Cumbria Police received an Emergency SOS text via HM Coastguard reporting four young walkers lost and stuck on the Corridor Route. The MRT Team Leader attempted to make direct contact, but neither calls nor PhoneFind attempts were successful. Police were also experiencing IT issues, limiting information flow. A small MRT Read more
Cumbria Police reported walkers lost on the Corridor Route via the iPhone emergency centre. As there were no injuries the Tean Leader made a Limited Callout with a small party deployed to assist. The party descended to Wasdale under instruction and were met by team members coming up. They were Read more
The team was called by Cumbria Police after they received a call from two walkers who could not find their way back to their destination whilst descending from Scafell Pike after a very long day out. Their location was identified as the Corridor Route just before the Bad Step. A Read more
Cumbria Police contacted the Team Leader via the iPhone SOS emergency service regarding two walkers lost whilst descending from Scafell Pike. Although their location was identified, it was not possible to make direct contact. The iPhone emergency centre was asked to guide them back onto the path. The pair later Read more
Cumbria Police contacted the team regarding a lone walker who was lost and concerned for her safety on steep ground close to the Corridor Route. The team was deployed to locate and assist. The walker was found in the location expected, checked over and then safely escorted down to Wasdale Read more
As callout 97 was in progress, a further call was taken from Cumbria Police. A walker had fallen, and injured her ankle and was now unable to bear any weight. Th location was also on the Corridor Route. The Team Leader was able to divert some team members to this Read more
A busy day on Saturday commenced when a walker took a nasty 7m fall from steep ground on the Corridor Route, picking up cuts to his arms and legs, plus possible rib fractures. The tasking had quickly been transferred from Coniston MRT when the location was confirmed to be in Read more
A second evening call was received from Cumbria Police when a walker had fallen after a long day on the fells and was now struggling to make progress. Again, they were moving slowly, but with a risk that things would worsen. The Team Leader made contact with the party and Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police; two dogs had become exhausted and were ‘staying put’ after a long day out ascending Scafell Pike the long way around from Wrynose Pass. The call had initially gone to Penrith MRT in error but then re-routed quickly. The group of three walkers Read more
A late night call from Cumbria Police about an inexperienced walker who had become separated from his group. He had mis-navigated and ended up on some steep ground below the Corridor Route. After some difficulties in making contact directly, an accurate location was determined. As the walker was uninjured, a Read more
A call was received on Monday evening about a walker who had twisted her knee on the Corridor Route near Piers Gill. The injury had steadily got worse through the day, eventually becoming so painful that she could not continue. As many team members were preparing for team training on Read more
A call was received on Saturday evening about two walkers who had mis-navigated away from the Corridor Route aiming for Borrowdale and were concerned for their safety. A location was obtained from the initial police call. The Team Leader was able to contact the walkers and ensure that they were Read more
The team was called by Cumbria Police about two walkers who called for MRT help as the light was fading. It proved difficult for reliable communications to be established but from the phone coordinates on a second call they had made progress from Skew Gill well past Sty Head Tarn Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police in the early hours about a party of five walkers who had lost their way on the descent from Scafell Pike to Seathwaite. They had inadequate lighting for a nighttime walk in drizzly conditions. However as there were no injuries, in relatively good Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had injured her ankle just past the head of Piers Gill on the Corridor Route. It was known that Teesdale and Weardale MRT were training in the area so they were contacted to see if they could help. This Read more
A brief alert for a walking party that was overdue in poor weather. A family member had reported to Cumbria Police. Fortunately, as the Team Leader was gathering more information, phone contact was made with one of the party. They were on the right path and not far from their Read more
The third call of the evening from Cumbria Police started with a similar situation to the previous one. A party of 3 inexperienced walkers were lost on their descent at exactly the same location. Their waterproofs had failed and footwear was inadequate so they were concerned for their safety. They Read more
A further call from Cumbria Police involved a party of 2 walkers who were reporting themselves lost on their Scafell Pike descent. Unfortunately the Team Leader was unable to make further contact with the party by phone, but coordinates from the original emergency call was available, so their location was Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a lone walker who had taken a tumble on the Corridor Route. He had injured his knee and was unable to move. A full callout was swiftly made. Once on scene, team Casualty Carers assessed and then splinted his leg, that had Read more
The team was called by Cumbria Police about a walker who had turned over on her ankle and was unable to weight bear. Due to poor signal it took a while to determine that the location was on the Corridor Route but in the meantime a full callout was made. Read more