Ravenglass – Mon 28th Apr 2014
The team was called out to assist in the search for a missing man in the Ravenglass area as part of a multi-agency response. Unfortunately by the time we had covered our search areas the man had not been found.
Gavel Neese, Great Gable – Tue 11th Mar 2014
Wasdale team was called out at 10:50pm for a large search of both the Wasdale and Eskdale valleys lasting 18 hours. Colleagues from Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team, Coniston Mountain Rescue Team, Kendal Mountain Rescue Team, Cockermouth Mountain Rescue team, Keswick Mountain Rescue team, Penrith Mountain Rescue Team, Kirkby Read more…
Red Pike – Sat 21st Sep 2013
We were contacted by Police about a party of 4 who were lost somewhere between Pillar & Yewbarrow, one of the party was also struggling to make progress. We mounted a search of the Red Pike area and located them to the south of the summit by Pt801. They were Read more…
Pillar – Sat 15th Jun 2013
We were contacted, along with Cockermouth MRT by the Police about a group of 3 ladies who had gone walking on the Pillar – Steeple ridge and had yet to return. They arrived back whilst Cockermouth were speaking with the informant on the phone.
Kirkfell – Sun 31st Mar 2013
The team was called out along with Cockermouth MRT to assist two people that had got themselves stuck on steep snow on Kirkfell. As the teams were responding, a Wasdale MRT team member walked into the two people who had become unstuck. 16 team members from Wasdale.
Broad Oak – Fri 22nd Mar 2013
The team was called out to assist stranded motorists on the A595 in the south of our area. With the help of Cockermouth MRT we transported eleven people safety. The photos below show the exceptional conditions. Meanwhile Duddon and Furness MRT assisted by Kendal and Coniston were working from the Read more…
Pillar – Sat 8th Dec 2012
The team was called out to assist Cockermouth MRT with a male casualty who slipped whilst descending from Pillar mountain to Wind Gap, resulting in a long slide down snow. He suffered injuries to his elbow and ribs. He was carried off the hill by Cockermouth and Wasdale team members Read more…
Pillar – Sat 27th Oct 2012
The team was called out to assist Cockermouth MRT with a casualty who had sustained a head injury after a slip. The casualty was on the High Level Route between Pillar Rock and Looking Stead. Fortunately a Sea King from RAF Valley was able to winch the casualty aboard and Read more…
Pillar – Sat 15th Sep 2012
The team was called out to rescue a solo female walker who had sustained ankle injuries whilst walking the Mosedale Horseshoe. Due to the location Cockermouth MRT were called in to assist. It took some considerable searching to find the casualty, 100 metres down towards Pillar Rock from Pillar summit. Read more…
Dent Fell – Sun 3rd Jun 2012
The team was contacted about an injured coast to coast walker near Nannycatch gate. Cockermouth MRT responded and we stood down.
Wasdale – Tue 22nd May 2012
The team was called out to search for a female fellwalker who was overdue on a walk from Wasdale Head to Buttermere. She was expected in Buttermere at 7.30pm. Wasdale was requested to assist Cockermouth in a search from Scafell Pike to Great End, covering Esk Hause, the Band and Read more…
Buttermere – Mon 30th Apr 2012
The team was called out to assist Cockermouth MRT with a search for a missing fell runner in the Buttermere area.
2010 incident 83
Callout to support Cockermouth MRT in the extended search for the missing lady who disappeared before Xmas. Six teams were involved during the day but the missing person was not found. 10 Wasdale MRT members were involved. Incident support closed later that day.
2010 incident 44
Callout regarding a missing 70 yr old grandfather and 10 yr old grandson. The pair had sent off from Wasdale Youth Hostel heading for Gillerthwaite Youth Hostel in Ennerdale via Haycock. 6 members of Wasdale MRT along with the Cockermouth MRT and SARDA search dogs were mobilised. The grandfather had Read more…
2010 incident 41
Team were called out by the police to carry out searches in the Cleator, Longlands Lake area for a male in his early 50’s who had been missing for 3 days. Around fifteen team members from Wasdale MRT, supported by four SARDA (Lakes) search dogs and members of the Cockermouth Read more…
Great End – Wed 3rd Mar 2010
Call from the Police regarding a ‘999’ call from an informant climber who had observed a male solo climber, climbing Window Gully (140m classic winter route) on Great End. The solo climber had triggered an avalanche at the top of the climb and had not been seen. Keswick MRT were Read more…
2010 incident 15
999′ call to respond to a 46 year old male who tumble fell 30 metres down scree near the bad step on the Corridor Route, Scafell Pike and sustained lacerations to his head. 17 team members attended from Wasdale and 6 from Cockermouth MRT. He was treated on scene, put Read more…
2010 incident 12(a)
999′ call from a male walker who had become lost descending from Great Gable. Contact with the walker could not be made however it was clear that he was already low down in the Ennerdale valley on his way towards the Blacksail Hut. The incident was handed over to Cockermouth Read more…
2010 incident 12
999′ call from a male walker who had fallen down a gulley snow slope on Scafell Pike. Two 30 year old climbers from the Sheffield area were descending from Scafell Pike when one of them slipped and slid 100m down a compacted snow slope dislocating his shoulder. It took some Read more…
Other Location – Thu 19th Nov 2009
Team called to assist Cockermouth MRT with the worsening flood situation. The swift water rescue technicians along with the team rescue boat and Landrovers were mobilised and worked with Cockermouth MRT over the following 5 days rescuing and evacuating trapped people in their homes. The team were eventually stood down Read more…