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…
The team was contacted about a local incident. A limited callout was made but the team was not needed and was stood down soon afterwards.
The team was called out to help a group of three who were lost on their way back to Seathwaite. They were located quickly using smart phone technology below the Slight Side ridge of Scafell above Eskdale. A group of five team members went to walk the lost group back Read more…
The team was contacted to assist a single female walker aged 25, on the coast-to-coast walk when she became disoriented on Dent Fell and called the police for help. She was located and assisted from the fell, cold and wet but otherwise unhurt.
The team was called out to assist the Police and Fire and Rescue Service during flash floods in the Egremont, Nethertown and Beckermet area. Our swift water rescue technicians used the team landrovers to access flooded areas and check on local residents.
We were contacted by Police about a family of 3 who had managed to ascend Yewbarrow but could not find their way down. Although the cloud was high the steepness of the ground was causing them to hold their position unsure of where to go next. We mounted a limited Read more…
The team were contacted by the police to assist a lost pair of walkers on Muncaster Fell. Their location was determined using their smartphone and a limited callout was made to guide them off the fell.
We were contacted by Police regarding a couple from Kent who had got lost on the descent from Scafell Pike due to thick mist. Through mobile phone we were able to locate them as between Lingmell Col and the top of Piers Gill. They received further directions to get them Read more…
We were called out to search for a overdue male, last seen on one of the Great Gable ridges. As we left HQ we were informed by the Police that the male had turned up safe and well. 9 team members involved.
Before the first incident had completed we were contacted by Duddon and Furness team about a lady who was reported missing in the Hardknott Fort area. She had gone for a walk and her partner was now concerned about her. Due to lack of phone reception 3 team members went Read more…
The team was contacted by the police to assist a pair of walkers who were stuck at the boulder field on the Wast Water Screes path. A limited callout was made and team members  walked to their location from the south-western end of the lake. The walkers had a large Read more…
The team was contacted by the police for a group of four walkers who were lost on descent from Scafell Pike. Their position was determined using their smartphone and they were given instructions off the fell. As darkness fell they were still not down so two team members went up Read more…
We were contacted at 00:30 regarding a party of 2 walkers who had become separated earlier whilst trying to travel between Wasdale Head and Seathwaite in Borrowdale. One of the party had made it back to Seathwaite and raised the alarm because his companion did not turn up. Two members Read more…
Call from police for 3 overdue walkers. They had been on top of Scafell Pike at 15.30 hours but had not made contact with the mother of one of them since then. The start point of their walk was unknown, except that it was more likely to be on the Read more…
We were contacted by Cumbria Police at around 19:15 regarding a couple lost on Scafell Pike. The Team Leader contacted the pair from Scotland to try and establish their whereabouts. They had left the Old Dungeon Ghyll in the morning, climbed Scafell Pike and then on the return the cloud Read more…
The team were contacted by the Wasdale Head Inn about a dog missing in the Hollowstones Area. The dog’s owner and staff from the Wasdale Head Inn had conducted a four hour search the previous day without success. One team member went to assist in the search and the dog Read more…
The team were called out to assist stranded motorists on the Birker Fell road. A limited callout was made and three cars were escorted down safely.
The Team were called by the police to investigate a call from members of the public who had become stuck on an icy road travelling from St Bees to Kendal. After some detective work the likely location seemed to be Hard Knott Pass. A small group took a Team Landrover to investigate Read more…
The team were called by the Police for a single walker who was lost in the Hollowstones area whilst descending Scafell Pike. A limited callout was made and eleven team members headed up to find him. We used the GPS on his smartphone to get an exact location and then Read more…
We were contacted by Keswick team regarding 2 people who had started their walk at Seathwaite but were now understood to be heading to Wasdale from Scafell Pike and struggling due to the darkness and uncertainty in their position. Following further phone calls it was established they were descending the Brown Tongue path heading for Read more…