- Incident
- 94 in 2024
- Type
- Full Callout — Cragfast
- Location
- Rough Crag, Scafell Pike
- Weather
- Cloudy Summits, Dry
- Other Agencies
- Cumbria Police, Rescue 936 from Caernarfon
- Tagged
- Cragfast
Another call from Cumbria Police yesterday. A walker had become cragfast in steep consequential ground on Rough Crag. He had wisely called for help.
A full callout was quickly made, and due to the length of time it would take team members to arrive on scene, air support was requested from a Coastguard helicopter.
Team members continued to make their way up the fell, however Rescue 936 was able to access the walker and winch to safety in the helicopter. He was then transported to the Wasdale valley at Brackenclose to be met by other team members.
Many thanks to the crew of Rescue 936, saving team members a long night on the fell, and as it turned out, keeping legs relatively fresh for the last callout of the day just before midnight…
Incident started at 17:59 and ended at 22:43 making 4.7 hrs in total. There were 20 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY219069. Total rescuer hours: 94
