A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker reporting that two of his party were stuck somewhere on a ravine on Scafell Pike. He was initially very confused and was not able to accurately describe his route for the day or where they had become stuck. It became Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police. A concerned relative had reported 2 walkers that were overdue with a last known location around Sty Head. Due to the location, the Keswick MRT Team Leader was alerted in case there was a need for their support. However, as information was being Read more
Our 100th alert for the year from a calling authority was received from Cumbria Police on Saturday evening. A walker was suffering from the cold and wet conditions and was reported to be taking shelter in what sounded very much like the Keswick MR stretcher box at Styhead. As such, Read more
The team received a call from Cumbria Police about two walkers who had spilt up early into a walk up Scafell Pike. The first had completed his walk and was concerned for his friend who had turned back but was now not able to be found in the valley. Neighbouring Read more
The team received a call yesterday evening about a walker who had slipped and injured her ankle and back whilst descending Scafell Pike towards Seathwaite. As information became available it was confirmed that the location of the walker was outside of our area in Ruddy Gill and therefore in Keswick Read more
The team received a call yesterday evening from Cumbria Police about a lone walker who was tired and worried about being able to safely return to Seathwaite in the dark. She had no torch, was inexperienced on the high fells and had low battery life on her mobile phone. She Read more
On Saturday afternoon, whilst incident #51 and 52 were still ongoing, we got a call from Cumbria Police about the now famous Akita dog, Rocky. On checking the grid reference it was out of our patch and so was transferred to Keswick MRT. They duly took the job on and Read more
The team was called by Cumbria Police about two walkers who had split up from their original group on the fell and then had not returned back to Borrowdale as expected. They had parted ways close to the top of Scafell Pike the previous evening, could not be contacted by Read more
We were called by Keswick MRT via Cumbria Police about a report from a walker who was concerned about another walking group of five descending from Scafell Pike along the Corridor Route. The Keswick and Wasdale Team Leaders discussed the situation (they were currently on our ‘patch’ but possibly aiming Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who has fallen with a suspected broken ankle. However the Team Leader quickly established that this was not in our ‘patch’ and the incident was handed over to Keswick MRT.
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 alerted about a party of eight walkers who had become benighted whilst trying to make their way back to Seathwaite. On this occasion it made most sense for our neighbours at Keswick MRT to handle the task as they were heading for Borrowdale. After a successful Phonefind and Read more
The Team Leader was notified by Cumbria Police about a walker who was overdue from their walk on Scafell Pike. The walker had started their route from Seathwaite so contact was made with Keswick MRT as a joint search may have been needed. However, as those discussions were starting the Read more
The Team Leader was notified by Cumbria Police about a group of seven walkers who were overdue from their walk on Scafell Pike. As the call was made from the phone box at Seathwaite, our friends at Keswick MRT sent a small party to get further information and potentially initiate 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 a walker who had suffered an injury to his back whilst descending from Scafell Pike. However as he was still mobile and heading towards Seathwaite and out of our ‘patch’ the alert was passed over to our friends at Keswick Mountain Rescue Team Read more
The team were alerted after a walker’s companion failed to turn up at Honister YHA after a day’s walking in Great Gable. Due to the route and that he was at Windy Gap when contact was last made the job was passed to Keswick Mountain Rescue Team. Happily, as they Read more
The team was called in the early hours by Cumbria Police about a vulnerable person reported missing around the Corridor Route area. A small team was deployed later in the morning to try to locate the person and help guide them back down to Borrowdale. They were able to do 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