Incidents – Wasdale Mountain Rescue

Scafell Pike – Sat 17th Mar 2007

Cumbria Police paged the team regarding a mobile ‘999’ call from a group of 11 students who lost on Scafell Pike, believed to be in the Piers Gill area. Due their condition (cold and very wet) and the weather conditions forecasted that night (gales and heavy rain preceding the snow) Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSat 17th Mar 2007 ago

Scafell Pike – Wed 7th Mar 2007

Whilst the team leader was still at the base, a further call came in from the police regarding a missing male walker. Two males in their early 20’s from the Isle of Wight had set off from Brackenclose to climb Scafell Pike via Mickledore. They reached the summit at 11:30 Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsWed 7th Mar 2007 ago

Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Wed 7th Mar 2007

The Team were paged by Whitehaven police to attend a 62 year old female walker from Whitehaven who had collapsed with chest pains. She was with her husband and another walker who raised the alarm by mobile. They were located 200 metres above the beck crossing at Brown Tongue on Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsWed 7th Mar 2007 ago

Scafell Pike – Mon 5th Mar 2007

The Team were paged by the police following a mobile ‘999’ from the summit of Scafell Pike. Two walkers had set off from Brackenclose and were unsure how to get off the mountain in deteriorating weather. It was raining and there was cloud down to Lingmell Col. The team leader Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsMon 5th Mar 2007 ago

March 2007

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

Scafell Pike – Sat 17th Mar 2007

Scafell Pike – Wed 7th Mar 2007

Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Wed 7th Mar 2007

Scafell Pike – Mon 5th Mar 2007