We were alerted by Police to a man who was struck on the head and wrist by a falling rock in the Black Crag area of Scafell. The man and his party made their own way off the fell and were met at Brackenclose by a team doctor. After assesment, Read more
We were contacted by police regarding a party that had separated on Scafell Pike. A group of 4 including a dad and his teenage daughter were climbing Scafell Pike together. The daughter and her friend decided to wait at Hollowstones whilst dad went to the summit. Unfortunately he lost the Read more
Call came in from the police to rescue a female walker who had fallen at Stand Crag on the corridor route from Scafell Pike. An air ambulance and road ambulance had also been tasked to this incident. The casualty was airlifted from the scene of the incident as the team Read more
The team were called out just after midnight to assist a male walker who had taken a 20ft tumble fall into Skew Gill from near the Corridor Route and sustained suspected arm and leg fractures. The casualty was given casualty care and analgesia on scene. His injured limbs were splinted Read more
Call came in from Langdale team to search the upper Eskdale for a missing 63 yr old walker last seen on the summit of Bowfell heading for Crinkle Crags. 11 team members attended. He was eventually found by a member of the Langdale team in the upper Esk in the Read more
A group of three peakers heard whistles and shouts from the Red Gill area of Scafell. They called the police who called out the team at about 6:30am. The advance party headed up the fell with some crag gear and first aid equipment whilst other team members brought up longer Read more
While the team were finishing the rescue at the top of Piers Gill, a further call came in from Cumbria Police to respond to a male walker in his early 20’s who had become lost whilst climbing Scafell Pike. He was tackling the three peaks on his own, cycling between Read more
Two walkers, male and female on Scafell Pike and reported themselves lost somewhere in the region of Piers Gill in low cloud. As their general location was known from the description they gave and they were relatively safe, a limited callout was instigated and 8 team members located the lost Read more
The team was involved on a major search for missing male in his 80’s with a medical issue. He had been missing since 1530 at Muncaster Castle. He turned up safe and well at Windermere train station later in the evening. We thank lake district SARDA search dogs, Civil Nuclear Read more
‘999’ call came in to Cumbria Police from a male walker who was lost in low cloud on descent from Scafell Pike. The man in his 30’s had been with a group of ten who were out on a stag weekend when he was left behind on the summit of Read more
‘Call passed onto Cumbria Police from North West Ambulance service who had received the ‘999’ call and dispatched a road ambulance. Report from the police was that a male had fallen off Scafell Pike. When details were gathered it transpired that the male walker had fallen on Scafell Pike whilst Read more
Call came in from Cumbria Police regarding two rock climbers who had failed to return at 6.30 p.m. They had been climbing on Esk Buttress. The team Leader waited until 10.35 before doing a full callout. As seems to regularly happen, once the full team had been called out the Read more
Call came in from Cumbria Police regarding a ‘999’call from two ladies who reported they were lost on Scafell Pike and next to a cliff edge. The Team leader was unable to make contact with the two ladies on the mobile number as their phone had been switched off. No Read more
Team called to the help of a male walker in his 40’s. The group of four plus dog had climbed Scafell that day from Boot where they were camping. One of the male walkers had sustained an injury to his knee and was unable to make any further progress down Read more
Whilst the team were dealing with the broad stand incident, another incident came in from the Police. A 22 year old male climber had fallen on Scafell Crags. He was in a group of three who were heading for a rock climb on Scafell Crags. They were on the approach Read more
Call from Police for a 62 year man who had taken a 30m fall off Broad Stand on Scafell. He sustained major injuries and was in a critical condition. Team members were flown up to the area in an Air Ambulance whilst the Paramedic remained on scene. The air ambulance Read more
The alarm was raised at Blacksail Youth Hostel by a walker who could hear shouts for help in the Blacksail Pass area. As this is on the boundary between Wasdale and Cockermouth teams both attended. On arrival at the pass it was apparent there were no longer shouts for help Read more
Two sons in their early 20’s were reported overdue by their mother who was in Ambleside. The information provided suggested that the two sons had gone to walk up Scafell Pike starting from near Wha House farm in Eskdale and had phoned around 8.00 p.m. to say they were at Read more
A father and son became separated during a descent from Scafell Pike summit. Despite a prolonged effort the father was unable to find his son in the area last seen and was forced to return to Langdale where he raised the alarm. Wasdale team had initiated a check of the Read more
Callout from the police for a female with an injured ankle on Scafell Pike. A party of 12 which included three teachers and 9 students were descending from the summit when one slipped and went over on her ankle. 21 team members attended and a further number of Duddon & Read more