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Lost

Casualties who report themselves as lost or in need of assistance when still able to move and uninjured.

Broad Crag – Wed 17th May 2006

A party of three staying in Eskdale drove to Borrowdale in order to walk up Scafell Pike. Initial callout information suggested they were lost on Scafell Pike. Incorrect GPS information revised this, suggesting they were near the plateau on Ill Crag. Actual location was near Broad Crag.First call was at Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsWed 17th May 2006 ago

Upper Eskdale – Mon 13th Feb 2006

The team were called out to support Langdale Ambleside team to rescue a lost male and female couple in their 20’s who had become benighted and lost. They were somewhere near Crinkle Crags and had possibly descended into Green Hole on the Eskdale side. A group consisting 10 Wasdale team Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsMon 13th Feb 2006 ago

Great End – Sun 27th Nov 2005

The team leader was called by Workington Police regarding a ‘999’ call from two walkers, husband and wife, who were lost on their return to Seathwaite from the summit of Scafell Pike. There location was given as somewhere high on the tops, above the snowline, on rocky sloping ground and Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 27th Nov 2005 ago

Throstlegarth, Upper Eskdale – Wed 9th Nov 2005

The team leader was called by the Langdale and Ambleside team leader for assistance with a rescue. A married couple from Settle, in their early forties, had set off from Three Shires Stone to climb Crinkle Crags. They had become disorientated and were somewhere on the Eskdale side. Although the Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsWed 9th Nov 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 30th Oct 2005

The team were called out by the police to rescue two 16 year old lads who were stuck on the summit of Scafell Pike in gale force winds and driving rain. They had camped overnight above Cam Spout and their tent had been blown down. They had made their way Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 30th Oct 2005 ago

Upper Eskdale – Sat 29th Oct 2005

Whist searching for the missing mother and son (see incident 48 below) two of the Wasdale team members went to assist a group of five young walkers who had set off from Wasdale earlier that day to climb Scafell Pike and became lost on the summit, descending into Eskdale by Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 29th Oct 2005 ago

Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Sat 29th Oct 2005

Call from the police earlier that evening with little information about a 48 yr old mother and 16 yr old son who were lost somewhere in the Scafell area but they were well equipped. The team mustered 13 Wasdale members which included three of the Wasdale search dog handlers with Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 29th Oct 2005 ago

Broad Crag – Tue 25th Oct 2005

Call from Workington Police regarding father and 15 yr old daughter lost on Scafell Pike. The father had rung for assistance from their mobile phone and was on steep, rocky ground, having lost the path. Contact was established by phone and from his description the team leader took it that Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsTue 25th Oct 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 23rd Oct 2005

Telephone call from the police to respond to a ‘999’ call from a group of four walkers from the Bristol area who had walked the Corridor Route up the top of Scafell Pike and then made a navigational error and descended via the south side of Scafell Pike and down Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 23rd Oct 2005 ago

Esk Hause – Sat 22nd Oct 2005

Telephone call from the police to assist a group of four adult walkers who were tired and overdue following their walk up to Scafell Pike. They had descended into Eskdale and were making their way back up towards Esk Hause. Their location was Knotts of the Tongue (bottom of crags Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 22nd Oct 2005 ago

Lingmell – Fri 21st Oct 2005

Telephone call from the police to search for two missing walkers in the Scafell Pike area. The couple in their late thirties had left earlier that day and had been lost on the tops. The cloud was down to Mickledore ridge. They contacted the team by mobile phone to say Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsFri 21st Oct 2005 ago

Mosedale – Thu 6th Oct 2005

Pager message from Workington Police regarding lost walkers. Three walkers hade been doing the Mosedale Horseshoe and after completing Pillar had made a navigation error in the mist where the path forks on the ascent of Red Pike. They were called on their mobile by the team leader and their Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsThu 6th Oct 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Mon 26th Sep 2005

Telephone call from the police to respond to a ‘999’ from a mobile phone. 4 male walkers had walked from the Wasdale valley bottom to the top of Scafell Pike. One of their party had sustained an injury to his leg. They had met up with another party of four Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsMon 26th Sep 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 18th Sep 2005

The team leader was called by Workington Police regarding a group of 3 peakers who were lost on the Pike. Their initial information was:- no injuries involved the weather had turned bad it was dark and cloudy they didn’t have food or drinks they didn’t have adequate waterproofs Initially they Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 18th Sep 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 28th Aug 2005

The police received a ‘999’ call from three walkers who had set off from Ben Nevis on the Saturday and eventually got to Wasdale Head at 3.00 am, slept in their car until 7.30 am then set out to climb Scafell Pike. They became lost on the summit plateau in Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 28th Aug 2005 ago

Upper Eskdale – Mon 1st Aug 2005

Whilst the team were searching for the two missing walkers (see 5/33) another group of three walkers had become lost on Scafell Pike and mistakenly descended the Eskdale side. They were well down the valley but still high and had no lights apart from key torches which they had used Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsMon 1st Aug 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 31st Jul 2005

Call from the police to search for two lost male walkers in their early 50’s who had left Brackenclose earlier that day to climb Scafell Pike. They had made the summit then became lost at some slabs at about 200 ft below the summit of the Pike. They were contacted Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 31st Jul 2005 ago

Unknown Location – Sun 26th Jun 2005

Call from Workington Police, via Essex Police. A 23yr old female had last had mobile contact with her mother (in Essex) about 1.5 hours ago. She’d said she was lost on the fells and was “sliding down rocks on Scafell”, when the phone signal cut out and couldn’t be made Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 26th Jun 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 26th Jun 2005

Call from Workington Police regarding a man lost on Scafell Pike. The Team Leader spoke to him by mobile phone (between repeatedly being cut off with poor reception). Established which valley he’d set off from and what route he’d taken so far and that he appeared to be overlooking Eskdale. Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 26th Jun 2005 ago

Wastwater Screes – Sat 4th Jun 2005

Call from Workington Police regarding two people reported to be stuck on the Scree path, informant at the WasdaleYHA Hostel. The Team Leader rang the informant and found that the Hostel Manager had already set off in a Canadian canoe to attempt a pick up in that. Rather than set Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 4th Jun 2005 ago

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