- Incident
- 55 in 2025
- Type
- Full Callout — Cragfast
- Location
- Little Hell Gate, Great Gable
- Weather
- Rain, Windy
- Other Agencies
- Cumbria Police
- Tagged
- Cragfast
Two walkers had called Cumbria Police to ask for assistance. They appeared to be on the traverse path at Little Hell Gate and had become afraid for their safety. It was also wet and windy and they were not well equipped for these conditions, so they were becoming very cold. All-in-all, quite intimidating conditions for inexperienced walkers.
The Team Leader made a full team callout to account for the worst-case scenario. The advance party got to the walkers and found them wet and cold either side of the very loose scree slope of Little Hell Gate, albeit on the correct route. After some re-warming, additional clothing and reassurance, they were thankfully both able to mobilise and walk off under the direction of team members.
Once walked back down to the valley, the team made their way back to base to dry off the equipment and reset the vehicles.
We hope the walkers are none the worse for their adventure, and we that they are back on the fells soon with some valuable experience behind them.
Incident started at 15:11 and ended at 19:08 making 4 hrs in total. There were 20 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 20801 10011. Total rescuer hours: 80
