The team was called to assist a mother and son stuck on scree in Great Hells Gate on Great Gable. The team helped them down the scree and escorted them to Sty Head where they descended to their car in Borrowdale.
Incident started at 14:11 and ended at 19:00 making 4.8 hrs in total. There were 14 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 2107 0993 (altitude 637 m). Total rescuer hours: 67
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