Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Thu 4th Nov 2021
The team was called to a person with an ankle injury just above Hollowstones area. After the injury was treated, the team stretchered the casualty down to Brackenclose.
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Mon 6th Sep 2021
We were alerted by North West Ambulance Service about a walker who had taken a 10ft fall and had significant bleeding from a head injury. In view of this, air support was requested and Helimed 58 attended. However, the casualty site was in cloud so the aircraft could not land Read more…
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Thu 29th Jul 2021
We were alerted by Cumbria Police to say shouts for help were reported by some walkers on the Hollowstones section of the Scafell Pike path. The shouts appeared to come from the Scafell side of the hill. Two team members were deployed to do a hasty search, but before they Read more…
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Tue 29th Sep 2020
A call was received via Cumbria Police from a party descending Scafell Pike to Wasdale. A lady had turned her ankle near the summit. She had managed to get as far as Hollow Stones but the pain had become too much for her to continue. As numbers of WMRT responding Read more…
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Wed 26th Aug 2020
The first of two jobs that came in succession today was a 999 call to the Police by a father and his son. The gentleman had damaged his knee whilst descending Scafell Pike, although he tried his best to get down the hill under his own steam, the Brown Tongue Read more…
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Sun 10th Nov 2019
After attending the Remembrance Day Memorial on Great Gable, the team were called to reports of a walker with a fractured wrist on the main path below Scafell Pike. Our Casualty Carers assessed and treated the casualty on scene before they were stretchered down to a waiting ambulance.
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Mon 26th Aug 2019
We were called by Police about a walker who was struggling to make their own way down from Scafell Pike. An advance team met the walker and provided analgesia to improve their movement. With an indication of a difficult stretcher carry our colleagues from Duddon and Furness Team also attended. Read more…
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Sat 17th Aug 2019
Team called to investigate shouts for help heard by parties descending Scafell Pike. With little initial information, 5 WMRT set off carrying shelter, first aid and crag gear. With many members away on holiday, we once again had to call in DFMRT to boost our numbers. As we made our Read more…
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Fri 17th Aug 2018
We were called by Police about a walker struggling to make their way down off Scafell Pike due to severe cramp. In the end the cramp improved and they made their own way off without team assistance. Unfortunately it took a long time to confirm they were safely down off Read more…
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Tue 23rd Aug 2016
We were called by Police about a young walker who had slipped and sustained an ankle injury whilst walking in the Hollowstones area of Scafell Pike. He was assessed by a team doctor and then taken by stretcher down to Brackenclose.
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Sat 4th Jun 2016
The team was called to assist a group struggling to descend Scafell Pike with an ill group member. The duty team leader provided some advice and they made their own way down.
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Mon 30th May 2016
We were called by Police about a young boy who had fallen whilst descending Scafell Pike and banged his head. The North West Air Ambulance also attended. In the end the by was carried the short distance up hill into the aircraft and taken to hospital.
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Sat 28th Mar 2015
We were tasked by Cumbria Police to assist a lady from the USA who had slipped on Scafell Pike. The Great North Air Ambulance tried to assist but the weather prevented them from landing. The lady was treated at the scene by the team and then carried from the mountain Read more…
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Sun 6th Apr 2014
The team was called due to a pair of walkers overdue on Scafell Pike. After is was ascertained that they were still on the fell, the team searched Scafell Pike, in ‘damp’ conditions, from both Wasdale and Eskdale. The missing pair were found unhurt by a member of Duddon and Read more…
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Sun 22nd Jul 2012
The team were called just after midnight to attend a walker who had suffered a stumble fall on the Scafell Pike path in Hollowstones and broken her ankle. She was given analgesia and her ankle was splinted before being stretchered up hill a short distance to a good location for Read more…
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Tue 5th Jun 2012
The team were called out at about 2.10am to attend a walker in his 60s who had injured his knee on descent from Scafell Pike. His leg was splinted before he was loaded onto a stretcher for the descent to Brakenclose. 12 team members were involved in the carry down Read more…
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Wed 29th Feb 2012
The team were contacted by the Wasdale Head Inn about a dog missing in the Hollowstones Area. The dog’s owner and staff from the Wasdale Head Inn had conducted a four hour search the previous day without success. One team member went to assist in the search and the dog Read more…
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Fri 6th Jan 2012
The team were called by the Police for a single walker who was lost in the Hollowstones area whilst descending Scafell Pike. A limited callout was made and eleven team members headed up to find him. We used the GPS on his smartphone to get an exact location and then Read more…
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Hollowstones, Scafell Pike
‘999’ call to the Police from a male walker in his early 40’s accompanied by his nephew who suffered a panic attack in the Hollowstones area on their descent from the summit of Scafell Pike. The walker was already on medication for his condition and following a conversation between the Read more…
Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Wed 13th Oct 2010
Call from the police to go to he assistance of a male walker with a knee injury on the Scafell Pike descent route above Hollow stones. He was with two colleagues. Around 15 team members attended and casualty care was given pending the arrival of a helicopter. A Sea King Read more…