Upper Eskdale – Sun 10th Sep 2023
An alert was swiftly resolved after a call was received from Cumbria Police. A fell runner was overdue, but turned up within 3 minutes of the initial call!
Upper Eskdale – Sat 9th Sep 2023
The team was called yesterday by Cumbria Police about one of a group of eight that had not been seen for a number of hours. The group had walked up to the deep pools near Lingcove Bridge to enjoy the warm weather. However, on the group’s return to their cars, Read more…
Scoat Fell – Sat 2nd Sep 2023
We were called by Cumbria Police about a walker on Little Scoat Fell who had fallen ill. The Team Leader quickly liaised with our neighbours at Cockermouth MRT as the access/egress route is a quicker option from their side. They kindly agreed and took care of the callout from that Read more…
Scafell Pike – Sun 20th Aug 2023
We were called by Cumbria Police late in the evening. A concerned third party was reporting that a walking party of four was overdue from a walk up Scafell Pike. They had travelled for a day trip from outside of the area and none of the party had been in Read more…
Wastwater Screes – Fri 18th Aug 2023
We were called yesterday by Cumbria Police about two people in difficulty on the Screes lakeshore. As part of a group of 4, they had originally planned to kayak down the lake from Brackenclose but found themselves unable to progress due to the windy conditions. They decided to abandon their Read more…
Scafell Pike – Sun 13th Aug 2023
A call was received via Cumbria Police; a concerned friend was reporting a party of four walkers overdue from their walk up Scafell Pike after over 11 hours since they had set off. They had started and were intending to finish at Seathwaite. Happily after a short time, contact was Read more…
Wasdale – Sun 6th Aug 2023
A call was received from Cumbria Police, about a lone walker that had failed to return to her accommodation. She had left on foot and taken the shuttle bus down to Wasdale Head at 10am. A local team member was tasked to see if she had missed the last bus Read more…
Scafell Pike – Sat 5th Aug 2023
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker reporting that two of his party were stuck somewhere on a ravine on Scafell Pike. He was initially very confused and was not able to accurately describe his route for the day or where they had become stuck. It became Read more…
Scafell Pike – Thu 3rd Aug 2023
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a lone walker who was overdue from a walk up Scafell Pike. Concerned relatives made the call after there was no contact for many hours after a successful ascent. As the Team Leader was considering next steps, including a large search as Read more…
Scafell Pike – Sun 30th Jul 2023
In the third alert of the day, a call was received from Cumbria Police about a family who had split up on an ascent of Scafell Pike. They had all set off from Seathwaite together but intentionally split into two groups of two. Due to the lack of phone signal Read more…
Sty Head – Sun 30th Jul 2023
A call was received from Cumbria Police. A concerned relative had reported 2 walkers that were overdue with a last known location around Sty Head. Due to the location, the Keswick MRT Team Leader was alerted in case there was a need for their support. However, as information was being Read more…
St Bees Head – Sun 30th Jul 2023
A call was received about a walker on the beach who had sustained a suspected broken ankle. After the location was confirmed it was agreed that by all parties that the responsibility for this rescue was the the Coastguard and so the team was stood down.
Lingmell Col, Scafell Pike – Sat 29th Jul 2023
A call was received from Cumbria Police. A Mountain Leader had come across a lone walker near Lingmell Col who had hurt her ankle and seemed unable to walk any further. She was part of a larger group who had continued to the summit and were due to return. The Read more…
Pillar – Tue 25th Jul 2023
A call was received yesterday regarding two walkers who had not returned to their accommodation as planned, following an overnight trip to Pillar the day before. The Team Leader made some enquiries and established that they had stayed at a local youth hostel. A couple of hours later their vehicle Read more…
, – Thu 20th Jul 2023
A call was received late yesterday evening about a walking party who had become separated, with two of the party now overdue. Happily a short time later, a further call was received to say they had turned up in the valley safe and well, and that help was no longer Read more…
Coniston – Thu 20th Jul 2023
A call was received from Cumbria Police, however it was quickly established that this was not in our area and that the receiving team had all the resources they needed to respond quickly. As such the tasking was transferred across, and the team was stood down.
Wasdale Head – Mon 17th Jul 2023
A call was received from Cumbria Police. One of their cars was at Wasdale Head when they noticed flashing lights from torches towards the Screes. It was unclear whether they needed assistance as they appeared to be moving. A local team member was asked to support. However, having walked for Read more…
Sty Head – Sat 15th Jul 2023
Our 100th alert for the year from a calling authority was received from Cumbria Police on Saturday evening. A walker was suffering from the cold and wet conditions and was reported to be taking shelter in what sounded very much like the Keswick MR stretcher box at Styhead. As such, Read more…
Scafell Pike – Thu 13th Jul 2023
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a lone walker who had set off from his accommodation in Eskdale for a walk up Scafell Pike at 9am, but had not returned by 10:30pm. Further information was being gathered and the Team Leader was preparing to initiate a Full Callout Read more…
Wastwater Screes – Thu 13th Jul 2023
A call was received from Cumbria Police regarding two walkers who were concerned for their safety. The initial coordinates from the police call indicated a location around the Screes lakeshore. A local team member was tasked to investigate but no people requiring help could be found or seen. A short Read more…