The team were paged by the police following a ‘999’ from a three peaker support vehicle in Seathwaite. Two male three peakers (42 and 22 yrs) had set off from Seathwaite at 5.00 p.m. to climb Scafell Pike after climbing Ben Nevis earlier that day. They did not return so Read more
The team were paged to search for a missing girl. Call originated via police from a gentleman who had been up Pike and descended the Corridor route back to Seathwaite, Borrowdale. Granddaughter had gone off in front on way down and Grandfather lost contact near Piers Gill at ~13:30. She Read more
The team were paged to rescue a male walker in his early 60s with an injured knee. He along with his son and nephew in their mid 20s had climbed Scafell Pike from Eskdale and whilst descending his knee was causing him severe pain and he was unable to walk. Read more
The team were paged to assist 4 young male walkers who were lost on the summit of Scafell Pike. A limited callout was made and 4 team members searched the summit of the Pike and found the lost walkers at midnight above Chambers Crags, a hundred meters to the east Read more
The team were paged by the police to attend to 4 Three Peakers who had left Wasdale at 2:00 hrs to climb Scafell Pike and had not returned to their support vehicle. Whilst the Team Leader was gathering more information the group turned up safe and well (but in the Read more
Whist the team were dealing with incident 47, they were called by the police to attend to an injured walker on Mickledore ridge, between Scafell Pike and Scafell. A number of team members including team doctors already on the fell made their way to the incident site along with the Read more
The team were paged by the police to search for two walkers who were lost on Scafell Pike – A small group of Wasdale team members were mustered in Gosforth to search from the Wasdale side whilst a group of seven team members who were at Keswick MRTs 60th birthday Read more
The team were alerted by the police to search for a missing 48 year old father and son (14 yrs) and friend (13 yrs). They had set off from Langdale earlier that day as a group of five to climb Scafell Pike. One father and one of his sons (11 Read more
The team were paged by the police regarding a missing walkers. A man and wife had checked into their B&B earlier that day and set out to climb Scafell Pike with plans to return later that evening. They had not returned. With limited information the Team Leader decided to wait Read more
Whilst the team were starting the search for incident 42, a second call came in concerning a further group that were long overdue on their return to Wasdale from ascending Scafell Pike. The team leader put this incident on hold allowing additional time for this group to turn up. Whilst Read more
Whilst the team were ascending Brown Tongue for incident 42 they overtook a group of 11 who were doing the 3 peaks challenge. (less than ideal conditions for the challenge). On the descent from Lingmel Col with the 3 rescued walkers, the team met this group of 11 making their Read more
Police paged the team to respond to a ‘999’ call from two male walkers who had become lost descending from the summit of Scafell Pike – the team leader called them on their mobile phone, established that their location was in the Piers Gill area and talked them both back Read more
Police paged the team. Two people (adults) were using a mobile phone to report that they were lost on Scafell Pike. No-one was injured but they were requesting support from the mountain rescue. After a little while the Team Leader was able to establish contact and had a conversation in Read more
Call direct from Wasdale Head Hotel. A group of 3 people doing the 3 Peaks reported long overdue.All in their 20’s, light equipment and set off from Wasdale Head at 5.30pm. One team member went to Brackenclose to bring the actual informant back to a phone (he’d got a passer Read more
Whilst whilst the team leader was dealing with incident 7:36 he had been contacted by the police regarding a group of 3 -Peakers who had set off from Seathwaite and were overdue. Whilst gathering information on 7:36 the police called back to say the missing walkers had turned up. Recorded Read more
Whilst searching for the collapsed walker a further group of four walkers were found sheltering in the Mickledore stretcher box. They were subsequently reported missing by the police but fortunately the team had already found them and escorted them off the mountain.
Wasdale MRT was called to rescue a young male walker who had collapsed on the summit of Scafell Pike. He was in a party of three who were doing the Three Peaks Challenge. The three walkers were all in the twenties and from outside the area. One of the party Read more
Organisers of a group undertaking the 3 Peaks challenge reported 2 walkers missing to the Barn Door shop. The large group had left the summit of the Pike and the two missing walkers had walked off in a different direction. It was probable that they had become disorientated and headed Read more
Team paged by police to rescue a walker who had suffered a soft tissue injury to his knee. The injured 47 yr old walker was accompanied by two walkers, one in his late teens and the other early 20’s. The group of 3 from the North-east had set off from Read more
Message from the police to contact them regarding a rescue of a group of walkers on Scafell Pike. The group of 11 had left Langdale earlier that evening and had got as far as Ill Crag at 8.30 p.m. where some of the group turned back. The remainder headed for Read more