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Rescue 199 from Prestwick

Broad Crag Col, Scafell Pike – Tue 20th Mar 2018

We were called by Police about a walker who had slid on hard snow whilst descending from Scafell Pike towards Broad Crag and injured their back / pelvic region. The Great North Air Ambulance attended but was not able to land close by so instead ferried team members closer to Read more

By Jon Lynch, 8 years ago
Icy conditions beneath the East Buttress

East Buttress, Scafell – Sun 25th Feb 2018

The team was contacted at around 5.30pm after a lone walker had fallen a considerable distance down a snow slope on the south side of Mickledore ridge sustaining multiple injuries.  Initially Helimed 58 came to assist but had to depart due to night fall, but not before confirming the casualty Read more

By John Bamforth, 8 yearsSun 4th Mar 2018 ago

Skew Gill, Great End – Sat 3rd Feb 2018

We were called by Police about 2 walkers reported overdue from a walk on Scafell Pike. Using the ‘find my iPhone’ function it was determined they were likely to be somewhere near the Corridor Route. Search teams were deployed from Wasdale & Keswick Teams along with a Coastguard Helicopter from Read more

By Jon Lynch, 8 yearsSun 18th Feb 2018 ago

Upper Eskdale – Sun 14th Jan 2018

The team spent 3 days searching for a missing walker on Scafell Pike. The walker was initially reported overdue from a walk on Scafell Pike on Sunday 14th January at 19:00. Team members who had already been to an injured walker near the summit searched in foul conditions but without Read more

By Jon Lynch, 8 yearsWed 17th Jan 2018 ago

Straight Gill, Lingmell – Sun 15th Oct 2017

The team was called in the early hours of Sunday for a report of a walker overdue from a trip up Scafell Pike. A search started at first light and when the walker was not found in the first few hours the effort was ramped up with search groups from Read more

By John Bamforth, 8 years ago

Corridor Route, Scafell Pike – Sun 20th Aug 2017

We were called out by North West Ambulance Service for a walker on the corridor route who had stumbled and badly hurt her ankle. Due to the location and possible complications with the injury a coastguard helicopter was requested and Rescue 199, the new AW189 from Prestwick attended. They lowered their Read more

By John Bamforth, 8 yearsMon 21st Aug 2017 ago

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