We were contacted by Cumbria Police regarding two walkers who had become lost descending Great Gable. The Team Leader was able to ascertain their location with Phone Find and then guide them down onto the path and then onwards to Wasdale Head.
Incident started at 16:32 and ended at 19:25 making 2.9 hrs in total. There was 1 Wasdale team member involved and the incident occured at NY 206 102. Total rescuer hours: 2.9
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