Incidents – Wasdale Mountain Rescue

Scafell Pike – Sun 30th Jun 2013

The team was called out along with Duddon & Furness MRT to search for a male who had become separated from his companion at 11:45. The missing person turned up safe and well at the Woolpack, Eskdale, whilst we were deploying onto the fell. He had walked out to the Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 11 years ago

Great Gable – Sun 23rd Jun 2013

Call for a group of 9 reported lost on Great Gable. Significant work was done making enquiries without mounting a callout and in the end they may their own way back to their vehicle.

By Jon Lynch, 11 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 23rd Jun 2013

Whilst we were dealing with incident 44 a second call came in for a party of 3 who had been stuck on the mountain all night and just managed to get a mobile signal. Two team members diverted onto the new incident with a bivvy tent to find and stabilise Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 11 yearsSun 23rd Jun 2013 ago

Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Sun 23rd Jun 2013

The team was called out at around 05:00 to help a female walker who had a suspected broken leg on Scafell Pike. She was treated by the team and transferred by stretcher to an ambulance waiting in the valley.

By Jon Lynch, 11 yearsSun 23rd Jun 2013 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 16th Jun 2013

We were contacted about a party of eleven 3 peakers reported overdue by their driver at Seathwaite, Borrowdale. It turned out that the party had descended into Wasdale by accident and had tried to contact their driver but the message didn’t get through due to poor mobile phone reception.

By Jon Lynch, 11 yearsSun 16th Jun 2013 ago

Pillar – Sat 15th Jun 2013

We were contacted, along with Cockermouth MRT by the Police about a group of 3 ladies who had gone walking on the Pillar – Steeple ridge and had yet to return. They arrived back whilst Cockermouth were speaking with the informant on the phone.

By Jon Lynch, 11 yearsSun 16th Jun 2013 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 8th Jun 2013

The team was called out to attend a walker on Scafell Pike who had sustained a leg injury. Casualty care was given and then 10 team members from Wasdale and 9 members from Duddon and Furness MRT stretchered the casualty down to Wasdale Head. Note: this was our fifth full Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 11 yearsSat 8th Jun 2013 ago

Sea King, taking the casualty to hospital

Overbeck, Wasdale – Fri 7th Jun 2013

Whilst the team was responding to the Great Gable incident a call came in for a walker with a broken ankle a few kilometers above Overbeck car park. Dudden and Furness MRT were called in to deal with this incident with some Wasdale team members not involved on Gable. Casualty Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 11 yearsSat 8th Jun 2013 ago

June 2013

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

Scafell Pike – Sun 30th Jun 2013

Great Gable – Sun 23rd Jun 2013

Scafell Pike – Sun 23rd Jun 2013

Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Sun 23rd Jun 2013

Scafell Pike – Sun 16th Jun 2013

Pillar – Sat 15th Jun 2013

Scafell Pike – Sat 8th Jun 2013

Overbeck, Wasdale – Fri 7th Jun 2013

Napes, Great Gable – Fri 7th Jun 2013

Muncaster Castle – Mon 3rd Jun 2013

Wasdale – Mon 3rd Jun 2013

St Bees Head – Mon 3rd Jun 2013

Yewbarrow – Sat 1st Jun 2013