Cumbria Police reported walkers lost on the Corridor Route via the iPhone emergency centre. As there were no injuries the Tean Leader made a Limited Callout with a small party deployed to assist. The party descended to Wasdale under instruction and were met by team members coming up. They were Read more
Cumbria Police received a call regarding three walkers who had become lost in snowy conditions near Piers Gill. Due to the weather, Wasdale MRT deployed a full team. Fortunately the Team Leader managed to establish direct contact and began talking the group back towards safer ground. As they successfully regained Read more
The team was called by Cumbria Police after they received a call from two walkers who could not find their way back to their destination whilst descending from Scafell Pike after a very long day out. Their location was identified as the Corridor Route just before the Bad Step. A Read more
The Team Leader was awoken by an alert from Cumbria Police early last Sunday morning, shortly after an Amber rain warning had been issued. A walker in a party of three had sustained an injury to his leg and could not make any further progress. As they were high up Read more
Cumbria Police received a series of dropped 999 calls last Tuesday evening with insufficient information to justify MRT deployment over a potentially huge search area. It was originally directed to Keswick MRT but was directed to Wasdale MRT as the replayed call was believed to mention Scafell Pike. The log Read more
Cumbria Police received a report from a walker who had observed flashing lights near the summit of Scafell Pike, and was concerned that they might need help. The Team Leader investigated and based on the informant’s location concluded the lights were likely a normal pattern from a group of walkers. Read more
A short alert was quickly resolved after a walker was concerned for another walker and his two dogs who was the high side of Lingmell Gill which looked to be unpassable due to the heavy rainfall. However the walker was able to communicate his intentions to re-ascend to a higher Read more
The team was called by Cumbria Police about a walker who had become lost while descending from the summit of Scafell Pike. He reported being on steep ground. Using PhoneFinds, the Team Leader was able to identify his location and guide him back to the main path. Once re-located on Read more
Cumbria Police received a call from a family member reporting that two walkers had become separated from their group while descending Scafell Pike and were now lost below Broadcrag Tarn. The Team Leader made contact and identified their location via PhoneFind. An attempt was made to talk them back up Read more
Cumbria Police contacted the Team Leader regarding a walker who was lost and seeking route advice near Lingmell Col. While attempts were made to establish contact, the police confirmed that the walker had encountered an experienced walker who safely led them off the hill. A swift outcome with no MRT Read more
The team was called by Cumbria Police regarding a lone walker lost near the top of Piers Gill on the East side of Lingmell Col. With communications difficult preventing a ‘talk off’, the team was deployed. The walker and her dog were located in the position expected. Thankfully both were Read more
The Team Leader was called by Cumbria Police. The informant had reported that their friends had descended the wrong side of Scafell Pike and ended up at Wast Water. After investigating, it was established that all members of the party were safe and well and the only problem was logistics, Read more
The team was called on Tuesday evening by North West Ambulance Service regarding a male walker who was unable to continue his descent from Scafell Pike due to exhaustion and cramp, and possibly also taken some minor falls. The initial location was close to the summit with significant wind chill. Read more
Cumbria Police contacted the Team Leader via the iPhone SOS emergency service regarding two walkers lost whilst descending from Scafell Pike. Although their location was identified, it was not possible to make direct contact. The iPhone emergency centre was asked to guide them back onto the path. The pair later Read more
During callout 128, a passing walker reported another walker struggling to descend from the Hollow Stones area after rolling her ankle. Three MRT members already deployed on the hill were diverted to assess. On arrival, the casualty reported a painful ankle after ‘rolling’ it on the descent. Some pain relief Read more
Cumbria Police contacted the team MRT about a male walker near the summit of Scafell Pike, reportedly unable to continue due to cramp. A PhoneFind was successful to obtain an accurate location, and the party began to descend with improving progress. Five team members deployed from Brackenclose and met the Read more
Cumbria Police raised an alert to the Team Leader for overdue walkers on Scafell Pike. Whilst he began investigating, contact was made with the party, who confirmed they were now off the fell and making their way home. No team deployment was required.
Cumbria Police contacted the team regarding three walkers who were lost and stuck on Scafell Pike at Mickledore. The Team Leader attempted to talk them off the hill, but they were unable to move. The group sheltered in the stretcher box while waiting for team members to arrive. Once located Read more
As incident 119 was ongoing, a further call was received by Cumbria Police. Two walkers were lost below the summit of Scafell Pike. Using PhoneFind, the Team Leader located them and guided them back to the summit. Once they re-joined the main path and met up with other walkers the Read more
The team was called by Cumbria Police on Sunday to assist a walker who had slipped and heard a crack in her ankle. It was too painful to continue. A full callout was swiftly initiated, with Helimed 08 also deploying due to the potentially serious complications described. Once on scene Read more