The team were called out to a male who was reported by another walker to be sitting on the path on the slopes of Yewbarrow. It was reported the gentleman could not walk as he was exhausted and both ankles were sore. 16 Wasdale team members were deployed along with Read more
A call was received via Cumbria Police from a party descending Scafell Pike to Wasdale. A lady had turned her ankle near the summit. She had managed to get as far as Hollow Stones but the pain had become too much for her to continue. As numbers of WMRT responding Read more
Sometimes no matter how many team members we put on our hills or how much quicker our runners ascend to our summits or how much additional kit we carry up on our shoulders, every now and then it is just not enough and another life passes. Being part of a Read more
We were called by police about a lady who was suffering with a Meniere’s Disease episode and was unable to walk any further. The team, together with help from Duddon and Furness team, stretchered the lady off the hill as gently as possible. Thanks again to Duddon and Furness team.
The team were called about a male walker who was unwell on the summit ridge between Scafell Pike and Great End. A coastguard helicopter was en route but was stood down as North West Air Ambulance attended. Members of the public, a family member and the air crew did their Read more
We received a call from the police about various walkers hearing shouts for help and flashing a torch light from the Scafell Central buttress/ deep ghyll area. Based on the seriousness of the location, very cold weather and darkness the team leader immediately asked for coastguard helicopter assistance, Duddon MRT Read more
The second 999 tasking of the day from Cumbria Police was for a couple who had become lost whilst attempting to summit Scafell Pike. As the team were currently dealing with the previous call out, this tasking was handed over to Duddon & Furness MRT (DFMRT). For those that are Read more
The team were called by Cumbria Police to say some walkers on the Sty Head path reported flashing lights to the south of them. While the team leader was trying to contact them, a further call came in from NWAS to say there was a report of a missing walker Read more
2 walkers reported themselves lost after descending from Bowfell in the wrong direction. They had intended to head to Langdale.The call initially went to Langdale and Ambleside MRT because of this but was transferred to Wasdale when a “phonefind” confirmed their position. The Wasdale team leader was able to have Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had sustained a knee injury and could not walk. As most of the available Wasdale team members were committed to an incident on Kirk Fell, Keswick team undertook to deal with this – many thanks to them – with Read more
The team was called by Cumbria Police about a walker who had failed to meet their group at the summit of Kirk Fell. A second call soon followed from a passer by reporting that they had found the missing walker who had sustained a knee injury whilst crossing a patch Read more
Just as the team was heading back down the valley from the previous incident, a call came in from the police about a lady who had sustained an ankle injury near the stream crossing of Lingmell Beck, on the Brown Tongue path on Scafell Pike. The team turned around, as Read more
On Sunday morning the Team was informed by NWAS that a gentleman had become seriously ill whilst descending from Scafell Pike summit. Due to the seriousness of the situation the Team Leader immediately requested the support of Helimed (GNAAS) to get a Doctor on scene asap, R199 (HM Coastguard SAR Read more
Langdale & Ambleside MRT Team Leader informed Wasdale MRT Team Leader that a party of six mountain bikers had been reported overdue. The intended route was to travel from Windermere to Wasdale Head via road and Fell. The informant, a family member, had been waiting at the Wasdale Head Inn Read more
This evening a Father and two sons contacted Cumbria Police to report themselves lost in the Scafell Pike area in extremely poor weather and visibility. Having set off from Seathwaite in Borrowdale they became disorientated in the poor conditions and were no longer able to follow the route up to Read more
A call came in at 20.57 from a lone male with severe cramp, unable to move and very frightened. Police tracking had located the casualty at the far end of Upper Eskdale, given the location, the team took an early decision to ask for assistance from the Coastguard Helicopter as Read more
Just as the previous two incidents were coming to a close we received our third call! An individual reported themselves lost and off track on Scafell Pike and requested MR assistance. It turned out the individual was Scafell, rather than Scafell Pike, and after requesting assistance from Duddon and Furness Read more
The team were asked by our neighbouring team Duddon & Furness MRT to help rescue the occupants of some vehicles which had become stranded near the summit of Corney Fell Pass. Three vehicles were deployed from the Eskdale side and helped the Duddon team bring down the occupants back to Read more
We were called by NWAS about reports of 2 walkers hit by rockfall in Lords Rake, one sustaining a head injury and the other leg injuries. With the possibility of a serious incident the coastguard helicopter from Prestwick also attended and our colleagues in the Duddon and Furness Team were Read more
We were called by Police about a walker who was struggling to make their own way down from Scafell Pike. An advance team met the walker and provided analgesia to improve their movement. With an indication of a difficult stretcher carry our colleagues from Duddon and Furness Team also attended. Read more