‘999’ call for a fallen male walker on the eastern slopes of Scafell Pike. The walker in his early 40’s had taken a tumble fall and received a head injury. An sea king helicopter was requested. RAF Leconfield were training with Langdale and Ambleside team in the area and assisted Read more…
Call from the police to help a group of five walkers plus a dog who were benighted on Scafell Pike. They were located at the wall on Lingmell above piers Gill. They had no lights, no equipment nor food. A limited call out was made and the group were walked Read more…
Call from police to help two walkers (Three Peakers), male and female in their 20s who had set off from Wasdale in the early hours of the morning and were now lost in a craggy area. The Duty Team leader assessed their location via their mobile phone which put them Read more…
Two male walkers from the South of England were descending from Scafell Pike via Lingmell Col /Hollowstones when one of the (51 yr old male) stumbled and landed badly on his shoulder dislocating it. 15 team members attended including a SARDA search dog and a team doctor. The casualty was Read more…
Call from police four persons two male two female lost in cloud on Scafell pike no injuries. Contacted the party by phone directed them to the path they walked off unaided
A group of four walkers visiting the area, a female in early 20’s and a male and two females in their early 30’s had climbed Scafell Pike and were descending when they found themselves totally cut-off by a raging stream (Lingmell Gill) that earlier in the day had been easily Read more…
Call came into the team at 4.00 p.m. from Langdale and Ambleside team. A male lone walker was on the summit plateau of Scafell Pike (Car at Old Dungeon Gill, Langdale). Efforts to encourage him to find his own way down were unsuccessful so a limited call out was made. Read more…
Call to the team from the police for advice on reported flashing lights on Scafell Pike. The Deputy Leader investigated the lights which were did not give cause for concern. The incident was closed shortly after the report with no further action necessary. The team occasionally is called out for Read more…
Two walkers reported themselves lost on Scafell. They were inadequately clothed and wet and cold with no torches. The Leader talked them down to a point where they believed they were OK. They were still lost at 7.00 p.m. although they could see a big lake in the fading light. Read more…
Call from the police. A group were reported to be cragfast in a Gulley adjacent to Pikes Crag, Scafell Pike. A Deputy Leader (DTL) already on Scafell (Lords Rake) had heard the screams for help, and raised the alarm via the police. The shouts were coming from the top of Read more…
Call came in from the police for two overdue/lost walkers on Scafell Pike. The two male walkers, 23 yr and 24 yr old were with their father attempting the three peaks challenge when they became separated on their descent back to Wasdale Head. The father was interviewed by two of Read more…
Whilst dealing with incident 53 a further request came in from the police for three overdue from Scafell Pike back to Hardknott. Due to the fact that team members were already dealing with the motorbike incident, the team carried out a search for the three overdue walkers vehicle which was Read more…
Police paged the team for single male and dog lost in mist near Lingmell Beck/Sty Head and not far off summit of Scafell Pike (a physical impossibility). Whilst the incident leader was talking to the person by phone, the lost walker saw some other walkers and was advised to try Read more…
Police paged for a group of 4 doing the 3 peaks challenge, lost in mist on descent from summit of Scafell Pike. They had torches, whistles and a GPS which wasn…
Call from the police for a pair of walkers stuck in mist on the summit of Scafell Pike. The pair were talked off the mountain. No further action required by the team and the incident was closed at 7.24 p.m. when they reported in said that they were now OK.
Whilst the team were involved in incidents 47 and 48 a further request came in for a group of five who were missing on Scafell Pike. They were part of a larger group and had become separated. They had last been seen by team members on top of the Pike Read more…
Call-out for two lost walkers on the corridor route descent from Scafell Pike. Although at first they refused to move (located at the head of Piers gill), they were advised how long it would take for the team to get to them, given directions and they eventually made their own Read more…
Call came into the police from a mobile phone from a group of seven walkers from the Bradford area who were lost on their descent from the summit of Scafell Pike. They were inexperienced, had no map or compass and inadequate clothing. Weather conditions were wet and windy with cloud Read more…
Callout for a walker with possible Hypothermia on the summit of Scafell Pike. The two walkers, brother and sister, were very cold, wet and shivering and lost. Weather was wet and windy with mist down to low level. Despite reasoning with them, the female refused to move. They were sheltering Read more…
Call came in from the Police for three 18/19 yr olds on the Three Peaks Challenge. They were on their way up at the Mickledore Stretcher box and were seeking reassurance as to where they were. They were contacted by the Incident Leader who put them on the right bearing Read more…