Birker Fell – Sat 4th Feb 2012
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.
Hardknott Pass – Sat 14th Jan 2012
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…
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Fri 6th Jan 2012
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…
Scafell Pike – Wed 26th Oct 2011
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…
Upper Eskdale – Sat 15th Oct 2011
The team were contacted by a pair of fell walkers who called 999 after being benighted. They gave a description of their location that suggested they were next to the river Esk in Upper Eskdale. A limited callout was made and a team of five headed up Eskdale. The two Read more…
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Piers Gill, Scafell Pike
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…
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Great Moss, Upper Eskdale
‘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…
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Scafell Pike
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…
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Eskdale?
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…
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Scafell Pike
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…
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Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike
Whist the team were descending the mountain with the casualty from the panic attack in Hollowstones one of our team members slipped on the wet path and landed awkwardly, badly injuring their wrist. The other 5 team members on the hill split resources to deal with this second incident. Casualty Read more…
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Hollowstones, Scafell Pike
‘999’ call to the Police from a male walker in his early 40’s accompanied by his nephew who suffered a panic attack in the Hollowstones area on their descent from the summit of Scafell Pike. The walker was already on medication for his condition and following a conversation between the Read more…
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Scafell Pike
A call was received from a lone walker who had set off from Langdale to Wasdale at 1400. He called for assistance after he had fallen into a river/bog and become cold and wet somewhere on Scafell Pike. As we were formulating a plan the missing person contacted us to Read more…
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Upper Eskdale
The team were called out to assist Langdale Ambleside MRT searching for a male walker lost on Crinkle Crags. After a long night the search was called off without finding the missing person. He turned up in Borrowdale the following morning before the search recommenced. Read more here.
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Eskdale Valley
Police were contacted by a party of young people who reported they were now stuck in the Eskdale valley due to nightfall. An initial search of nearby paths was mounted to locate the party who were eventually found at a nearby pub. We would appeal to anyone who reports themselves in trouble Read more…
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Ill Gill, Kirkfell
One of the team leaders was out walking on Great Gable (looking for missing team equipment) when they heard shouts for help coming from Ill Gill on Kirkfell opposite. On further investigation this turned out to be a man cragfast in the gill which is a popular scramble. A limited Read more…
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Mickledore, Scafell Pike (#2)
Whilst the team were treating the casualty with a broken leg a 16 year old boy was seen wondering around Mickledore. After some questioning it was discovered that he had been separated from his parents earlier in the day after ascending Rossett Gill from Langdale. He had no map or Read more…
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Haycock
Call from the Police following a ‘999’ call from a male walker lost on the summit of Haycock. The Police reported that he had left Ennerdale and that his car was located in Ennerdale. The duty team leader, who was already walking in the Wasdale valley handed the call straight Read more…
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Scafell Pike
A local man had gone for a walk on Scafell Pike but didn’t return home at the expected time, so the police were contacted. Whilst one team member went to investigate the car parks at Wasdale Head the walker turned up safe and well. Incident closed.
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Scafell Pike
Two walkers from Leeds were descending from Scafell Pike in thick mist looking for the corridor route. They became disorientated around the top of Piers Gill and lost the path. They were located on the Lingmell side of the gill near the wall then walked back down to Brackenclose. Incident Read more…