Scafell Pike – Sat 5th May 2012
The team was contacted by the Police regarding a small boy who’d become separated from his walking party on Scafell Pike. By the time we had contacted the informant the boy had been relocated, safe & well.
The team was contacted by the Police regarding a small boy who’d become separated from his walking party on Scafell Pike. By the time we had contacted the informant the boy had been relocated, safe & well.
The team was contacted about a young orienteer who had not returned from a competition. Whilst enquiries were being made he turned up safe and well.
At 03:30 a call came in for a group of 12 doing the 3 peaks challenge who were lost and tired. We gave them some advice over the phone, they made their own way off the mountain this morning.
We were contacted by Police regarding an 80 year old man who had gone for a walk this morning in the Dent Fell – Longlands lake area and so far failed to return. As the Police were passing the details the missing man turned up safe and well and we stood Read more
Team contacted by the police for a group of missing walkers. Whilst the team leader was gathering information the group turned up safe and well and the incident was stood down.
The team were contacted by the police to help two fell walkers lost in low cloud on Scafell Pike. Whilst the duty team leader was gathering information the cloud lifted and they were able to find their own way off the mountain.
The team leader was alerted by a member of staff from the Wasdale Head to a female who had been blown over on Black Sail pass. As a team member at the Wasdale Head Inn was gathering information the party had made their own way back to wasdale for onward Read more
Call came in from the Wasdale Head Inn to the Team leader regarding a Parapentor who had crash landed at the top of Lord’s Rake on Scafell. He was very lucky and able to walk back down the mountain but had left his paraglider on the crag. His  plans were to Read more
A pair of walkers dialed 999 after becoming lost on Scafell Pike. The duty team leader had several broken conversations with them by mobile phone, due to poor reception. Eventually they reached Lingmell Col and made their own way down to Wasdale Head. It is worth noting that setting off Read more
The team was contact by Cumbria Police at 06:17 for a group of two who were reported overdue from their attempt at the 3 Peaks Challenge on Scafell Pike. The pair were dropped of near to the Wasdale head at around 23:18 on the 23/10/2011 and set out to do Read more
Team called by police regarding two overdue male walkers. A party of nine Dutch walkers had set off in two groups to climb Scafell Pike. Two male walkers in their early twenties had failed to turn up at Brackenclose at midday so by 2.00 p.m. the group became concerend and called Read more
The team were contacted by an informant at Seathwaite on behalf of a group who had set off to climb Scafell Pike and were overdue. Contact was made with the missing people by text message due to very limited mobile phone reception. They were on the corridor route on their Read more
The team was contacted by Cumbria Police to assist one male and two females stuck on the summit of Great Gable. The party of three had set off from Seathwaite to the Summit earlier in the day when they became disorientated on the Summit and could not find their way off. Read more
We were contacted by Police regarding a walker who was reported overdue by his wife. The man had set off to climb Scafell Pike from Boot that morning and apparently had not yet returned. We were fortunate to be able to make contact with the walker just as he came back into mobile phone signal and he Read more
Call from the police regarding a person missing at Wasdale Head. An elderly lady had failed to turn up from her walk (Ill Crag area) . Whilst details were being collected the missing lady turned up safe and well. Incident closed at 8.30 p.m. with no further action required.
Group of eight Three Peakers reported long overdue on their return to their vehicles. The Team Leader decided to wait and see if they would eventually turn up. Weather forecast was good and they would probably make their way off safely at first light. The missing persons turned up safe and Read more
Call from police. Two seperate groups lost on Scafell Pike but now joined together (Total of 7 lost persons). The Team Leader was able to identify their position as between Piers Ghyll and the Bad Step on the Corridor Route. None of the casulaties had a map or compass. They were given Read more
Call came in from the police for a party of five walkers who were overdue from their walk up Scafell Pike from Seathwaite. Whilst the Team members were gathering information for a potential search later that evening the informant called back to the police to say that they had established Read more
Call came in from the police for a missing male and female walker who had set off for the summit of Scafell Pike early that morning. While the Team Leader was gathering information and checking the car parks for their car, the call came in from the police that they Read more
Call came in from the police for a party of walkers lost on Scafell Pike. The team leader was unable to contact the informant on their mobile phone but a call came in at 10.35 p.m. to advise that that party was safe and well and no further action was Read more