Chris Cripps

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Name: Chris Cripps
Date registered: Fri 9th Sep 2016

Latest posts

  1. The team attended Drigg Gala — Sat 8th Jun 2019
  2. Lingell Dash Fell Race 2018 — Fri 9th Mar 2018
  3. Wasdale MRT Receive donation from Blengdale Runners — Sun 4th Mar 2018
  4. Swift Water Training Weekend in Bala — Tue 10th Oct 2017
  5. Video from 28th August job — Thu 31st Aug 2017

Latest Incidents

  1. Slight Side, Scafell — Fri 14th Jun 2019
  2. Muncaster Fell — Tue 11th Jun 2019
  3. Penny Hill, Eskdale — Sat 8th Jun 2019
  4. Lords Rake, Scafell — Wed 5th Jun 2019
  5. Scafell Pike — Mon 3rd Jun 2019

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The team attended Drigg Gala

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News

Sat 8th Jun 2019

Sat 8th Jun 2019

Thank you to the communities of Drigg and Carlton whom invited us too their Gala today.

Its a great opportunity to attend these type of events as we get to meet new people and answer questions to give a better understanding on what we do. Its also a great way to recruit new team members …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.wmrt.org.uk/2019/06/15865/

Lingell Dash Fell Race 2018

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News

Fri 9th Mar 2018

Fri 9th Mar 2018

The annual Lingmell Dash takes place on 28th July at 14:30.  All proceeds to the team.

  • Category: AS
  • Distance: 7.2km / 4.5m
  • Climb: 762m / 2500ft
  • Venue: Wasdale Head Inn carpark, CA20 1EX.
  • Grid ref: NY187088
  • Skills & experience: ER, LK, NS
  • Minimum age: 16

http://www.fellrunner.org.uk/races.php?id=5790

 

 

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.wmrt.org.uk/2018/03/lingell-fell-race-2018/

Wasdale MRT Receive donation from Blengdale Runners

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News

Sun 4th Mar 2018

Sun 4th Mar 2018

Members of Wasdale MRT were invited along to the Blengdale Runners AGM to receive a £400 donation from the proceeds of last year’s 2 road races.

Each year Blengdale Runners, also based in Gosforth, host a 10 mile run in June and a 10km in September.  All money raised is donated to local charities in …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.wmrt.org.uk/2018/03/wasdale-mrt-receive-donation-from-blengdale-runners/

Swift Water Training Weekend in Bala

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News, Training

Tue 10th Oct 2017

Tue 10th Oct 2017

Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team have a specialist capability for Flood and Swift water Rescue. This consists of a dozen trained and accredited ‘technicians’ who are responsible, together with other MRTs and partner agencies for responding to flooding and water related incidents. MRTs have made a significant contribution in responding both in Cumbria and elsewhere over …

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Video from 28th August job

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Thu 31st Aug 2017

Thu 31st Aug 2017

Two team members being winched down to the fell  above Pikes Crag to attend to an injured walker on the summit of Scafell Pike

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.wmrt.org.uk/2017/08/video-from-28th-august-job/

Lingmell Dash 22 July 2017

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News

Mon 31st Jul 2017

Mon 31st Jul 2017

This year’s Wasdale Mountain Rescue Lingmell Dash saw a disappointingly small but experienced field of 13 set off down the valley by Jen Fraser, who founded the race in 2002, on her return from New Zealand on holiday. A round trip of four and a half miles with a 2500 foot climb saw Yorkshire raider …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.wmrt.org.uk/2017/07/lingmell-dash-22-july-2017/

Apprentices Donate

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News

Wed 26th Oct 2016

Wed 26th Oct 2016

2nd year apprentices from Energus made a donation of £351.58 to the team last month.

Each year they select 3 charities to raise funds for, which they have been doing for the last 4 years.

The cheque was presented by Abigail Elsworth, she was one of a 8 apprentices who got involved with the charity work this year,

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.wmrt.org.uk/2016/10/apprentices-donate/