Scafell Pike – Wed 28th Aug 2002
41 year old male reported long overdue on Scafell Pike. He turned up when a third party rang to say he was being looked after at a tent in Hollowstones.
Scafell Pike – Tue 13th Aug 2002
Two male walkers in their mid 30’s were doing the 3 peaks event when they become lost on Scafell Pike. They left Brackenclose, Wasdale at 2130 hrs the previous evening and their father, waiting in the valley bottom became concerned when they failed to appear later that night. At 0730 Read more…
Scafell Pike – Tue 30th Jul 2002
Whitehaven police put out an incident alert on the pager system to rescue a father and his two teenage sons who had become disorientated on their descent from Scafell Pike. They had a mobile phone so the team could ask a number of questions that helped locate their position. They Read more…
Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Thu 4th Jul 2002
Call from the police to rescue two walkers in their twenties who were lost on Scafell Pike (adjacent to a stretcher box). After giving advice over the mobile phone, the team leader walked up to meet them at the bottom of Mickledore making their way slowly, but safely down the Read more…
Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Mon 1st Jul 2002
Call from the police to rescue a group of four Duke of Edinburgh children who had become separated by the beck (in flood) on the Scafell side of Brown Tongue. One team member walked up to assist the group safely off the fell. Rescue completed by 1800 hrs.
Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Sun 12th May 2002
The team were called out to help an injured male walker in his late fifties. He had fallen and was reported to be falling in and out of consciousness at the bottom of the rock step. His location was given as half a mile south of Styhead. The advance group Read more…
Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Sat 10th Nov 2001
Call to rescue a man who slipped on Brown Tongue path by Lingmel Gyll crossing. Stretchered off to car and driven to West Cumberland Hospital
Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Sat 10th Nov 2001
Call from Workington Police. 19 yr old man from Halifax had slipped on the path, descending Brown Tongue and had sustained an ankle injury that prevented him from being able to continue. There were only around 14 members in total but the casualty was just below the Lingmel Gyll stream Read more…
Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Sat 13th Oct 2001
Call from Workington Police to assist 3 exhausted walkers on Lingmel. This rescue started small but ended as a major stretcher lower over and down extremely difficult terrain. The group of 12 had found themselves on the wrong side of Piers Gyll, high on the fell below Lingmel craggs. One Read more…
Scafell Pike – Fri 12th Oct 2001
Call from the Police to attend a walker with a broken ankle by Lingmel Ghyll. The retired gentleman had slipped in Lord’s rake and twisted his ankle but managed to walk down assisted by a fellow walker. The advance team met him at the bottom of Brown Tongue and assisted Read more…
Broad Crag Col, Scafell Pike – Thu 11th Oct 2001
All Scafell Pike – Broad Col. Walker with a mobile phone (map but no compass) lost and seeking assistance. Assisted by other walkers before the team got on the scene.
Scafell Pike – Sat 15th Sep 2001
Call from the Police regarding a 67 yr old male, reported long overdue from Scafell Pike. The informant was back at Keswick, having last seen his companion near the summit at around 1400 hrs. Cloud base was around 200 metres below the tops and there was a fresh, moderately cold Read more…
Scafell Pike – Sun 9th Sep 2001
Call for assistance from a group of walkers ascending Scafell Pike. Gentleman with an injured leg. Team were called out to assist and the advance attended. The gentleman was helped back onto the path by members of his group and safely made their own way back down without further assistance Read more…
Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Tue 28th Aug 2001
Call from Cumbria Police to rescue a walker with a broken ankle at Mickledore, just below the Broad stand scramble on Scafell. Details still to add. Incident closed at around 0200 hrs the following morning (yes, similar finishing time to the previous nights rescue and work at 0800 hrs).
Scafell Pike – Tue 14th Aug 2001
The team were requested to search for a missing walker on Scafell Pike. He was a Russian visitor in his early twenties, last seen by his two friends at in Hollowstones below Mickledore at 1400 hrs that afternoon on his way down. The team were mobilised and the walker and Read more…
Scafell Pike – Tue 7th Aug 2001
The team was called out to search for a missing couple who had become lost on Scafell Pike. Information suggested that they might possibly be in upper Eskdale. Keswick MRT were called in to assist and other search dogs. Team search groups were sent out to check main descent routes Read more…
Scafell Pike – Sun 15th Jul 2001
The team leader received a call from the Wasdale Head Hotel regarding three missing people (doing the three peaks). Originally a group of 7, they had split up having left the summit of Scafell Pike at around 1900 hrs. Four of them had made it back to Brackenclose by 2030 Read more…
Pikes Crag, Scafell Pike – Sun 15th Jul 2001
Call from Workington Police shortly before 3.30pm on Sunday afternoon, regarding a report of a climber who had fallen on Lord’s Rake. They did not have details of the injuries but could me a mobile telephone number for the informant.The Team Leader rang the informant but had to leave a Read more…
Scafell Pike – Tue 26th Jun 2001
Call from Workington Police. Two more men, reported missing by the wife of one of them, from Brampton. They had spoken to her by mobile phone at 1500 hrs. to say they were on the summit of Scafell Pike. At 1700 hrs. they had a further conversation to say they Read more…
Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Fri 16th Feb 2001
Call concerning a walker who had become stuck on a frozen snowfield in the area of Mickledore. The team were called out but the walker managed to get himself onto safe ground with the help of some passing walkers.