2008

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

Callout 19 in 2008

Alarm raised by an informant at Wasdale Head of a hypothermic casualty in the Lingmell Crag area on Lingmell. An RAF Sea King rescue helicopter was already working in the Lake District and was asked for assistance. The team assembled in the valley bottom whilst the helicopter went straight to Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 18 in 2008

Whilst the team were attending rescue Callout 17 in 2008 , another call came in for assistance. Two walkers had reported themselves lost on Crinkle Crags somewhere. They were high, in mist and above steep crags. Langdale and Ambleside team had searched the normal routes earlier that evening with team Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 16 in 2008

Whilst the team were attending the fallen walker on Broad Stand, a second callout came in from the police regarding a group of three walkers, again on Scafell and fortunately not too far from the Mickledore incident. The group of three were scrambling up Deep Gill from Lord’s rake. They Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 14 in 2008

Wasdale were asked to assist in the search for two lost young male walkers, believed to be on Crinkle Crags. They had a torch but were lost in mist. 10 team members were involved plus two SARDA search dogs (Pippi and Rosie) from the Wasdale Team, with their handlers. Parties Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 13 in 2008

Whilst searching for two lost climbers (see incident Callout 12 in 2008), the Wasdale team found a lone male walker in his early 50’s who had became separated from his walking companions at around 5.30 p.m. that evening. They had climbed Scafell Pike. He had no torch, map or compass Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 12 in 2008

Call from Keswick MRT to help locate two male climbers who were lost somewhere to the west of Great End. The two climbers had completed the winter route, Central Gulley on Great End and after coming out on the summit walked off to the right, descended, but became lost on Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2008

Two Wasdale team members were climbing on the snow slopes between Striding Edge and Swirral Edge on Helvellyn when they saw what they believed to be a climber falling down one of the eastern gulleys of Helvellyn. They were first on scene, administered casualty care to the unconscious male who Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 09 in 2008

Cumbria Police paged the team following a ‘999’ call from a group of 4 walkers who had lost their way descending from Scafell Pike. They had dropped down to Lingmell Col and by the description given had carried on across the wall and were now on Lingmell. The team leader Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago