader rang him, he found that his partner was not seriously exhausted and that they were in fact near Esk Hawse. We finished Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsThu 14th Sep 2000 ago

Gavel Neese, Great Gable – Sun 10th Sep 2000

Call from Burnthwaite Farm. Two people had reported someone with a broken leg and gave the location as between Beck Head and Gavel Knees. Being near the farm when the Team Leader got the message, he went directly to the scene of the incident and alerted the team through the Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSun 10th Sep 2000 ago

Eskdale – Fri 8th Sep 2000

Friday 55 years old lady was reported long overdue between Great Moss (Eskdale) and Hardknott. The husband was at the Brotherilkeld phone box and then started to search up the valley towards Lincove bridge. The lady was found by him just as the team were assembling at Millforge. Incident stood Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsFri 8th Sep 2000 ago

Scafell Pike – Thu 7th Sep 2000

Call from Whitehaven police. Two informants were at the Wasdale Head National Trust car park and had reported a missing person. He was last seen at 1300 hrs crossing the stream at the bottom of Brown Tongue leading up to Scafell. The person had a history of mental health but Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsThu 7th Sep 2000 ago

Unknown Location – Mon 28th Aug 2000

The team leader was called directly from the Wasdale Head Inn by a Wasdale team member. A lady was extremely concerned that her husband had not returned from a walk somewhere in Wasdale. They were here on holiday (from Jersey) and were staying with friends at Bigrigg. Her husband had Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsMon 28th Aug 2000 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 20th Aug 2000

Three males set off to walk up Scafell Pike as part of their 3-peaks challenge late in the afternoon. They left Burnthwaite heading for Styhead then turned to the south, crossing the beck and proceeding up Lingmel crags. Two turned back due to the ‘steepness of the rocks’. The third Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSun 20th Aug 2000 ago

Incident 38 in 2000

The team leader was asked for a dog handler and navigator to search upper Eskdale (Green Hole area) and up to Bowfell. Having opened the base and got the search team organised he then found that the two missing people (aged 72 and 16) had left Langdale earlier the previous Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 years ago

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Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT