The Team was called out to help our colleagues from Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team recover stranded motorists on Birker Fell.
Winter conditions can easily transform fell roads and render them impassable.
Incident started at 22:09 and ended at 23:54 making 1.8 hrs in total. There were 6 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at SD168980. Total rescuer hours: 11
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