Alert in 2010

Call from a male and female couple who were stuck in their car on Hardknott pass in icy conditions with a 3 month old baby. The team Landrover was sent out but they managed to get turned round and got back down. Landrover turned back and incident closed with no Read more

Alert in 2010

Weather clear when a police page came in for an individual who reported himself lost of the mountain – whilst the team leader was gathering further information from the police he called back in to say he had come across a couple of other walkers who were helping him down. Read more

Alert in 2009

Police paged the team for a rescue on Scafell Pike with no injuries. Two males requested support due to being lost in cloud near the summit of Scafell Pike. The Wasdale deputy leader of the day suggested that they had a full day to find their own way safely off Read more

Alert in 2009

Team paged by the police for a rescue on Scafell Pike. A group of 4 males were reported long overdue from Scafell Pike. The story involves this group of males having requested assistance from two strangers who’d happened to pass them earlier in the day. The arrangement was that they Read more

Alert in 2009

Call from the police in the early hours. Three male walkers doing the three peaks were reported long overdue. They were reported to have survival equipment with them so the Team leader left the incident until later in the day. The missing walkers tirned up safe and well at 2:00 Read more

Alert in 2009

‘999’ call from the police. Handled by the Team leader. A call from a male walker on his mobile who said he was lost and needed mountain rescue but then the signal went. With no further details it was decided to wait. At 01:59 hrs another call came into the Read more

Alert in 2009

Police call regarding a single male walker reported long overdue by his father. His route involved parking his car near Hawkshead and included most of the central Lake District. He was known to be out for several days and be intending to bivi, being a serving Army solder. Police tried Read more

Alert in 2009

Police call regarding two people reported to be crag-fast on Scafell Pike. Team Leader spoke to the informant and established that the location to be Great End, left side of the crags and nearer Esk Hawse. Incident passed to Keswick MRT. Postscript: At 4.20pm, the TL was called direct from Read more

Alert in 2009

Police call regarding two 3 peakers who were disorientated on the way down from Scafell Pike. Little information in the initial call, other than a mobile number. Further call received direct later in the morning, reporting two 3 peakers overdue. These were indeed the same names that we were already Read more

Alert in 2009

A group of four 16-17 year old DoE doing gold award reported a female member of their party as cold and potentially hypothermic near Scafell Pike. It was established that they were actually near Allencrags Gill at the head of Langstrath. They had full camping gear. Deputy team leader established Read more

Alert in 2009

Team were paged by the police following a ‘999’ call for overdue walkers. While the team leader was gathering details and deciding the next steps, the missing persons turned up safe and well. Incident stood down at 10.05 p.m. with no further action necessary.

Alert in 2009

Callout by the police for a male and female walkers in their late 20’s who were lost on their descent from Scafell Pike to Seathwaite. From their description to the Team Leader, it put them in the area between Broad Crag and Calf Cove. Although instructions were being given to Read more

Alert in 2009

Callout by the police for an overdue group of 11 Three peakers who were lost in upper Eskdale. The Team leader advised that it would light shortly and to wait until they could gather their bearings. They called back in later the next morning to advise that they were down Read more

Alert in 2009

The police received a ‘999’ call from the wife of an overdue walker who had set off from Wasdale. The team leader gathered details and decided to hold back until 6.00 p.m. to give the walker time to turn up. He was picked up safe and on Hardknott Pass. No Read more

Alert in 2009

The team were paged by the police regarding some missing persons on Scafell Pike. The Team leader investigated the call. The missing persons turned up safe and well at 8:50 hrs and the incident was closed with no requirement for the team to be mobilised.

Alert in 2009

Search for a two 30 yr old missing walkers on Scafell Pike. Whilst the team were assessing whether to go out or not the missing persons turned up safe and well. Torrential rain hit Cumbria that evening. Incident closed at 10.31 p.m. with no further action necessary.

Alert in 2009

Call came in from the Police regarding a single male (plus dog) reported to be lost but on the summit of Pillar. He was given instructions (by mobile phone) on how to use the map and compass he did have with him and subsequently made his own way down, confirming Read more

Alert in 2009

‘999’call to Cumbria Police from 7 x Three Peakers who had left Seathwaite earlier in the evening. They became lost on the corridor route and requested guiding. The Team Leader advised that it would be light in three hours, it would take the team 2 hours to get to them. Read more

Alert in 2009

A couple of walkers were descending from Scafell Pike and trying to find Styhead. Whilst the Team Leader was sorting out details, the police returned a call to advise that they had just ‘bumped into’ a group of walkers who would help them down. Incident closed with no further action Read more