We were called by Police about a walker reported overdue from a trip up Scafell Pike after they became separated from their companion earlier in the afternoon. Team members checked pubs and spoke with the informant but later on the missing person turned up safe and well at the Wasdale Head Inn and we stood …
Incidents — Scafell Pike
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Scafell Pike – Sat 14th Sep 2019 – Alert
We were called by Police about 2 walkers reported overdue from a trip up Scafell Pike. Whilst we were gathering details they phoned in to say they were safe & well and off the mountain and we stood down.
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Broad Crag Col, Scafell Pike – Sat 7th Sep 2019 – Callout 47 in 2019
We were called by Police about a walker who had slipped whilst descending to Broad Crag Col on the way up Scafell Pike injuring their ankle. A team member who was already on the fell went to the scene and assessed the injury. In view of the location high on Broad Crag assistance was called …
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Scafell Pike – Tue 3rd Sep 2019 – Alert
We were called by Police about a walker reported overdue from a trip up Scafell Pike. As we were gathering details the missing walker turned up at Wasdale Head, safe and well and we stood down.
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Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Mon 26th Aug 2019 – Callout 45 in 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. Once lower on the mountain …
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Scafell Pike – Sun 25th Aug 2019 – Alert
Weather : Warm & Clear
We were called by Police about 2 walkers reported overdue from a trip up Scafell Pike. As we were gathering details we got a call to say they were down, safe & well and we stood down.
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Scafell Pike – Sat 17th Aug 2019 – Alert
As we were dealing with Incident 56 an alert came in from CUMPOL regarding 2 overdue “3 Peaks” walkers, missing from a party of 11. With hundreds of “3 Peaks” parties on the hill to potentially meet up with, we restricted our response to information gathering and continued with our main task. Fortunately, the 2 …
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Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Sat 17th Aug 2019 – Callout 40 in 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 way up the hill, more …
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Scafell Pike – Thu 8th Aug 2019 – Alert
We were called by Police about a group of 5 walkers who were reported overdue from a trip up Scafell Pike. They were given more time to make their way off which they managed to do and we stood down.
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Scafell Pike – Mon 5th Aug 2019 – Alert
We were called by Police about 2 walkers reported overdue from a trip up Scafell Pike. Whilst we were gathering details we got a phone call to say they were down, safe & well in the Woolpack in Eskdale, so we stood down.
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