The team was called by Cumbria Police about a walker who had turned over on her ankle and was unable to weight bear. Due to poor signal it took a while to determine that the location was on the Corridor Route but in the meantime a full callout was made. Read more…
We were called by Cumbria Police requesting assistance for a walker who had made some navigational errors after an early morning summit of Scafell Pike. Trying to descend back down to Wasdale, he had got onto some difficult ground to the West of Cam Spout Crag in Eskdale. Fortunately with Read more…
An early Sunday morning call arrived from Cumbria Police about two walkers who who become benighted high on Scafell Pike in the mist. Having spent many hours trying to find their way, one of the walkers had also slipped and tripped multiple times and had sustained several injuries. The team Read more…
In the third and last deployment of the day, both Wasdale MRT and Duddon and Furness MRT vehicles were asked to hold position on their return to base from the previous tasking. A further call had been received from Cumbria Police regarding a walker who was reported to be feeling Read more…
In the second deployment of the day, we were called by Cumbria Police about a walker who had slipped close to the summit of Great Gable and sustained a suspected broken ankle. Unable to bear any weight, other walkers had managed to carefully carry her down the fell most of Read more…
We were asked last weekend to support Duddon and Furness MRT in a sweep of the fell roads over Birker and Corney Fells.
The search from callout 16 continued at first light with more Rescue Team members and search dogs from across Cumbria and the North East. The weather remained wet and very misty, making searching in bad ground very challenging and negating the use of helicopter support. He was eventually found at Read more…
Wasdale Mountain Rescue team were alerted by Cumbria Police at 18.26 hrs on Monday 20 February about a lone walker who had reported himself as lost on the ridge between Scafell Pike and Great End in the Lake District. Mobile phone reception was very poor, but a location was quickly Read more…
We were called by Cumbria Police about a walker in a party of two whose knee was spasming and so was struggling to keep moving. A full callout was made with the possibility of a stretcher carry. Once again Duddon and Furness MRT provided extra help. However, the walker managed Read more…
The team was called by Cumbria Police about two walkers who had lost the path on the summit plateau and became disoriented in the mist and rain. They were wet and extremely cold due to the significant wind chill and damp conditions and also had minor injuries from some slips Read more…
As the first callout was still ongoing a second call was received from Cumbria Police. Another slip from a walker resulting in a leg injury, serious enough to prevent any further progress. Due to the resources already committed, and the potential for a serious injury, further assistance was requested from Read more…
The team was called today about a walker reporting himself cragfast. Phonefind was then used successfully once again to provide an accurate location, and this was determined to be around Pulpit Rock on Scafell Pike. Our friends at Duddon and Furness MRT were asked to support as was a Coastguard Read more…
As the team members were making their way back to base from the first callout, another call was received from Cumbria Police regarding a group of four walkers who became disoriented whilst trying to descend to Borrowdale after summiting Scafell Pike. Wisely they realised they were not equipped for getting Read more…
We were called by Cumbria Police about a lone walker who had become separated from his friends at the top of Scafell Pike. They had not been able to locate him on the descent or in the valley. Wasdale and Duddon and Furness teams searched overnight without success, and the Read more…
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about two walkers, one of whom had suffered a leg injury and could not walk. With no phone signal, her friend came down lower to make the call for help. The precise location of the casualty was not known but was anticipated to be Read more…
We were called by NWAS about a walker who appeared to have had a fit and a bang to the head as the result of falling. A Duddon and Furness MRT team member who was nearby attended, as did the team. The casualty was stretchered off the hill and taken Read more…
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about a walker who had sustained an ankle injury on the way down from Great Gable. There was no mobile signal from the walker’s position, so the team deployed with limited information as to their position. Subsequently, a passing walker was able to give Read more…
The team were called about a walker who had sustained a knee injury on the descent from Scafell Pike. The team deployed, with assistance from the Duddon and Furness team (again!), treated the injury and stretchered the walker back down the hill. The family then took him to hospital. Thank Read more…
The team were called out to a report of an ankle injury in Upper Eskdale. A Duke of Edinburgh Award participant had jumped across a small beck and landed awkwardly, leaving him unable to bear weight on his leg. As the team was short on numbers extra support was provided Read more…
The team were called about a walker who had not made contact with his family as expected. Extensive searches were conducted over 3 days in the Central Fells, plus Langdale, Eskdale, Mosedale, Borrowdale and Ennerdale. Searches continued into the 4th day and the casualty was found in the early evening. Read more…