The team was called out to assist a male fell runner who had taken a considerable fall near to Greta Gill on the Corridor Route. He had fallen around 20 meters and suffered significant injuries. The team mobilised the help from the Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team along with Read more…
We were called by Police about a party of 2 finding it difficult to follow the corridor path from Scafell Pike back to Seathwaite. Fortunately they bumped into 2 walkers who provided directions and we did not need to give any assistance.
We were contacted by NWAS, via Langdale team to respond to a male walker who had tripped up on the Corridor Route path on Scafell Pike and injured his ankle. The Cumbria based aircraft from Great North Air Ambulance initially attended and splinted the casualty’s leg but was then called Read more…
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…
The team were called out to attend an injured woman on the Corridor Route. She was attended by the air ambulance and Keswick MRT and we stood down.
The team was called to respond to an overdue male on walk from Seathwaite, Borrowdale. He split up from his party at Grains Gill to do the Corridor Route, maybe Lingmell, maybe Scafell Pike. The rest of the group carried on via Esk Hause to climb Scafell Pike. The two Read more…
We were contacted at 00:30 regarding a party of 2 walkers who had become separated earlier whilst trying to travel between Wasdale Head and Seathwaite in Borrowdale. One of the party had made it back to Seathwaite and raised the alarm because his companion did not turn up. Two members Read more…
The team were called out to attend a woman who had sustained a broken shoulder in a stumble fall near the bad step on the corridor route. The alarm had been raised by a member of the casualty’s group who had descended to Wasdale Head. When the team arrived at Read more…
Call from police. Two seperate groups lost on Scafell Pike but now joined together (Total of 7 lost persons). The Team Leader was able to identify their position as between Piers Ghyll and the Bad Step on the Corridor Route. None of the casulaties had a map or compass. They were given Read more…
Team paged by the police regarding a report of shouts for help and whistles in the vicinity of the Corridor Route.  A full callout was initiated and the team searched the area around Piers Ghyll and Greta Ghyll but no persons were located and no calls for help heard. On returning to the valley a Read more…
Callout from the Police for a female walker who had become separated from her partner in the Lingmel Col area on their descent from Scafell Pike into Wasdale. The male partner had returned to the valley bottom whilst the female had continued to the summit. On her descent she became Read more…
Callout from the Police for two lost walkers from the Midlands who had set off from Borrowdale on that morning to climb Scafell Pike via Styhead Pass and the Corridor route and descend via Broad Crag Esk Hause. A mother in her late 40’s and 23 yr old son had Read more…
Call for a 35yr old female walker with a suspected fractured ankle on the Corridor Route down from Scafell Pike, near Chriscliffe gulley . Due to limited numbers of team members available, Sea King helicopter called in which assisted in the evacuation to West Cumberland hospital. 9 team members involved Read more…
999′ report to the police for an injured Labrador dog at Greta Gill. The dog was stuck on the bad step, Corridor route descent from Scafell Pike. The team responded and after bandaging the dogs paws assisted the walkers and dog back to Styhead Pass where they carried on down Read more…
Call from the police to rescue a 10 year old boy and his mother from the bottom of Greta Gill. The young boy had fallen about 10 meters into the bottom of the gulley from the main corridor route path (very close to incident 23 and 20). He sustained a Read more…
Whilst incident 23 was being dealt with the team were approached by the father of a 24 year old who was suffering from severe vertigo and could not proceed further. He was at the head of Greta Gill and needed to climb the rock step before making his way back Read more…
Male walker in his mid 40’s with three friends from Berkshire were descending the rock step above Greta Gill on the Corridor Route when he fell around 40 meters down the slope sustaining chest, shoulder injuries and damaged knee. He was treated on scene by a team member who was Read more…
Called out to rescue a 24 yr old male who had sustained a closed fracture of his left forearm. The party of six had left Seathwaite to climb Scafell Pike via the Corridor Route. Whilst descending the rock step above Greta Gill, a large boulder came away, falling down and Read more…
999′ call to respond to a 46 year old male who tumble fell 30 metres down scree near the bad step on the Corridor Route, Scafell Pike and sustained lacerations to his head. 17 team members attended from Wasdale and 6 from Cockermouth MRT. He was treated on scene, put Read more…
Mobile call from a female walker from Derbyshire who had lost the path in low cloud her walk around the area of Great End / Broad Crag. She had ascended via Grains Gill, Seathwaite. The incident was passed onto the Keswick MRT but following a request for support, Wasdale MRT Read more…