Cumbria Police contacted Wasdale MRT regarding a group of nine who were lost near Stand Crag — an increasingly common hotspot for navigational difficulties. The Team Leader attempted to make contact, and although only brief communication was possible, a message was successfully sent advising the group to walk downhill towards Read more
Cumbria Police reported a couple who had become lost while descending Scafell Pike via the Corridor Route. The MRT Team Leader was unable to make contact with them and hoped they had remained close to the location provided from their 999 call. A small, limited team was deployed and located Read more
Cumbria Police reported two lost walkers near Stand Crag, with limited information available due to poor mobile reception. The MRT Team Leader attempted to contact the pair, who were eventually able to provide a What3Words location to Police. A limited team was deployed to the area, located both walkers, and Read more
Cumbria Police reported two people stuck near Stand Crag. Police reported poor signal and unable to get all the details, MRT Team Leader was also unable to make contact due to a lack of mobile phone signal, so a limited team was deployed to investigate. Both individuals were located, warmed Read more
Cumbria Police received a 999 call from a party of three walkers located below Stand Crag. A walker had sustained an ankle injury and was unable to continue. With a poor mobile signal making communications difficult direct with the walking party, a full callout was made. Once on scene the Read more
We were called by Cumbria Police about five walkers who had got lost on the descent from Scafell Pike. They had intended to return to Seathwaite but some of the party felt unable to do that, so they were advised to descend to Wasdale Head and get a taxi, which Read more
Two walkers reported themselves lost somewhere on Scafell Pike. There was no other information and it was not possible to contact them. Because of the weather, no knowledge of the missing people’s clothing, experience, medical status and so on, a full team callout was initiated, and routes allocated to five Read more
We were called by Police about 2 walkers reporting themselves lost whilst trying to return to Seathwaite from Scafell Pike via the Corridor Route. Their initial position was established with help from SARLOC and attempts were made to talk them down. Unfortunately these were not successful and a small team Read more
Team called by Police about a couple of walkers reporting themselves lost / benighted on Scafell Pike. Phone contact was difficult due to poor signal but they were able to pass on coordinates from their iPhone which placed them just below Stand Crag on the corridor route. Due the communication Read more
The team was called out when two separate groups had got into difficulty around the Piers Gill area of Scafell Pike. This group were located on the side of Greta Gill on steep ground. The team provided torches, warm clothing and walked them back to Wasdale. Conditions were not favourable Read more
Call came in from the police to rescue a female walker who had fallen at Stand Crag on the corridor route from Scafell Pike. An air ambulance and road ambulance had also been tasked to this incident. The casualty was airlifted from the scene of the incident as the team Read more
Call from Keswick MRT to help locate two male climbers who were lost somewhere to the west of Great End. The two climbers had completed the winter route, Central Gulley on Great End and after coming out on the summit walked off to the right, descended, but became lost on Read more