Eskdale – Fri 22nd Mar 2013
The team was asked to help two carers reach a elderly lady in Eskdale. We transported them in and then brought both the carers and lady back.
Broad Oak – Fri 22nd Mar 2013
The team was called out to assist stranded motorists on the A595 in the south of our area. With the help of Cockermouth MRT we transported eleven people safety. The photos below show the exceptional conditions. Meanwhile Duddon and Furness MRT assisted by Kendal and Coniston were working from the Read more…
Pikes Crag, Scafell Pike – Mon 4th Mar 2013
The team was contacted to assist a male who had become stuck in the gully adjacent to Pikes Crag. The team responded and climbed to his location. Once on scene the team secured the casualty and then lowered him to safer ground.
Green How, Scafell – Sat 23rd Feb 2013
The team was called out to attend a female walker who had taken a fall on hard snow on Green How, Scafell. She was suffering from a leg injury as well as from exposure. A Royal Navy Sea King from HMS Gannet lifted six team members to near the casualty Read more…
Skew Gill, Great End – Tue 19th Feb 2013
We were called by Police to assist a lady who, whilst walking in the Skew Gill area on Scafell Pike, slipped and slid down an ice patch resulting in a bang to the head. Both the Great North Air Ambulance and a Royal Navy Seak King helicopter attended and the Read more…
Wastwater – Sun 27th Jan 2013
The team was called out to search for a diver who had failed to surface on Wastwater. The team searched the water’s edge on foot and the lake using the team boat as part of a multi-agency response. The team boat was used overnight and on Monday to assist the Read more…
Whitehaven – Fri 25th Jan 2013
The team was called by North West Ambulance Service to assist them at West Cumberland Hospital due to heavy snow.The team mobilised two Landrovers and transferred patients to and from the hospital. We also assisted Cumbria Police with a number of stuck cars. Excellent agency working with NWAS, WCH and Read more…
Crinkle Crags – Sun 20th Jan 2013
The team was called out to assist Langdale Ambleside MRT and Duddon and Furness MRT search for a walker missing after walking on Crinkle Crags. Whilst we were travelling from the Scafell Pike job the missing man was found by Duddon and Furness having walked out to Eskdale.
Scafell Pike – Sun 20th Jan 2013
The team was called out to attend a walker who had fallen and sustained a head injury. He was on the main Scafell Pike path and by the time we arrived was suffering from hypothermia. We gave casualty care and stretchered him down to an ambulance at Brackenclose.
Greendale, Wasdale – Sun 13th Jan 2013
The team was called out to attend a woman with an injured ankle above Greendale Farm. Her leg was splinted and analgesia was given before the team stretchered her down to an ambulance. 19 team members involved.
Red Gill, Scafell – Mon 10th Dec 2012
The team was called out at around 10am to go to the aid of a person who had taken a considerable fall from above the Red Gill area of Scafell. Tragically the casualty suffered fatal injuries from the fall. The team’s thoughts are with the family and friends.
Haycock – Sat 8th Dec 2012
The team was contacted by a lost walker on Haycock. Their position was determined using their phone and they were given directions to the valley bottom. When we had not heard from the lost person nearly three hours later further investigations were made and a small group were sent to Read more…
Pillar – Sat 8th Dec 2012
The team was called out to assist Cockermouth MRT with a male casualty who slipped whilst descending from Pillar mountain to Wind Gap, resulting in a long slide down snow. He suffered injuries to his elbow and ribs. He was carried off the hill by Cockermouth and Wasdale team members Read more…
Pikes Crag, Scafell Pike – Sun 2nd Dec 2012
We were called by Police to help a couple who’d become stuck on a ledge between the main Scafell Pike descent path and Pikes crag due to difficult ground and hard snow and were unsure where to go next. The couple was located using their phone, then team members who Read more…
Hardknott Pass – Sat 1st Dec 2012
The team was called out to assist a car stranded on Hardknott Pass. On arrival the car was empty; further enquires determined that the occupants were safe in the valley. We left the car in situ.
Crinkle Crags – Thu 22nd Nov 2012
The team was called out to assist Langdale Ambleside MRT with a search for a missing solo walker. Whilst the team was assembling the missing person turned up.
Wastwater Screes – Sun 18th Nov 2012
We were called when a family set off for a walk around Wastwater late in the afternoon. They became stuck when it got dark and they had walked up the side of the scree field. We deployed team members on foot and in our RIB. The lost walkers were quickly Read more…
Straight Gill, Lingmell – Wed 14th Nov 2012
We were contacted by Police regarding a party of 4 men in their 20s who had become lost on the descent from Scafell Pike and were now stuck on a narrow ledge on steep ground. Initially it was difficult to contact the party and Keswick team who were also alerted Read more…
Lingmell Col, Scafell Pike – Mon 12th Nov 2012
The team was called to help a pair of walkers who had become lost descending Scafell Pike. They did not have a torch and so once we had used their smartphone to locate them near to the top of Piers Gill a team of 5 members went to guide them Read more…
Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Sun 28th Oct 2012
The team was called out to search for two walkers who had failed to return from a walk on Scafell Pike. Along with team members from Keswick, Duddon and Furness, Langdale Ambleside and Lake District Mountain Rescue Searchdogs we searched a large part of the central fells. The casualties were Read more…