The team were called out to search for a pair of walkers who were lost on descent from Scafell Pike. They were very cold and wet and were not able to give the team much information to narrow down the search area. With the assistance of Duddon and Furness and Read more
The team were called out to attend an injured woman on the Corridor Route. She was attended by the air ambulance and Keswick MRT and we stood down.
The team was called out by the Police for a male who had suffered from a suspected heart attack and taken a considerable fall. A full callout was initiated whilst the exact location was being determined. Further information placed the incident in Keswick MRT’s area. Sadly the casualty did not Read more
The team was called out to assist Cockermouth MRT with a search for a missing fell runner in the Buttermere area.
We were contacted by Keswick team regarding 2 people who had started their walk at Seathwaite but were now understood to be heading to Wasdale from Scafell Pike and struggling due to the darkness and uncertainty in their position. Following further phone calls it was established they were descending the Brown Tongue path heading for Read more
Team called by police for three lost walkers on Scafell Pike. Conditions were poor with “white down” (mist) and they were afriad of getting lost, unable to make their way back to their car in Seathwaite. The call to the police from their mobile was cut short before all details could be collected. The Read more
Request from Keswick MRT to send two team members already high on Scafell Pike to assist them with their two separate incidents. A single climber and a pair of climbers were both stuck on winter routes on Great End. Cockermouth MRT had been brought in to assist and a Sea Read more
Call from the police regarding an overdue male walker last seen at Windy Gap, Great Gable trying to make his way back to Honister. His companion had got back to Honister via Moses Trod and the overdue walker had failed to turn up. The incident was passed over to Keswick Read more
Call came in from the police for an 80 yr old male walker who had sustained an injury to his leg descending Scafell Pike. His location was given as Broad Crag Col. but he was located on the col between Broad Crag and Ill Crag. He was with an organised Read more
13 yr old boy overdue on Great Gable. The Mother and sister had walked up to Styhead and the boy had wanted to climb Greta Gable so left them at Styhead and agreed to meet them later. He was had no equipment. He reported in that he was lost in Read more
Cumbria Police called out the team to recover the body of a 71 year old male walker who had been found by walkers below Great Napes Crags in the gulley between Sphinx and Arrowhead Ridge. He had sustained fatal injuries after falling around 20 to 30 metres. He had been Read more
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
Telephone call from an informant at the Wasdale head Hotel. Overdue walkers who were experienced and well equipped. The team leader decided to wait until later that evening before taking action. At 9.00 p.m. a call came in from the missing persons who were located above Langstraff. The incident was Read more
Mobile call from a female walker from Derbyshire who had lost the path in low cloud her walk around the area of Great End / Broad Crag. She had ascended via Grains Gill, Seathwaite. The incident was passed onto the Keswick MRT but following a request for support, Wasdale MRT Read more
Police call regarding a group of 6 x walkers who were benighted at the bad step on the Corridor Route, near Stand Crag. Team members duly went to provide light and to guide them as far as Sty head, where Keswick MRT kindly met the group and guided them back Read more
Paged by the police for a 63 year old female walker with a fractured wrist above Hollowstones on Scafell Pike. A Keswick MRT member was already on scene. The casualty was given analgesia by the team doctor and stretchered back down the valley to a road ambulance and taken to Read more
Report of a 14yr old walker with an ankle injury on Scafell Pike. The team were mobilised and 19 team members attended. The young man was actually found in Calf Cove near Great End by Keswick team and they dealt with the rescue, taking the party back to Seathwite. Wasdale Read more
Police call regarding two people reported to be crag-fast on Scafell Pike. Team Leader spoke to the informant and established that the location to be Great End, left side of the crags and nearer Esk Hawse. Incident passed to Keswick MRT. Postscript: At 4.20pm, the TL was called direct from Read more
Call direct from the Wasdale Head. Informant reporting two people long overdue from Scafell Pike – also 3 peakers. They had set off at 11.00 p.m. the previous night. Male and Female (23 and 26) reported to be wearing shorts and T shirts, despite awful weather. When it subsequently also Read more
Police contacted the team to attend to a further rescue. A couple on a mobile phone were descending from Scafell Pike when they became lost in the mist and rain. They reported that they were cold and wet and hungry. They were only wearing ‘T’ shirts and shorts with lightweight Read more