Incidents where the casualty is unable to move due to the terrain.
A call was received about two walkers and a dog who were stuck on the large boulders on the lakeshore path. A foot party and a boat party were deployed as the Team Leader was unable to contact the walkers to find out what breed of dog they had, and Read more…
Cumbria Police were contacted by a gentleman who had come into difficulty whilst descending off Scafell Pike on the Piers Gill path. Having spoken to the Team Leader and explained he was stuck on a rocky face surrounded by ice the team was immediately called out and helicopter assistance requested. Read more…
Two males reported themselves stuck and scared in a crag environment. A small team was dispatched to rescue them after phone find pinpointed their location. They were walked back to Wasdale where they made their own way back to Seathwaite by taxi.
A call was received about a walker and dog stuck on steep ground. Once it was established that the caller was above Ennerdale Water, the incident was transferred to Cockermouth MRT.
Two hill walkers came into difficulty on technical ground having accidentally lost the path whilst ascending Scafell Pike via Broad Crag Col. An attempt was made to encourage the pair to move back to safer ground under their own steam. However, due to the decreasing temperature with the fading light Read more…
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about 2 walkers who were cragfast. A passer-by had raised the alarm having heard shouts, but because of the lack of visibility in the mist, the location was uncertain. There was also a report of an ankle injury. Two team members were asked to Read more…
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about a walker who had attempted to take a more direct route up Scafell Pike via Pikes Crag and became stuck on steep ground. He was unhurt. Helicopter assistance was requested to help lift up a crag team and a large amount of heavy Read more…
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about 3 walkers who were stuck on bad ground on their descent from Great Gable. “Phonefind” put their location in or near Great Hell Gate but erring on the side of caution, extra resources were called for in case it turned out to be Read more…
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about 2 walkers who had gone astray on their descent from Great Gable and become stuck on dangerous ground. The team was mobilised including the team drone and operator. The drone was used to help locate the walkers and guide the team to a Read more…
We were alerted by Cumbria police to say 2 walkers had become stuck on their descent from Great Gable. Because of the location, a full team callout was initiated as roped access and egress may have been necessary. While the team were en route, a message was received to say Read more…
Two walkers who had climbed Scafell Pike became disorientated in the foul weather and then found themselves in difficult ground around the Piers Gill area. The couple were able to provide enough information to the Police in order to confirm their location, the Team Leader was able to make contact Read more…
The team were called by Cumbria Police after receiving a 999 call from a male acquaintance of a female who had sent him a text stating “Stuck on Great Gable, just a sheer drop with slate underfoot. Send help.” Along with her name and phone number, plus a location pin Read more…
After spending the day walking across the tops of the Wasdale Screes, Illgill Head and Whin Rigg a couple made a very simple navigational error and followed what looked like a marked path into what we call Greathall Gill. We are all human and thus prone to error, so after Read more…
We received a call from the police about various walkers hearing shouts for help and flashing a torch light from the Scafell Central buttress/ deep ghyll area. Based on the seriousness of the location, very cold weather and darkness the team leader immediately asked for coastguard helicopter assistance, Duddon MRT Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police about 2 walkers who had got stuck on the Screes lakeshore path alongside Wastwater. They were uninjured, so a small group of team members were deployed to help them across the boulder fields and off the hill. It can be difficult going at Read more…
A call came in from the police about 2 people stuck on a ‘cliff face’. The eastings and northings provided put the people by Broad Stand close to the abseil point. The team were deployed in two vehicles with 2 members making their own way by car. The crag fast Read more…
The team were in Eskdale taking part in a training exercise when a call came through at 19:37 from 2 walkers who reported themselves stuck on steep ground, they were not sure of their location, but confirmed that they were uninjured. The team leader was able to talk to them Read more…
While the team was mobilising for the previous incident, a call came in from Cumbria Police to say 2 walkers had reported themselves stuck on steep unstable ground. Using “phonefind” their location was pinpointed as Great Hell Gate on Great Gable. They were uninjured. A team member, already on the Read more…
Three walkers reported themselves to Cumbria Police as being stuck on steep, loose scree, having missed the descent path of Great Gable. The team was able to locate the three and safely assist them off the difficult ground with the aid of ropes and then escorted them back to Wasdale.
We were called by Police about 2 walkers who’d become stuck on the large boulder field on the Wasdale Screes. They were located by a team member on foot then given a lift back to the pump house in the team boat.