Team called for four lost walkers. They had set off from Langdale to climb Crinkle Crags. Their only map blew away in hill fog leaving them with no means of navigating. Unfortunately, they descended in the wrong direction and ended up on the Eskdale side of the mountain and they called 999. Their position was …
Incidents — Green Hole
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Green Hole, Upper Eskdale – Sun 1st Apr 2018 – Callout 12 in 2018 (limited)
Team called yesterday evening for 2 walkers who’d become benighted whilst trying to return to Grasmere from Scafell Pike. With some help from Sarloc they were located as being on the ridge that descends from Esk Pike into Eskdale, above Long Crag. In the end they managed to get themselves down to Brotherikeld where they …
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