Scafell Pike – Sat 25th Feb 2012

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.

Scafell Pike

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

Great Gable

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

Scafell Pike

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

Ill Crag

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.

Scafell Pike

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

Corridor Route, Scafell Pike

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

Scafell Pike

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

Scafell Pike

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

Scafell Pike

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

Scafell Pike

‘999’ call went into Cumbria Police for a group of missing persons. Whilst the Team Leader was gathering information the missing persons turned up safe and well – incident closed very quickly at 12.46 p.m. – weather condition in the valley extremely poor with cloud down to 500 feet and Read more

Scafell Pike

Report from police – missing male.  mid-late 40’s on 3 peaks challenge, failed to turn up at Seathwaite having set off at 3.50am. Informant Organiser at Seathwaite said that the missing person got split up from the rest of the party on the return from the summit because he was slower than them. Read more