We were called by Police to help a group of 3 walkers who had become stuck in steep loose ground whilst descending the White Napes ridge on Great Gable. We were able to locate them from a flashing light then climbed up to the location. Once on scene the 3 Read more…
We were called by Police about a walker who was reported to have fallen somewhere in the Napes Needle area on Great Gable, injured his wrist and also had a period of unconsciousness. Given the location and reported injuries an RAF Sea King helicopter was requested. The team and helicopter Read more…
We were called by Police about a walker who had sustained head and leg injuries whilst descending from Great Gable summit. GNAA attended and were able to evacuate the casualty who had relatively minor injuries before we got on scene. 15 team members involved, incident closed 15:00.
The team was called out to help a male who had fallen on Great Gable and sustained an incapacitating knee injury. We had great assistance from the Great North Air Ambulance who flew us to the scene (thanks for the lift). We were also assisted by RAF Boulmer who winched Read more…
Wasdale team was called out at 10:50pm for a large search of both the Wasdale and Eskdale valleys lasting 18 hours. Colleagues from Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team, Coniston Mountain Rescue Team, Kendal Mountain Rescue Team, Cockermouth Mountain Rescue team, Keswick Mountain Rescue team, Penrith Mountain Rescue Team, Kirkby Read more…
The team was contacted to go to the aid of 14 year old boy who had a severe headache and had started to vomit. Due to this and his previous medical history the team was called out. As we were responding we received a call to advise us that the Read more…
Call for a group of 9 reported lost on Great Gable. Significant work was done making enquiries without mounting a callout and in the end they may their own way back to their vehicle.
The team was called out to attend a fallen climber on Abbey Buttress, Great Gable. A Sea King helicopter from HMS Gannet assisted with lifting team members and equipment up the fell and then winched the casualty from the crag.
We were contacted by Keswick team about a man who was reported to have collapsed high up on Great Gable near Westmoreland Crags. Keswick team, along with the Great North Air Ambulance and a RN Seaking from HMS Gannet were already responding. We also mounted a callout and drove down Read more…
Both Keswick and Wasdale teams were contacted by Police regarding 2 walkers who were lost somewhere on the way to Great Gable. Based on the information provided it was more likely they were in the Keswick team area and they were talked down by Keswick team to Honister Youth Hostel.
The team were alerted to an overdue 27 year old male walker who was walking over Great Gable and Scafell Pike. As further information was being gathered he turned up safe and well.
The team was called out to help a walker with a hip injury. He was assessed by a team doctor before being carried to an ambulance by stretcher.
We were contacted by Police about a man who had lost the path on the Napes side of Great Gable due to low cloud. By the time we contacted him he had re-joined the path and was able to make his own way off the mountain.
We were called out to search for a overdue male, last seen on one of the Great Gable ridges. As we left HQ we were informed by the Police that the male had turned up safe and well. 9 team members involved.
Two adult walkers became disorientated in poor visibility on Great Gable. They had walked from Borrowdale and ascended Green Gable before losing their way on the Great Gable summit area. They were located near Beck Head and escorted to the Wasdale valley. (15 Team members were involved in the search Read more…
The team was contacted by Cumbria Police to assist one male and two females stuck on the summit of Great Gable. The party of three had set off from Seathwaite to the Summit earlier in the day when they became disorientated on the Summit and could not find their way off. Read more…
A man contacted police to report his wife missing on the fells after a walk in the Green / Great Gable area. Given the location of the informant and the possible locations for his wife the incident was passed to the Keswick team. We understand the lady was soon located Read more…
Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out to assist a 77 year old man who was suffering from leg cramp and unable to walk. He was located on the top of Great Gable so, to avoid a protracted and uncomfortable stretcher ride, assistance from an air ambulance was requested. North Read more…
Whilst returning from the initial incident on Great Gable and immediately after the alert for the rescue on Scafell Pike a further call came from the Police for a pair of climbers cragfast on Needle Ridge on the Napes crags due to greasy conditions on the rock. A small team Read more…
After a quiet start to the year normal service was resumed for the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team when we were called to three separate incidents this afternoon. The first incident involved a male walker who slipped while descending from Great Gable and suffered face and throat injuries. The casualty was Read more…