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
We were contacted about a man who was reported to have lost contact with the other members of his party and was now unsure of his location. Using SARLOC his position was established to be on Horn Crag on Slight Side, the southern termination of Scafell’s summit ridge. Three team Read more
A couple of walkers in their twenties reported themselves lost near the summit of Scafell Pike. They had separated from the person in their group who had the map and were unable to make their own way down. Their location was determined using Sarloc and Team members went to guide Read more
A 24 yr old male set off from Coniston at 7am to climb Old Man of Coniston and got lost. He was located in upper Eskdale using phone technology. 6 members of WMRT plus 1 search dog were deployed to locate and assist him from the fell. The weather was Read more
Whilst the team leader was giving the first group of lost people time to turn up, a call came in for a second group of lost walkers on Scafell Pike. They were found low down near the foot of Piers Gill. The team then continued to search for the other Read more
The team was contacted by a group containing two pairs of walkers who were lost not far from the summit of Scafell Pike, in very poor weather. An attempt was made to talk them off the hill, but phone reception was soon lost and when they had not turned up Read more
The team was called out after a report of people getting into difficulty on Wastwater. We launched our boat and searched the banks of the lake to confirm that the people had managed to make their own way off the lake.
We were contacted by Police about a group of 3 men who’d become lost on their descent of Scafell Pike. Using the coordinates from their phone and Sarloc they were located near the Corridor Route path near the right branch of Greta Gill. They were given dry clothing on scene, Read more
The team was called out for the third time in the day to attend a pair of walkers stuck high on Wastwater Screes. A group of eight team members made their way to the casualties by ascending from the lakeside path and helped them climb the remaining hundred metres to Read more
The team was asked to respond to a report of shouts for help. A few team members walked up and found no evidence of anyone in distress. The hill was very busy and since nobody else had reported anything the team stood down.