Casualties who report themselves as lost or in need of assistance when still able to move and uninjured.
A 24 yr old male set off from Coniston at 7am to climb Old Man of Coniston and got lost. He was located in upper Eskdale using phone technology. 6 members of WMRT plus 1 search dog were deployed to locate and assist him from the fell. The weather was Read more…
Two people became lost on scafell pike. Team leader gave them some time to find themselves, they duly did and walked off the mountain un aided. Incident closed at 19:00.
A group of two called the team lost on Scafell Pike. Their location was determined using SARLOC and they were given advice over the phone.
The team was called to assist a group lost descending Scafell Pike. The group included two vunerable members and so a full callout to search Scafell Pike was initiated and Keswick MRT were asked assist. Whilst deploying to the fell the group determined their location and the team was stood Read more…
Whilst the team leader was giving the first group of lost people time to turn up, a call came in for a second group of lost walkers on Scafell Pike. They were found low down near the foot of Piers Gill. The team then continued to search for the other Read more…
The team was contacted by a group containing two pairs of walkers who were lost not far from the summit of Scafell Pike, in very poor weather. An attempt was made to talk them off the hill, but phone reception was soon lost and when they had not turned up Read more…
The team was contacted last night regarding a missing walker. As the Team Leader was gathering information the missing person called to say they were fine and heading to Wasdale. False alarm with good intent.
The team was contacted about a group of lost walkers, whilst information was being gathered they met some other walkers who helped them down.
The team was called out to search for a pair of lost walkers descending Scafell Pike. Mobile phone reception was not good enough to gather much information and a search of the mountain was mounted. The pair were found near Lingmell Gill walking towards Wasdale Head. We gave them a Read more…
The team was contacted about a missing group on Scafell Pike. Whilst we were investigating they turned up in Eskdale.
We were contacted by Police about a group of 3 men who’d become lost on their descent of Scafell Pike. Using the coordinates from their phone and Sarloc they were located near the Corridor Route path near the right branch of Greta Gill. They were given dry clothing on scene, Read more…
At around 10.30 p.m. a ‘999’ call was received by Cumbria Police from a concerned Husband. His group of five had set off to climb Scafell Pike late Monday afternoon. When they arrived at the path junction in Hollowstones just after 5.00 p.m. that afternoon the father and two sons Read more…
The team was contacted at around 07:00 regarding two lost people on Scafell Pike. They were apart of a group of 90 people who were attempting the 3 Peaks Challenge. The pair had no mountaineering experience and did not know their location or where they were going or come from. Read more…
Call for a group of 9 reported lost on Great Gable. Significant work was done making enquiries without mounting a callout and in the end they may their own way back to their vehicle.
Whilst we were dealing with incident 44 a second call came in for a party of 3 who had been stuck on the mountain all night and just managed to get a mobile signal. Two team members diverted onto the new incident with a bivvy tent to find and stabilise Read more…
We were contacted about a group lost in Upper Eskdale. Communication was difficult but within an hour the group phoned to say they were safe and well in Eskdale.
The team was called by Cumbria Police at 14:02 to assist a group who had become lost on Scafell Pike. As the Team Leader was making enquiries the lost group met up with another group who escorted them off the Mountain.
We were contacted by the Police about a family of 4 who had become lost on their descent of Scafell Pike. After speaking with them on the phone it was likely they were in the rough ground between Piers & Straight Gill on the north side of Lingmell. A limited Read more…
We were contacted by the Police about a couple who had become lost on their descent from Scafell Pike. We were able to locate them using their smart phone and then they were walked off the mountain by team members. 8 Team Members involved
Both Keswick and Wasdale teams were contacted by Police regarding 2 walkers who were lost somewhere on the way to Great Gable. Based on the information provided it was more likely they were in the Keswick team area and they were talked down by Keswick team to Honister Youth Hostel.