Incidents

Scafell Pike – Sat 4th Aug 2007

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…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsSat 4th Aug 2007 ago

Broad Crag – Sat 4th Aug 2007

The team were paged by the police to respond to a mobile ‘999’ call from three male walkers from the Lincoln area who were lost and crag fast in the Broadcrag area. A limited callout was made and around 10 team members attended. The walkers had left the bottom of Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsSat 4th Aug 2007 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 4th Aug 2007

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…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsSat 4th Aug 2007 ago

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Fri 3rd Aug 2007

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…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsFri 3rd Aug 2007 ago

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Wed 18th Jul 2007

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…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsWed 18th Jul 2007 ago

Eskdale – Sun 15th Jul 2007

Call from the Police to respond to a ‘999’ mobile phone call from a local man who was lost somewhere on the fells above Eskdale in the Blea Tarn area. When questioned he advised that he could see a large tarn with a house by it (suspected to be Burnmoor Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsSun 15th Jul 2007 ago

Broad Crag – Tue 10th Jul 2007

Call from the Police at about 2pm. It seems that a small group had lost contact with one of their number and were concerned about his safety. The informant had a mobile phone and was near Broad Crag/Ill Crag col. The missing person was a 59 yr old male, described Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsTue 10th Jul 2007 ago

Muncaster Fell – Mon 9th Jul 2007

Call from Workington Police, passing on a request from Ambulance Control. An informant was at Forge Farm,Eskdale, reporting a 78yr old male with a heart attack on Muncaster Fell. One of the Deputy Team Leaders had also received the same call out via First Responders and was already on his Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsMon 9th Jul 2007 ago

Scafell Pike – Fri 6th Jul 2007

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…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsFri 6th Jul 2007 ago

Sty Head – Wed 4th Jul 2007

Group of 17 on a Duke of Edinburgh award expedition were descending to Wasdale Head via Sprinkling Tarn when one of their party, a 17 year old girl suffered a suspected broken ankle. The group were very well equipped and erected a tent. They raised the alarm by ‘999’ from Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsWed 4th Jul 2007 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 1st Jul 2007

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…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsSun 1st Jul 2007 ago

Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Sun 1st Jul 2007

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.

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsSun 1st Jul 2007 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 30th Jun 2007

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…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsSat 30th Jun 2007 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 30th Jun 2007

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…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsSat 30th Jun 2007 ago

Unknown Location – Mon 25th Jun 2007

Organisers of a group undertaking the 3 Peaks yacht race became concerned when one of the groups GPS alarm and tracking sensors was activated. The acting team leader gathered as much information as possible before taking action and putting the team on the fell. After around 30 minutes the beacon Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsMon 25th Jun 2007 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 24th Jun 2007

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…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsSun 24th Jun 2007 ago

Wastwater Screes – Sun 17th Jun 2007

Team paged by police after they had received a mobile ‘999’ call from a group of 5 walkers who had decided to scale the front of the Screes rather than continue along the Screes path. The group were carrying out a recce for the three peaks challenge. They had come Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsSun 17th Jun 2007 ago

Callout 33 in 2007

The team asked by a local farmer in Wasdale to help search for a cow (in calf) that had not been seen for two days. 4 Team members and a search dog checked the low fell areas in and around Burnmoor Tarn that evening but the missing cow was not Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 years ago

Wastwater Screes – Thu 14th Jun 2007

Team paged by police to attend a rescue on the Screes path. Casualty was a 74 year old lady from Liverpool who had taken a short tumble fall on the Screes path, suffering a bump on the head and bruising her back. She had walked across the boulder field before Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsThu 14th Jun 2007 ago

Scafell Pike – Mon 11th Jun 2007

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…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsMon 11th Jun 2007 ago

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