Call initiated via mobile phone to the police, female with an ankle injury in the Hollow Stone area. Casualty was located approximately 100m below the Woolworth Boulder on the side of the path and after initial treatment stretchered down to Bracken Close. She was taken by ambulance to the West Read more
A call was received from Whitehaven police to assist with a search for a 39 year old lost walker between the Three Shires Stones (Wrynose Pass) and Scafell Pike. He was due to meet his friend there but had not turned up. Wasdale were to support Langdale Ambleside and cover Read more
The team leader was called by the police following a report of three overdue walkers. The three lads in their early 30’s had set off from Seathwaite to climb Scafell Pike and had not returned by nightfall. Their father at Seathwaite had raised the alarm. Although their were full winter Read more
The team were paged by Whitehaven police to respond to a ‘999’ call for a 17 year old female walker who had been reported as collapsed near Lingmel Col. The informant had been one of her walking male friends who had run down to the hotel at Wasdale Head to Read more
The team were paged by Workington police to respond to a ‘999’ call for a 30 year old female walker who had stumbled and fractured her ankle on the path between Brown Tongue and Lingmel Col. She was with her boyfriend who had raised the alarm. The couple were from Read more
The team were called out by the police to rescue two 16 year old lads who were stuck on the summit of Scafell Pike in gale force winds and driving rain. They had camped overnight above Cam Spout and their tent had been blown down. They had made their way Read more
Call from the police earlier that evening with little information about a 48 yr old mother and 16 yr old son who were lost somewhere in the Scafell area but they were well equipped. The team mustered 13 Wasdale members which included three of the Wasdale search dog handlers with Read more
Telephone call from the police to respond to a ‘999’ call from a group of four walkers from the Bristol area who had walked the Corridor Route up the top of Scafell Pike and then made a navigational error and descended via the south side of Scafell Pike and down Read more
Telephone call from the police to respond to a ‘999’ from a mobile phone. 4 male walkers had walked from the Wasdale valley bottom to the top of Scafell Pike. One of their party had sustained an injury to his leg. They had met up with another party of four Read more
Telephone call direct from one of the Wasdale team members who lives at Wasdale Head. A 40 yrold male was long overdue from Scafell Pike. His wife was the informant and was waiting at the Green. She had news that he’d been seen at the summit at about 3pm. He Read more
The team were called by the police to respond to a long overdue pair of walkers. A Father and son, late 50’s and late 20’s, had left Carlisle at 9:00 hrs to climb Scafell Pike from Seathwaite. They had started their climb at 10:30 hrs and were still not back Read more
The team leader was called by Workington Police regarding a group of 3 peakers who were lost on the Pike. Their initial information was:- no injuries involved the weather had turned bad it was dark and cloudy they didn’t have food or drinks they didn’t have adequate waterproofs Initially they Read more
The police called out the team to search for three overdue walkers, a 50 year old plus two teenagers. They had set off from Langdale at 1.30 pm to climb Scafell Pike and had not returned. The acting team leader called in Langdale Ambleside to carry out a the search Read more
The police received a ‘999’ call from three walkers who had set off from Ben Nevis on the Saturday and eventually got to Wasdale Head at 3.00 am, slept in their car until 7.30 am then set out to climb Scafell Pike. They became lost on the summit plateau in Read more
Call from the police to search for a missing 41 year old walker who was participating in the three peaks challenge with his 15 colleagues. They had already climbed Snowdon and were making their way up the Pike from Brackenclose when the missing gentleman decided to press on ahead of Read more
The police called the team to attend to a walker who was suffering a panic attack on the rock step, Corridor down from Scafell Pike. The walker along with his/her group of eight was ‘crag fast’ so a small group of four team members who were already at the Head Read more
Call from the police to search for two lost male walkers in their early 50’s who had left Brackenclose earlier that day to climb Scafell Pike. They had made the summit then became lost at some slabs at about 200 ft below the summit of the Pike. They were contacted Read more
Call from the Police to rescue a 41 yr old male three peaker. He along with his colleagues had set off from Seathwaite to climb Scafell Pike. On their return from the summit, on the Corridor route, he had a fit. 10 members of the Wasdale team supported by the Read more
Call from Workington Police regarding a man lost on Scafell Pike. The Team Leader spoke to him by mobile phone (between repeatedly being cut off with poor reception). Established which valley he’d set off from and what route he’d taken so far and that he appeared to be overlooking Eskdale. Read more
Telephone call from the Woolpack directly to the Team Leader. Two residents long overdue on a route from Brotherilkeld to Scafell Pike, via Little Narrow Cove. They were both around 60 yr old and there was other cause for concern. The Team leader waited until after 9pm before doing a Read more