999′ mobile phone call from a climbing party of two on Napes Needle, Great Gable. Male climber in his thirties had fallen and lacerated his upper leg. 18 team members attended. He was given casualty care on scene and marsupial’d down from the base of Napes Needle into the gulley Read more
75 yr old male walker in a party of three with severe leg cramps descended from Styhead following a walk across from Langdale and could walk no further. Located on the main path below Lower Kern Knotts on Great Gable. The informant raised the alarm from the Wasdale Head Hotel Read more
Rescue of a female walker in her 20’s who was descending Great Gable in a party of four. She fell and sustained an open (compound) fracture of her tibia (lower leg). She was losing significant blood and in addition a further member of the group had an injury to her Read more
Call from a walker who had seen two climbers fall down a gully on Gable Crags, on the north side of Great Gable. Around 18 team members attended. Weather fine. Due to the nature of the incident and the report from the informant, a Sea King helicopter was immediately requested Read more
Called by an informant staying at a Seathwaite lodgings, concerned over a group of three climbers in their 30’s and 40’s who had set off to climb Napes Needle, Greta Gable at 10:00 hrs that morning and had not returned or called in. It was a clear night with snow Read more
Paged by the Police following a report of a fallen walker on Great Gable above Arron Slack. The 51 yr old male was in a party of 4 descending when he tumble fell approximately 50 metres sustaining a head and leg injury and was bleeding. A Sea King helicopter was Read more
Call to the police from a party of 8 on Great Gable. The group were descending from Westmorland crags when one of the group, a male in his thirties, slipped and tumble fell. He injured his shoulder and sustained lacerations to his cheek. The team administered cas care and anesthesia Read more
The police received a ‘999’ call from a mobile phone from a Chinese male and female walker who were lost on Scafell Pike with an injured knee. They had ascended Scafell Pike from Langdale earlier that day, leaving at 11:00 hrs When the Deputy Team Leader was talking to them Read more
As the search (incident 38) was scaling down but before the team had left Eskmeals. Police call came in regarding two crag fast climbers who’d become stuck on Needle Ridge, Great Gable when their absail retreat was prevented by their rope becoming jammed. 4 Wasdale MRT were flown by RN Read more
Call from the police to rescue a 65yr old female sustained head and back injuries, multiple cuts and abrasions in a 20 metres tumble fall in Arrowhead Gulley on Great Gable. Treated on scene by WMRT medics and flown to West Cumbria Hospital by Sea King helicopter from RN Gannet. Read more
Request from Police to attend an incident on Napes Needle – male reported cragfast. Limited callout made but whilst making their way up the fell, the elderly male walker was rescued by two climbers who were climbing Needle Ridge at the time. The cragfast walker had ascended the gulley, failed Read more
Report of two crag fast walkers on Great Gable. Team Leader carried out a limited callout. 8 team members attended with 4 mobilised. They were on the scree between White Napes and Beck head above the traverse path. Whilst making their way to the scree bound couple, another walker went Read more
The police paged the team following a ‘999’ call from walkers lost on the summit of Great Gable – their location was known but they were unable to get themselves down – a limited call out ensued and Wasdale team members walked them down from the summit to Styhead where Read more
Wasdale MRT were paged by the police. A male and female couple from the Wirral in their late 20s had become cragfast on Great Gable. After some lengthy discussion over the phone it was established that although the weather was good, it would be necessary to go and help them Read more
The team was paged by Cumbria Police to respond to a ‘999’ call for a 35 yr old female climber who had fallen on Great Gable by Westmorland Crags sustaining fatal injuries. The casualty was airlifted and flown to Whitehaven hospital by a Sea King helicopter from RAF Boulmer. 16 Read more
The team was paged by the police following a ‘999’ call from two Chinese walkers who were lost on the descent from Great Gable. The team leader managed to establish that they had left from Honister YHA and had actually been to the summit. Due to the the very poor Read more
Pager message from the police regarding a 50 yr old female who had taken a short tumble fall on the path from Great Gable summit towards Beck Head. She had sustained cuts to her wrist, face and leg and although she had received good first aid on scene she needed Read more
Request came in via mobile ‘999’ to police. 74 yr old male walker fallen 40 foot on Great Gable. Two male walkers, one having taken a tumble fall down the scree on Great Hellgate, below Tophet Wall on Great Gable. 17 team members attended. Weather fine. Following medical treatment to Read more
Call from Cumbria police regarding a Group of three walkers who failed to turn up at the Youth Hostel in Ennerdale after walking the previous day on Great Gable. They had decided to camp in Wasdale but had failed to tell anyone. The incident was stood down at 09:37 hrs Read more
Call from Cumbria police regarding a 67 yr old male reported long overdue on a walk up Great Gable. He was reported to have gone with little or no fell going equipment, map, compass, clothing, food, so was sounding like someone the team leader considered was “at risk”. However, as Read more