The team has got together with Coniston Corporate to provide a range of high quality clothing and other items for supporters to purchase with profits received by the rescue team.We were called by Police about 2 walkers and a dog who were reporting themselves cragfast whilst descending Scafell. As they could see the Mickledore stretcher box it was surmised they were on Broad Stand or its approach from above. As we were leaving base we got further call from the walkers to tell us …
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Incidents — Full Callout
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Great Gable – Sun 11th Nov 2018 – Callout 63 in 2018
Whilst attending the Remembrance Event on Great Gable we were alerted to a walker who had become exhausted / collapsed on the summit. With help from a passing GP and the walkers companions they were fed and re-warmed inside a bivvy tent and then walked down to Wasdale by Team members.
During the descent we …
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Wastwater Screes – Sat 10th Nov 2018 – Callout 62 in 2018
We were called by Police about 2 walkers reported overdue from a walk around Wast Water. On speaking with the informant one of the walkers had just made their own way back to Wasdale Head Inn but had had to leave his companion on the Screes path as he’d become exhausted. A team member set …
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Wastwater Screes – Fri 9th Nov 2018 – Callout 61 in 2018
We were called by Police about reports of 2 kayakers on Wastwater, one of whom had capsized. Whilst the person in their boat made it to the road side of the lake, the other one was believed to be on the Screes side. A team member set off from the pump house and located the …
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Slight Side, Scafell – Mon 22nd Oct 2018 – Callout 59 in 2018
We were called again by Police about reports of a walker who was apparently struggling to make their way off Slight Side and back into Eskdale. Just as a Callout message was sent it was confirmed the car belonging to the walkers had left its parking spot and we stood down.
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Scafell Pike – Sun 21st Oct 2018 – Callout 57 in 2018
We were called by Police for 2 walkers reporting themselves lost whilst trying to descend Scafell Pike. It was initially difficult to re-contact them back to establish their location but once contact was made they re-traced their steps back to Scafell Pike summit where they were met by a team member who was out walking …
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Styhead Path, Great Gable – Sat 20th Oct 2018 – Callout 56 in 2018
We were called again by Police about 2 more walkers reporting themselves to be benighted after attempting to walk back from Wasdale Head to their car at Seathwaite and their torch had failed. This was aggravated by one of them having a hip injury which was slowing them walking. Initially attempts were made to get …
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Broad Stand, Scafell – Thu 18th Oct 2018 – Callout 55 in 2018
We were called by Police about 2 walkers who were reported to be stuck on the rock face overlooking Mickledore by a passer-by. This was later confirmed to be the Broad Stand area by a phone conversation with the original informant and speaking with people who’d descended via Mickledore. Once on scene on walker was …
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Pen, Scafell Pike – Sat 13th Oct 2018 – Callout 54 in 2018
We were called by Police about a group of 3 runners who were reported overdue from a three peaks attempt. At first there were no strong leads as to their whereabouts but then one of their companions in the valley received a WhatsApp message which allowed their location to be inferred as on the Eskdale …
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Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Wed 26th Sep 2018 – Callout 52 in 2018
We were called by Police about a walker who whilst descending the main Brown Tongue path on Scafell Pike had pulled a muscle and could no longer walk. They were carried down to Brackenclose by the team.
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