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Limited Callout

Lingmell – Sat 6th Jul 2002

Call from the police to investigate a report from an informant from North Hants who was descending from Scafell Pike when he witnessed a party on Flash Knotts (below Lingmell Crag on the northern side of Piers Gill) set off a red flare trying to attract the attention of rescue Read more

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSat 6th Jul 2002 ago

Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Thu 4th Jul 2002

Call from the police to rescue two walkers in their twenties who were lost on Scafell Pike (adjacent to a stretcher box). After giving advice over the mobile phone, the team leader walked up to meet them at the bottom of Mickledore making their way slowly, but safely down the Read more

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsThu 4th Jul 2002 ago

Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Mon 1st Jul 2002

Call from the police to rescue a group of four Duke of Edinburgh children who had become separated by the beck (in flood) on the Scafell side of Brown Tongue. One team member walked up to assist the group safely off the fell. Rescue completed by 1800 hrs.

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsMon 1st Jul 2002 ago

Unknown Location – Sat 4th May 2002

The team was called to rescue two ladies who were stuck on the Screes path. A limited call-out was undertaken and the two ladies were transferred across the lake by the team’s rescue launch. Whilst half way across the lake the second call came from the police to attend to Read more

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSat 4th May 2002 ago

Unknown Location – Mon 18th Mar 2002

A rucksack was found at the bottom of Shamrock on Scafell by a person exiting Lord’s Rake. Gear was strewn for 20 meters down the crag. A limited callout was made to check out the situation but as no missing person call had been made the search was stood down.

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsMon 18th Mar 2002 ago

Unknown Location – Sat 26th Jan 2002

Call from the police to rescue two walkers stuck on the Screes by the lake. A limited call-out was made with the rescue boat launched from the lakeside whilst the advance vehicle went directly to the pump house. The walkers had managed to get themselves safely off the Screes by Read more

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSat 26th Jan 2002 ago

Unknown Location – Thu 22nd Nov 2001

Call to investigate cries for help on the Screes path. Limited call-out undertaken but it turned out to be a well intentioned false alarm. Found farmer gathering sheep.

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsThu 22nd Nov 2001 ago

Sty Head – Thu 15th Nov 2001

Report of a large fully packed abandoned rucksack at Styhead. Two team members investigated and found it to be a small sack of firewood left for a camping party. No further action taken.

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsThu 15th Nov 2001 ago

Unknown Location – Mon 13th Aug 2001

Request for support from Cockermouth MRT to help search for a missing runner /walker who had failed to turn up at Seatoller following a man hunt game. He had been last seen at Beckhead in the early afternoon. The Wasdale deputy team leader carried out a limited call-out to undertake Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 yearsMon 13th Aug 2001 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 15th Jul 2001

The team leader received a call from the Wasdale Head Hotel regarding three missing people (doing the three peaks). Originally a group of 7, they had split up having left the summit of Scafell Pike at around 1900 hrs. Four of them had made it back to Brackenclose by 2030 Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 yearsSun 15th Jul 2001 ago

Scafell Pike – Tue 26th Jun 2001

Call from Workington Police. Two more men, reported missing by the wife of one of them, from Brampton. They had spoken to her by mobile phone at 1500 hrs. to say they were on the summit of Scafell Pike. At 1700 hrs. they had a further conversation to say they Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 yearsTue 26th Jun 2001 ago

Kern Knotts, Great Gable – Fri 22nd Sep 2000

Team leader and a team member carried out a sheep rescue on Kern Knots. A local farmer’s wife had rung to ask if we could get two cragfast sheep out of the right side of the crags. I’m afraid one jumped but we did get the other and lowered it Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 yearsFri 22nd Sep 2000 ago

Unknown Location – Mon 28th Aug 2000

The team leader was called directly from the Wasdale Head Inn by a Wasdale team member. A lady was extremely concerned that her husband had not returned from a walk somewhere in Wasdale. They were here on holiday (from Jersey) and were staying with friends at Bigrigg. Her husband had Read more

By Jon Lynch, 26 yearsMon 28th Aug 2000 ago

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