Casualties who report themselves as lost or in need of assistance when still able to move and uninjured.
The team was contacted by a pair of walkers lost on Scafell Pike. With some difficulty, they were contacted by mobile phone and followed another group down to Brackenclose.
We were called by Police about a further group of 3 walkers who had spent an unscheduled night out on the fell and now phoned in to request assistance making their way off the mountain. Their coordinates placed them in the High Scarth Crag area of Upper Eskdale / Scafell Read more…
We were called by Police about a group of 4 walkers who were part of a larger team who had become separated and lost / stuck on Scafell Pike. Using the compass feature on their iPhone and with confirmation from Sarloc they were located close to the path from Scafell Read more…
We were called by Police about 2 walkers who had become lost whilst descending Scafell. While the team leader was discussing options with then they saw walkers ahead so headed after them.
We were called by Police about a group of 3 walkers who had spent an unscheduled night out on Scafell Pike and were now requesting help to get off the mountain. It was initially difficult to locate them due to difficulty getting a phone signal. Later they were located with Read more…
We were called by Keswick Team to assist them with an ongoing rescue on Great End. Not long after we had mobilised we were stood down as there was much more certainty in the local and condition of the casualties and Keswick Team were confident they could deal with the Read more…
We were called by Police about a group of walkers who had become stuck / unsure of their position. It was originally thought they were on Scafell Pike but this was later changed to Pillar when more information became available. With this news the incident was passed to our colleagues Read more…
We were called by Police about 2 walkers who had become disorientated whilst descending Scafell Pike. The team leader provided directions over the phone and they made there own way off the hill.
We were called by Police about a group of 6 walkers reporting themselves benighted on top of Scafell Pike and needing assistance to get back down to the valley. A small team was sent up to provide torches, warm clothing and escort them back down to the valley. It has Read more…
We were called by Police about 2 walkers who become lost / stuck near the top of Greathall Gill whilst trying to descend Winn Rigg. After talking to the pair the Team Leader determined they were near the head of the gill on the col. A small group then went Read more…
The team was called out to help rescue a family group who’d become lost on Scafell Pike. They were located near to the top of Piers Gill then walked back to Wasdale by team members.
The team was called out to help a pair of walkers lost on the corridor route. They were located using their smartphone and walked down to Wasdale Head by team members.
We were called by Police about a walker reporting himself lost after descending Scafell Pike, probably somewhere in Eskdale. It was difficult to obtain more precise information on his whereabouts until his Girlfriend rang in to say she was tracking him on the ‘Find my iPhone’ app and had a Read more…
We were called by Police about a walker reporting himself lost on Scafell Pike. With help from Sarloc he was located on the corridor route between Piers & Greta Gill. A small team was then sent to help escort him off the mountain.
Team called for 2 walkers who were disorientated whilst on Scafell Pike. They were located around Lingmell Col with help from the compass feature on their iPhone and walked back to Wasdale.
We were called by Police about 2 walkers reporting themselves lost on Scafell Pike. The team leader provided some advice over the phone and they made their own way off the fell.
We were called by Police about a group of walkers reporting themselves lost somewhere on Scafell Pike. The team leader provided some directions over the phone and recommended they join up with other groups visible on the mountain at the time. They duely joined up with another group but later Read more…
We were called by Police about a group of 3 walkers who were lost on Scafell Pike and unable to make their way off the top. Team members located them near the summit and after some rewarming on scene escorted them off the mountain and back to Wasdale.
We were called by Police about a walker who was unsure of his position whilst on Scafell Pike. He was given directions over the phone by the team leader and made his own way off the mountain.
Team called by Police about a group of walkers reporting themselves to be unsure of their position whilst on the corridor route, trying to get back to Seathwaite. Team leader provided directions over the phone and they made their own way off the mountain unaided.