Upper Eskdale – Fri 14th Aug 2015
The team was called out to assist a group of 4 who had become lost on the descent from Scafell Pike. They were quickly located towards upper Eskdale and walked back to the valley.
Lingcove Bridge, Upper Eskdale – Sat 27th Jun 2015
We were called out to a man swimming in the pools near Lingcove Bridge, Eskdale, who suffered a head injury whilst entering the water. NWAA were first on scene and provided casualty care. The team then packaged the casualty for evacuation, then RAF Boulmer winched him aboard and flew him Read more…
Upper Eskdale – Sun 17th May 2015
The team was called out last night around 21:00 regarding 2 walkers who were lost after descending Scafell Pike. Based on the information provided it was believed they were in Upper Eskdale and the team searched through the night in poor conditions of heavy rain and swollen rivers but without Read more…
Upper Eskdale – Tue 6th Jan 2015
The team was called out to assist two walkers who had walked off the wrong side of Scafell Pike into upper Eskdale. They were quickly located below Horn Crag and walked back to our vehicles in the Eskdale Valley before being driven back to Wasdale.
Scar Lathing, Upper Eskdale – Fri 29th Aug 2014
The team was contacted by 2 walkers who lost their bearings whilst descending Scafell Pike. Initially we spoke to them somewhere near Scar Lathing in Upper Eskdale and provided directions to get to Eskdale valley. After there was no confirmation they were off the fell further investigation was undertaken and Read more…
Upper Eskdale – Sun 29th Dec 2013
We were called by Cumbria Police at 21:47 about a man in his mid-60s reported overdue by the hotel where he was staying. It was known he’d started at Seathwaite in Borrowdale but unclear exactly where he had gone but thought most likely to be Scafell Pike. This led to Read more…
Little Narrowcove, Upper Eskdale – Mon 28th Oct 2013
We were called by Police about a group of 2 who were reported to be ‘stuck’ in Little Narrowcove on the Eskdale side of Scafell Pike. One of the party had become distressed as a result of the squally weather and steep ground and very reluctant to move. On further Read more…
Upper Eskdale – Tue 22nd Oct 2013
We were called by Police about a group of 2 + a dog who had become disorientated on their descent of Scafell Pike and one of the party was suffering from an ankle injury. Their position was established using Sarloc as in the gorge at the top of the river Read more…
Great Moss, Upper Eskdale – Sun 22nd Sep 2013
We were contacted again by Cumbria Police around 02:20 about a group of 9 on the 3 peaks now lost. After discussion their position was established as Great Moss in upper Eskdale. They were advised to follow the eastern bank of the river down into Eskdale. They arrived in Eskdale Read more…
Upper Eskdale – Fri 6th Sep 2013
A 24 yr old male set off from Coniston at 7am to climb Old Man of Coniston and got lost. He was located in upper Eskdale using phone technology. 6 members of WMRT plus 1 search dog were deployed to locate and assist him from the fell. The weather was Read more…
Upper Eskdale – Sat 17th Aug 2013
The team was contacted by a group containing two pairs of walkers who were lost not far from the summit of Scafell Pike, in very poor weather. An attempt was made to talk them off the hill, but phone reception was soon lost and when they had not turned up Read more…
Upper Eskdale – Sat 18th May 2013
We were contacted about a group lost in Upper Eskdale. Communication was difficult but within an hour the group phoned to say they were safe and well in Eskdale.
Upper Eskdale – Tue 9th Oct 2012
The team was called to assist two walkers who had become lost descending Scafell Pike returning to Borrowdale. We determined their position as under Yorkshire Rake Crag in Upper Eskdale using their smart phone. They were happy to return to Borrowdale via Esk Hause without further assistance and got back Read more…
Upper Eskdale – Sun 26th Feb 2012
The team were called by the police to assist a pair of walkers in their twenties from Surrey. They had made a navigational error and become lost on their descent from Scafell Pike. They had managed to make a 999 call and described their surroundings. Two search groups covered the Read more…
Upper Eskdale – Tue 25th Oct 2011
Team called by police for three lost walkers on Scafell Pike. Conditions were poor with “white down” (mist) and they were afriad of getting lost, unable to make their way back to their car in Seathwaite. The call to the police from their mobile was cut short before all details could be collected. The Read more…
Upper Eskdale – Sat 15th Oct 2011
The team were contacted by a pair of fell walkers who called 999 after being benighted. They gave a description of their location that suggested they were next to the river Esk in Upper Eskdale. A limited callout was made and a team of five headed up Eskdale. The two Read more…
Upper Eskdale – Sun 11th Sep 2011
We were called out to look for two young men on the three peaks who became disoriented on the descent and found themselves in Eskdale. Realising they were in the wrong valley they climbed upwards to find a mobile signal, eventually getting to broken ground below Horn Crag / Slight Read more…
Upper Eskdale
Call came in from Langdale team to search the upper Eskdale for a missing 63 yr old walker last seen on the summit of Bowfell heading for Crinkle Crags. 11 team members attended. He was eventually found by a member of the Langdale team in the upper Esk in the Read more…
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Great Moss, Upper Eskdale
‘999’ call came in to Cumbria Police from a male walker who was lost in low cloud on descent from Scafell Pike. The man in his 30’s had been with a group of ten who were out on a stag weekend when he was left behind on the summit of Read more…
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Esk Buttress
Call came in from Cumbria Police regarding two rock climbers who had failed to return at 6.30 p.m. They had been climbing on Esk Buttress. The team Leader waited until 10.35 before doing a full callout. As seems to regularly happen, once the full team had been called out the Read more…