Scafell Pike – Sat 14th Sep 2019
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.
Broad Crag Col, Scafell Pike – Sat 7th Sep 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 Read more
Scafell Pike – Tue 3rd Sep 2019
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.
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
Scafell Pike – Sun 25th Aug 2019
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.
Scafell Pike – Sat 17th Aug 2019
As we were dealing with the incident in Hollowstones 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 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
Scafell Pike – Thu 8th Aug 2019
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.
Scafell Pike – Mon 5th Aug 2019
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.
Scafell Pike – Wed 31st Jul 2019
The team was called by Police in the early hours about a walker reported overdue from a trip up Scafell Pike. The Police made a number of further enquiries by phone and also sent a patrol up the valley to see if the missing person’s car could be found. In Read more
Scafell Pike – Tue 30th Jul 2019
The team was contacted after two members of a walking party hadn’t returned from a walk up Scafell Pike. Just as the team leader was about to make contact to gather further information the informant re-contacted to police to say the rest of the party has turned up.
Scafell Pike – Sat 27th Jul 2019
We were called by Police about 4 younger walkers who were reported overdue from a trip up Scafell Pike. Whilst enquiries were being made they phoned in to say they were making their own way back to Wasdale Head in a taxi and we stood down.
Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Sat 13th Jul 2019
Team called by Police about a walker who was reported to have difficulty breathing whilst descending Scafell Pike via Mickledore. The coastguard helicopter from Prestwick was already in the area after delivering some equipment from a previous incident and was on scene quickly. The casualty was winched aboard for the Read more
Broad Crag Col, Scafell Pike – Thu 4th Jul 2019
Team called this afternoon for a walker who’d slipped whilst descending from Scafell Pike summit towards Broad Crag Col and injured their upper arm. In view of the location high on the mountain the Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team were called as was the Coastguard helicopter from Prestwick. The Read more
Scafell Pike – Mon 3rd Jun 2019
The team was called by Police about a walker reported missing from a trip up Scafell Pike. As the walker was on their own, a search was mounted over night to try to locate them. Team members from Wasdale and Duddon teams searched areas around Scafell Pike. Around 0600 the Read more
Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Sat 1st Jun 2019
The team was called this evening for a walker who’d slipped on damp stones on the Brown Tongue path injuring their ankle and unable to weight bear. The injury was assessed on scene, splinted and then the casualty was carried down to Brackenclose. Weather : Overcast
Broad Crag Col, Scafell Pike – Wed 22nd May 2019
The team was called out to assist a walker who had broken her wrist on Scafell Pike, above Broad Crag Col. The team splinted the arm and helped her walk down to Wasdale Head.
Lingmell Col, Scafell Pike – Sun 28th Apr 2019
Full Callout, Scafell Pike Path, Lingmell Col We were called by NWAS about a walker who had slipped whilst ascending Scafell Pike on the main path near Lingmell Col sustaining a blow to their head and arm / hand injuries. The team was out training in the nearby Red Gill Read more
Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Sat 26th Jan 2019
We were called by Police about a group of walkers who phoned in to report themselves lost whilst descending Scafell Pike, after which their emergency call cut out and no further details were available. It was difficult to phone them back but understood their position was close to the Piers Read more
Scafell Pike – Mon 7th Jan 2019
We were called by Police about reports of a group of walkers overdue from Scafell Pike and possible sightings of flashing lights observed at Seathwaite in Borrowdale. As the lights were more likely to be on the Borrowdale side our colleagues in Keswick Team kindly agreed to take on the Read more