The team has got together with Coniston Corporate to provide a range of high quality clothing and other items for supporters to purchase with profits received by the rescue team.We were called by Police about a group of walkers, one of whom had become incapacitated due to severe leg cramps and could no longer walk. It was originally difficult to phone the group back to determine a precise position so a search was started. In view of the location and amount of ground to …
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Incidents — Cockermouth MRT
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Great Gable – Sun 11th Nov 2018 – Callout 63 in 2018
Whilst attending the Remembrance Event on Great Gable we were alerted to a walker who had become exhausted / collapsed on the summit. With help from a passing GP and the walkers companions they were fed and re-warmed inside a bivvy tent and then walked down to Wasdale by Team members.
During the descent we …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.wmrt.org.uk/incidents/great-gable-sun-11th-nov-2018/
Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Mon 10th Sep 2018 – Callout 49 in 2018
We were called by Police about a further group of 3 walkers who had become lost whilst descending Scafell Pike and one of whom had fallen somewhere towards the gill. Team members from the earlier incident went back up the hill whilst further support was obtained from other Wasdale and Duddon Team members. Conditions by …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.wmrt.org.uk/incidents/piers-gill-scafell-pike-mon-10th-sep-2018/
Great Gable – Thu 30th Aug 2018 – Alert
We were alerted by Cockermouth MRT to an elderly gentleman missing on Great Gable. They managed to make contact with him and found he was able to see buildings. We sent a vehicle to Wasdale Head and Keswick sent a vehicle to Seathwaite who then flashed their blue lights which he could see. Cockermouth passed …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.wmrt.org.uk/incidents/great-gable-sun-30th-sep-2018/
Greendale, Wasdale – Thu 14th Jun 2018 – Callout 27 in 2018
Team called early morning about a walker reported overdue from a long trip round the ridges of Yewbarrow, Red Pike, Scoat Fell, Haycock and Seatallen. With so much ground to cover our colleagues from Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team and Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team also joined the search along with the Lake District Mountain …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.wmrt.org.uk/incidents/greendale-wasdale-thu-14th-jun-2018/
Central Fells – Tue 1st May 2018 – Callout 19 in 2018
We were called by our colleagues in Keswick and Cockermouth Teams to support a search for a missing fell runner who was attempting around 1/2 the Bob Graham Round route and was last seen in the Scoat Fell Area. Despite a massive search involving all 3 teams the missing runner was not found during Tuesday …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.wmrt.org.uk/incidents/central-fells-tue-1st-may-2018/
Penrith – Fri 2nd Mar 2018 – Callout 7 in 2018
Due to heavy snow there was a request to send a 4×4 with team members over to the east of the county to assist our colleagues in the Penrith Team. Along with Cockermouth MRT they were then tasked to head to Alston to do welfare checks as the ton had been cut off for a …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.wmrt.org.uk/incidents/penrith-fri-2nd-mar-2018/
Pillar – Fri 23rd Feb 2018 – Alert
The team were called after a walker has taken a slide on hard snow above Wind Gap. Due to the location and preferred evacuation route the job was handed over to Cockermouth MRT
Permanent link to this article: https://www.wmrt.org.uk/incidents/pillar-fri-23rd-feb-2018/
Upper Eskdale – Sun 14th Jan 2018 – Callout 2 in 2018
The team spent 3 days searching for a missing walker on Scafell Pike. The walker was initially reported overdue from a walk on Scafell Pike on Sunday 14th January at 19:00. Team members who had already been to an injured walker near the summit searched in foul conditions but without success. Assistance was requested from …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.wmrt.org.uk/incidents/upper-eskdale-sun-14th-jan-2018/
Netherbeck, Wasdale – Tue 24th Oct 2017 – Callout 91 in 2017
Team called last night for a walker reported overdue from a walk from Wasdale to Ennerdale. The walker was found in the small hours by Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team near Ennerdale.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.wmrt.org.uk/incidents/netherbeck-wasdale-tue-24th-oct-2017/