The 100th alert of the year was from Cumbria Police. A walker had fallen close to the stream crossing on Brown Tongue and sustained a potentially dislocated shoulder. A full callout was made and team members quickly made their way to the scene. After an assessment some strong pain relief Read more…
A call was received yesterday evening about a party of 12 walkers who were overdue from a walk up Scafell Pike. A friend was expecting them several hours earlier, returning to Keswick from Seathwaite. However, as the Team Leader was gathering information form the informant on the phone, a message Read more…
Whilst on the descent with the casualty from incident 96, team members came across two walkers who were in need of our assistance. Both had taken numerous minor falls and were cold and exhausted. They were struggling to make progress and at risk of further falls and more serious injuries. Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had fallen and potentially dislocated her shoulder. Passing walkers had stopped to help. The team was called out and due to the time it would take for the team to reach the casualty Helimed support was also requested. In Read more…
Another call from Cumbria Police yesterday. A walker had become cragfast in steep consequential ground on Rough Crag. He had wisely called for help. A full callout was quickly made, and due to the length of time it would take team members to arrive on scene, air support was requested Read more…
A third call of the afternoon was taken from Cumbria Police, this time regarding two walkers who were lost in the mist at Mickledore, attempting to descend to Wasdale Head. The Team Leader gave advice and directions over the phone, and this allowed the walkers to find a defined path. Read more…
The team was called by Northwest Ambulance Service about a walker who had sustained a knee injury. Mobile communications were difficult initially due to poor signal, but when a conversation was possible it was confirmed that the location was in Keswick MRT’s area and the team was stood down.
A call was received from Cumbria Police in the early hours about a party of five walkers who had lost their way on the descent from Scafell Pike to Seathwaite. They had inadequate lighting for a nighttime walk in drizzly conditions. However as there were no injuries, in relatively good Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had taken a fall and suffered several injuries. However, he was mobile and was making his own descent accompanied by other walkers. His walking partner was also struggling and walking slowly behind him, with his location initially unknown. The Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walking party of four. They had lost their route, having separated from two more experienced walkers, and were cold and wet. They described their location as being at the side of a cliff. The Team Leader was able to make contact Read more…
A brief alert when a call was received from Cumbria Police about a party of 3 walkers. They had been wild camping on Scafell Pike the night before but had not made contact since. A family member was concerned for their safety and had made the call. As the Team Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had taken a fall, injuring an ankle and preventing further movement. A full team callout was swiftly made and team members made their way to the scene in very pleasant conditions. After an assessment and splinting of the ankle Read more…
A call was taken from Cumbria Police about an overdue inexperienced walker from a walk up Scafell Pike. She had separated from the rest of her walking group and was not there either on their return to the valley floor. After gathering information, the Team Leader made a full callout Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had taken ill with additional severe cramping in his legs. He was with another walker but only very slow progress was being made from the Scafell Pike summit in poor conditions. A full team callout was made in case Read more…
The team was called by Cumbria Police regarding a walker who had repeatedly stumbled over on his ankle and sustained an injury which prevented him from continuing. A full callout was made and team members assessed the injury. The walker attempted to continue with additional support from the team but Read more…
A very short alert for an overdue party of four from a walk up Scafell Pike. As the Team Leader was gathering information the good news was received the walkers had arrived at their intended location at Seathwaite and all were safe and well.
The team was called yesterday by Cumbria Police about a walker who had slipped and heard a crack in her ankle. It was very painful and prevented any further progress. A swift callout was made and once on scene team members assessed the injury. A well equipped trainee Mountain Leader Read more…
The team was called by Cumbria Police regarding two walkers who had mis-navigated off Scafell Pike in misty conditions and were stuck. The location from the police call put them on steep ground close to Little Narrowcove. Contact with the party directly was difficult with a poor mobile signal. A Read more…
The team was called by Cumbria Police about two walkers who were descending from Scafell Pike. One of the walkers was very tired and they were concerned that they may not make it back to their vehicle before darkness fell. The mobile phone signal was marginal so limited information was Read more…
The team was called by Cumbria Police about a party of four walkers who were lost on Scafell Pike. The message was received via the iPhone satellite emergency centre. The Team Leader was unable to talk directly with the party and it seemed that the party of four was now Read more…