Lingmell Col, Scafell Pike – Wed 12th Oct 2016
Team called for 2 walkers who were disorientated whilst on Scafell Pike. They were located around Lingmell Col with help from the compass feature on their iPhone and walked back to Wasdale.
Holmrook – Sat 8th Oct 2016
We were called by NWAS to assist with an incident near Holmrook. In the end there were sufficient numbers from the other emergency services and we stood down.
Eskdale – Wed 28th Sep 2016
We were called by NWAS about a walker who had suffered a leg injury whilst walking on the path from Jubilee Bridge to Harter Fell, in Eskdale. NWAS paramedics were already on scene and treating the walker. The team then carried her down to the waiting ambulance.
Scafell Pike – Mon 12th Sep 2016
We were called by Police about a group of 3 walkers who were lost on Scafell Pike and unable to make their way off the top. Team members located them near the summit and after some rewarming on scene escorted them off the mountain and back to Wasdale.
Corridor Route, Scafell Pike – Sun 28th Aug 2016
The team was called out to to the Corridor Route near Skew Gill to attend a walker with an ankle injury. The casualty’s injury was treated and then they were carried to below the cloud base from where Rescue 936 from Caernarfon picked up the casualty to take them to Read more…
Haycock – Sun 28th Aug 2016
We were called by Police about a walker who had stumbled and dislocated his shoulder whilst on a steep grass bank on the way up Haycock. He was given pain relief on scene. The casualty was in an awkward position on a steep grass slope and the stretcher had to Read more…
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Tue 23rd Aug 2016
We were called by Police about a young walker who had slipped and sustained an ankle injury whilst walking in the Hollowstones area of Scafell Pike. He was assessed by a team doctor and then taken by stretcher down to Brackenclose.
Scafell Pike – Sat 20th Aug 2016
We were called by Police about a group of 2 walkers reporting themselves lost near the top of Scafell Pike. After discussion on the phone it was established they were likely to be near Broad Crag Col and were given directions to retrace their steps to the summit from where Read more…
Lingmell Col, Scafell Pike – Sat 20th Aug 2016
We were called by Police about a party of 2 reporting themselves lost somewhere on Scafell Pike. Using Sarloc they were located at Lingmell Col and then a team member who was walking in the area helped to escort them back to Wasdale.
Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Sat 20th Aug 2016
We were then called by Police about a group of up to 18 people who were having difficulty crossing Lingmell Beck due to it being in spate from the heavy rain. By the time we arrived many had made their own way off via the left hand bank but 4 Read more…
Scafell Pike – Sat 20th Aug 2016
We were called by Police following an emergency call that was cut short and subsequently traced to Scafell Pike. We assembled ready for a search but it was then established the walker was most likely now safe & well and we stood down. Conditions were particularly poor at this stage Read more…
Haycock – Tue 16th Aug 2016
We were called by Police about a walker who had injured their ankle on Haycock and could no longer walk. The North West Air Ambulance also attended and was able to take the casualty to hospital before we arrived.
Hardknott Pass – Sat 13th Aug 2016
The team was called out for a second time in the day. This time to assist Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team with an incident on Hardknott Pass. We were stood down en-route as the casualty was airlifted by the air ambulance.
Kells, Whitehaven – Sat 13th Aug 2016
Team called out this morning to assist NWAS with a casualty suffering chest pains on the old Marchon Site. The team deployed and assisted NWAS in carrying the patient to a land ambulance.
Broad Crag – Sun 7th Aug 2016
We were called by Police about 2 walker who were caught out by the weather and become lost in the Broad Crag area. They were located with the help of Sarloc. Once team members got on scene they were given warm clothing then helped to walk back down to Wasdale Read more…
Eskdale – Sun 7th Aug 2016
We were called by NWAS, via our colleagues at Duddon team about a young girl who had fallen off a wall near the King George IV pub in Eskdale. Paramedics were already on scene and she was assessed by a team doctor. There was some concern about her possible injuries Read more…
Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Sat 6th Aug 2016
We were called by NWAS about a walker who was reported to have ‘collapsed’. Originally the location was given as Esk Pike but after some investigation turned out to the Scafell Pike. The walker was met just below Hollowstones on the Brown Tongue Path and then assistance was provided to Read more…
Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Sat 6th Aug 2016
We were called by NWAS for a lady who had injured her ankle whilst descending Scafell Pike, finally coming to a stop just below the intake wall on Brown Tongue. She was examined on scene by a team doctor and then taken by stretcher down to the waiting ambulance.
Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Fri 5th Aug 2016
We were called by Police about 2 young walkers who’d become separated from their group whilst descending Scafell Pike and were now lost / stuck somewhere in the Lingmell Gill area. We located them in the ground between Lingmell Gill and Brown Tongue and then walked them down to Brackenclose.
Great Gable – Wed 3rd Aug 2016
We were called by Police about 2 walkers who had become cragfast on the Little Hell Gate scree on Great Gable. Due to the weather conditions they were also wet and cold. The team was aided in locating them by their whistle blasts. Once found they were given warm clothing Read more…