- Incident
- 75 in 2025
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Beck Head, Great Gable
- Weather
- Cloudy Summits, Cool
- Other Agencies
- Cockermouth MRT
- Diagnosis
- Ankle Injury
- Tagged
- Fell Runner
Last Saturday, we were notified by Cockermouth MRT about a fell runner who had sustained an ankle injury. When the exact location was determined, it was in Wasdale’s patch. After a handover, the Wasdale MRT Team Leader swiftly called out the team.
Once on scene the fell runner was assessed and the offending ankle splinted for extra stability. After transferring to the team stretcher, the tricky carry down to Gavel Neese was completed without incident. A handover to the awaiting ambulance crew was then undertaken, before returning to base to reset the vehicles.
We hope the fell runner is recovering well, and hope he returns to successfully complete his Bob Graham challenge in the future.
Incident started at 18:05 and ended at 00:18 making 6.2 hrs in total. There were 22 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY204107. Total rescuer hours: 136
