We were alerted by the ARCC that a distress beacon had been triggered in the Ill Crag area of Scafell Pike. Soon afterwards we were also alerted by Police providing some further information regarding a walker requesting help, although the nature of the problem was not known. A Seaking helicopter Read more
We were alerted to a lady with a leg injury whilst attending the Remembrance Day event on Great Gable. The lady was examined by a doctor from Keswick team and declared fit to walk and we helped her and her party back to Wasdale Head. Whilst descending we came across Read more
The team was called out to assist Keswick MRT walk a pair of walkers that they had helped off the Corridor Route down to Wasdale Head.
The fourth and final incident of the day was for a walker on the 3 peaks reported missing. Due to the probable location and still having 2 incidents on the go this was passed to Keswick Mountain Rescue. We understand the missing walker turned up safe & well in Langdale. Read more
We were called by Police about a walker reported overdue from a walk to either Scafell Pike or Great End. Given the likely situation / location we transferred the call to Keswick team but almost straight after the missing person arrived back safe & well. It is useful to us Read more
We were asked to support Cockermouth Team on a missing person search. As we arrived at the RV the missing person was found and we stood down.
The team was called out last night around 21:00 regarding 2 walkers who were lost after descending Scafell Pike. Based on the information provided it was believed they were in Upper Eskdale and the team searched through the night in poor conditions of heavy rain and swollen rivers but without Read more
We were called by Keswick team to help with a search around Scafell Pike. A walker had been reported overdue and there were also reports of whistles being heard in the Middleboot Knots area on the Corridor Route. Together with Keswick team we searched the ground from Styhead Tarn through Read more
The team was called about a group walkers lost descending from Scafell Pike. The team was called out to search for them but then stood down when it was concluded that they were on Keswick MRT’s patch.
We received a police call for overdue people on Scafell Pike. It was decided due to the lack of information that the teams (Wasdale & Keswick) would wait for further information before committing to the mountain. By morning the people had turned up safe and well.
The team was called out to assist Langdale Ambleside MRT search for two young men lost on their way back to Langdale on a walk to Scafell Pike. The initial search took place in appalling weather with strong winds, low clouds and heavy rain and sleet. When all search plans Read more
We were called by Police about a walker with a twisted ankle. On investigation it turned out they were in the Keswick team area and we passed the call on.
The team was called out with Keswick and Langdale Ambleside to search for a pair of missing young people on Scafell Pike. Thankfully as we were mobilising they turned up.
The team was called out to search for a missing walker who had failed to return from a walk up Scafell Pike. Along with other mountain rescue teams we searched all the routes up Scafell Pike overnight without success. A more detailed search started in the morning and sadly a Read more
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.
The team was called due to a pair of walkers overdue on Scafell Pike. After is was ascertained that they were still on the fell, the team searched Scafell Pike, in ‘damp’ conditions, from both Wasdale and Eskdale. The missing pair were found unhurt by a member of Duddon and Read more
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
We were called by Cumbria Police at 21:47 about a man in his mid-60s reported overdue by the hotel where he was staying. It was known he’d started at Seathwaite in Borrowdale but unclear exactly where he had gone but thought most likely to be Scafell Pike. This led to Read more
The team was called to assist a group lost descending Scafell Pike. The group included two vunerable members and so a full callout to search Scafell Pike was initiated and Keswick MRT were asked assist. Whilst deploying to the fell the group determined their location and the team was stood Read more
The team was called out to help Keswick MRT search for an elderly male who had been out overnight on Scafell Pike. He turned up at Wasdale Head having spent some time crawling down the mountain trying to prevent a callout. The team took him and his grandson back to Read more