We were called by Police about a group of 3 walkers on a charity mountain challenge who reported themselves lost, wet and cold somewhere in between Broad Crag and Scafell Pike. After a phone discussion their position was believed to be between Broad Crag Col and Scafell Pike summit. A Read more…
The fourth (and final) incident of the night was to a mother and son lost on Great Gable. Again there was no phone reception to gather further information. A search dog and handler were dispatched and the pair were found close to the Gavel Neese intake wall.
We were made aware of an injured dog that had been found by a member of the public near to the Mickledore stretcher box. A team member who was on the fell was soon on scene and a small team was dispatched to bring the dog down. Fortunately it was Read more…
The team was called out to assist two walkers who had walked off the wrong side of Scafell Pike into upper Eskdale. They were quickly located below Horn Crag and walked back to our vehicles in the Eskdale Valley before being driven back to Wasdale.
We were called by Police about a couple who were lost on Scafell Pike. After talking on the phone with the team leader it was established they were on the Eskdale side of the mountain and they started to retrace their steps back up towards the summit. Having made the Read more…
We received a call form the police control room to assist the RSPCA with reports of a collapsed dog in the river Mite. The team was called out but just as the team reached the scene we were informed that the animal had made its own way home. Good result.
The team was called out to help a group of five lost walkers down from the Rough Crag area of Scafell Pike. We determined their location using Sarloc and gave them directions to Mickledore where we met them and walked them down to Wasdale Head.
The team was contacted by 2 walkers who lost their bearings whilst descending Scafell Pike. Initially we spoke to them somewhere near Scar Lathing in Upper Eskdale and provided directions to get to Eskdale valley. After there was no confirmation they were off the fell further investigation was undertaken and Read more…
The team received a call for help from a female who was lost near to Burnmoor Tarn. She was quite distressed and would not move so the team deployed a small number of members to guide her back to the Wasdale valley.
The team was called to assist a mother and son stuck on scree in Great Hells Gate on Great Gable. The team helped them down the scree and escorted them to Sty Head where they descended to their car in Borrowdale.
The team was called by a pair of walkers lost near the summit of Scafell Pike. Their location was determined using SARLOC and a team member already on the hill went to their aid. Whilst descending another group of six who were struggling were also walked down to Wasdale Head.
We were called by Police to help a group of 3 walkers who had become stuck in steep loose ground whilst descending the White Napes ridge on Great Gable. We were able to locate them from a flashing light then climbed up to the location. Once on scene the 3 Read more…
The team was contacted about two overdue walkers on Scafell Pike. A small group left our training session to check car parks for the missing pair’s motorbikes. Staff at the Wasdale Head Inn reported that they had seen two men who fitted the description earlier in the evening and so Read more…
The team was called out to help a group of lost walkers on Scafell Pike. A limited callout was made and whilst we were searching the casualties managed to find their own way off the mountain, evading the searchers!
The team was called out to rescue a pair of walkers who had become benighted on the summit plateau of Scafell Pike. They were found not too far from the summit itself and were warmed up before being walked down to Wasdale Head.
Flashing lights were reported on the Screes. A group of team members returning from training investigated and found nothing. A false alarm with good intent.
We were called by Cumbria Police about a car and its 4 occupants who were reported to be stuck on Hardknott Pass. It was not possible to make contact with the informant by phone so a team vehicle was despatched to investigate. It turned out the car was on Wrynose Read more…
The team was called out to rescue a pair of lost walkers on the summit of Scafell Pike. In snowy conditions 8 team members searched and found them on the summit plateau. They were walked down to Wasdale Head via Hollowstones. Incident closed about 22:00.
We received a call from the police to say flashing lights had been reported on the Wasdale Screes in the boulder field area. A limited search of the Screes path from both ends of the lake was made, using the boat and a foot party. Nothing was found and the Read more…
The team was called by DEFRA to provide a team of swift water rescue technicians to attend the flooding on the East Coast. Six Wasdale and two Duddon and Furness team members made the long journey through the night to Essex to support the local emergency services. In the end, Read more…