The police paged the team just after midnight to look for a missing walker assumed lost somewhere between Wasdale and Langdale. A male in his mid-twenties had left Wasdale Youth Hostel to walk to Langdale Youth Hostel. He had failed to turn up. His route was not known.Wasdale MRT, Keswick Read more…
The Wasdale Team Leader was called by the police at 1730 hrs. following a ‘999’ mobile phone call from four male walkers in their forties. They were lost on the ridge following their return from doing Scafell Pike and just ‘needed some directions’. They had set off that day from Read more…
Called in to support Langdale & Ambleside MRT (LAMRT) to search the Scafell range for a missing father and son long overdue. Their car was in the Langdale Valley and they had set off early the previous day from Burnley to climb Scafell Pike. They were ill equipped with no Read more…
Call from the police to deal with a group of walkers on mobile phone lost on Scafell Pike. They were qui ed by the team leader who continued to deal with the incident until it became apparent that they were at Esk Hause . The rescue was handed over to Read more…
Wasdale team were called to assist in the search for a 59yr old male walker who had left the Old Dungeon Ghyll to tackle Bowfell / Esk Pike / Broad Crag / Scafell Pike / Scafell (via Broad Stand) and returning back to Langdale. His car was still at ODG Read more…
Police received a mobile ‘999’ call from two male walkers in their 40’s via an informant in the south of the country. It was a group of three who were doing a recce of Scafell Pike for the 3 Peaks challenge. They had become lost as a group of three Read more…
The Wasdale team leader was called by Keswick MRT to assist with the rescue of two female walkers who were lost, most probably in the corridor area on their way to Scafell Pike. There car was parked at Seathwaite. One of the ladies was reported to have a broken leg. Read more…
Keswick MRT called in Wasdale MRT to assist in a search for two missing walkers. The male and female walker had failed to turn up at their hotel and their car was still parked at Seathwaite. A number of SARDA search dogs and handlers were mobilised along with the Keswick Read more…
The team were called to find a long overdue walker who had left Seathwaite to climb Scafell Pike and had failed to turn up. Keswick Team and SARDA (search dogs) were called out and Wasdale put 5 search parties out on the Wasdale and Eskdale sides. He was found safe Read more…
Team leader called by police to deal with a missing lady overdue from a walk with her husband when they became separated. They had walked up from Seathwaite, via Esk Hause to Scafell Pike. They then descended to the bottom of cam Spout and made their way back up to Read more…
Two male walkers in their mid 30’s were doing the 3 peaks event when they become lost on Scafell Pike. They left Brackenclose, Wasdale at 2130 hrs the previous evening and their father, waiting in the valley bottom became concerned when they failed to appear later that night. At 0730 Read more…
Call to support Keswick MRT searching for a missing male walker traveling across the tops to Netherwasdale. Full details of the rescue to follow from the team leader shortly. Missing person found safe and well sheltering at Esk Hause shelter in the early hours of Wednesday morning. rescue base closed Read more…
Single male reported overdue between Keswick and Wasdale YHAs. He was found by Keswick Dogs at Esk Hause and escorted back down.
The Wasdale Team Leader received call from the Team Leader, Langdale/Ambleside rescue team whilst at the Mill Forge rescue headquarters for a committee meeting. They and Keswick MRT were responding to a report that a 32yr old single male walker was long overdue on a route that would have taken Read more…
The team was called out to search for a missing couple who had become lost on Scafell Pike. Information suggested that they might possibly be in upper Eskdale. Keswick MRT were called in to assist and other search dogs. Team search groups were sent out to check main descent routes Read more…
One of our team doctors also came across the scene of an injured woman while out walking on Saturday 24th February. Having splinted her broken leg and administered analgesic he stayed with her until members of Keswick MRT arrived to assist. The incident was reported to the Wasdale team leader Read more…
Request to assist Keswick MRT in a search of Great End. A single male climber, in his twenties, was reported to be lost. He had in fact already turned up at Wasdale Head and the Police had been informed. (although the message can’t have got through to Keswick Police). A Read more…
Support to Keswick MRT looking for a Man and his son who left Seathwaite via Grains Gill. Wasdale SARDA member asked to search Styhead to Esk Hause with a navigator from the Wasdale MRT. Millforge base opened up to provide communications. Incident finished 0230 hrs the following morning when the Read more…
At about 21.15 hrs – call from Whitehaven Police. The full Wasdale Team was immediately called out followed by support from the Millom Fell and Search Team and SARDA Search Dogs. The intention being to deal with the first incident before diverting attention to the second problem. About 18 Wasdale Read more…
Night search in snow for a party of youths. Found in Langstrath by Keswick MRT.