A call was received from Cumbria Police about two walkers who had become disoriented on their descent, turning towards Piers Gill rather than Wasdale at Lingmell Col. The Team Leader managed to establish their exact location via Phonefind directed them to the correct path. Regular updates from Phonefind made this Read more…
The team was called by Cumbria Police about a walker who had become unwell after suffering from a suspected severe panic attack. She was unable to make further progress, having turned back before reaching the summit. A band of rain and continuing strong winds created a very cold environment with Read more…
We were called yesterday by Cumbria Police about a walker who had slipped, injuring her wrist when breaking her fall. Passing walkers, one with previous first aid experience had stopped to help the walker and family party. The location was between Lingmell Col and Piers Gill. With communications limited initially, Read more…
Another call was received early on New Year’s Day about a lone walker who was lost on the descent from Scafell Pike, heading towards Piers Gill rather than the tourist path to Brackenclose. He was very cold, wet and concerned for his safety. Fortunately the Team Leader was able to Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police. A Mountain Leader had come across a lone walker near Lingmell Col who had hurt her ankle and seemed unable to walk any further. She was part of a larger group who had continued to the summit and were due to return. The Read more…
The team was alerted by Cumbria Police about a walker who had fallen and sustained a head injury. A full callout was quickly made and due to the nature of the injury and the length of time it would take the team to arrive and then evacuate from the fell, Read more…
The team received a call yesterday evening from Cumbria Police about a lone walker who was tired and worried about being able to safely return to Seathwaite in the dark. She had no torch, was inexperienced on the high fells and had low battery life on her mobile phone. She Read more…
The team was called by Cumbria Police in the first of three calls on Saturday afternoon. A very experienced walker had slipped, sustained an injury to his knee and was now unable to bear any weight. A full callout was made with extra support once again requested from our friends Read more…
In the third and last deployment of the day, both Wasdale MRT and Duddon and Furness MRT vehicles were asked to hold position on their return to base from the previous tasking. A further call had been received from Cumbria Police regarding a walker who was reported to be feeling Read more…
We were called by Cumbria Police about a walker in a party of two whose knee was spasming and so was struggling to keep moving. A full callout was made with the possibility of a stretcher carry. Once again Duddon and Furness MRT provided extra help. However, the walker managed Read more…
A call was received via the police from a member of the public who was several miles away. They had observed what they believed to be an emergency flare around the Lingmell Col area. Fortunately after some enquiries by the Team Leader it was quickly established that this was a Read more…
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about a walker whose footwear had unfortunately suffered a malfunction and they were attempting to descend from Scafell Pike barefoot. Thankfully, with some encouragement from the Team Leader they managed to repair the offending item sufficiently to make slow progress down by themselves, and Read more…
The team were called about a walker who had sustained a knee injury on the descent from Scafell Pike. The team deployed, with assistance from the Duddon and Furness team (again!), treated the injury and stretchered the walker back down the hill. The family then took him to hospital. Thank Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had tripped and sustained an ankle injury. The team mobilised, and once on scene, treated the casualty. The limb was splinted and the casualty was stretchered off the hill to a waiting ambulance, to be taken to hospital. We Read more…
We were alerted yesterday to a walker on Scafell Pike who had injured his ankle and was no longer able to continue. The team was called out, with assistance gratefully received once again from Duddon and Furness MRT due to the expected long stretcher carry from this location. Once on Read more…
Whilst descending off Scafell Pike summit a couple of walkers became disorientated in low cloud. Due to the treacherous terrain, the encroaching darkness and the sudden temperature drop, the couple decided to call for help. The Duty Team Leader was able to make immediate contact with them and identify their Read more…
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about 2 walkers who reported themselves lost on the descent from Scafell Pike. Phonefind put them just above the wall at Lingmell Col. They were given directions to get back to the Hollowstones path and then made their own way off the hill.
In the first of three incidents in quick succession, we were alerted by Cumbria Police about a walker who had fallen on the way down from Scafell Pike and sustained a wrist injury, plus cuts and bruises. The casualty was treated at the scene and taken to hospital by helicopter. Read more…
A call came in about a gentleman with a medical condition near to Lingmel Col. The team leader immediately called for Air Ambulance support as well as back up from Duddon MRT. The casualty was airlifted to a waiting land ambulance and transferred to hospital. The rest of his family Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had sustained a knee injury and could not walk. As most of the available Wasdale team members were committed to an incident on Kirk Fell, Keswick team undertook to deal with this – many thanks to them – with Read more…