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Arm Injury

Callout 40 in 2008

Team were paged by the police following a ‘999’ call to re dislocated shoulder – Green Crag Eskdale. A group of 5, 16 year olds doing their D of E expedition were in need of assistance. 2 had descended to the Woolpack to raise the alarm. 14 team members attended Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsSun 22nd Jun 2008 ago

Harter Fell – Tue 11th Jul 2006

Police paged the team with a call for help from a Dutch family. The female walker in her mid fifties was descending from a walk near Harter Fell to Penny Hill farm when she slipped on the path fracturing her left ankle and dislocating a finger in her hand. Her Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsTue 11th Jul 2006 ago

Broad Crag Col, Scafell Pike – Mon 14th Feb 2005

Not a callout with incident number but of general interest. Three males in their twenties, from North Yorkshire, had been onto the summit of Scafell Pike . Whilst descending, two of the three fell on steep ground having slipped on ice. One fell 15 feet and sustained a nasty gash Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsMon 14th Feb 2005 ago

Wasdale – Sat 5th Oct 2002

Whilst the team were preparing to search for the missing man ( incident 48), a group of walkers approached with their colleague who had sustained a dislocated shoulder whilst descending Mickledore on Scafell Pike. He had fallen four times during his descent but managed to get himself off the fell. Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 23 yearsSat 5th Oct 2002 ago

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