Incidents

Black Sail Pass – Mon 13th Aug 2007

The team were paged by the police to search for a missing father and mother who had set off to walk from Ennerdale to Wasdale and failed to turn up at their car in Wasdale. The couple were in their 50’s and were reported to be experienced but with light Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsMon 13th Aug 2007 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 12th Aug 2007

The team were alerted by the police to search for a missing 48 year old father and son (14 yrs) and friend (13 yrs). They had set off from Langdale earlier that day as a group of five to climb Scafell Pike. One father and one of his sons (11 Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsSun 12th Aug 2007 ago

Skew Gill, Great End – Sat 11th Aug 2007

The team were alerted to an incident on Styhead Pass. A lady in her 40’s had fallen and had a suspect broken ankle. She was on the Wasdale side of Styhead on the corridor route by Skew Gill. The informant had run down to one of the B&B’s in the Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsSat 11th Aug 2007 ago

Scafell Pike – Fri 10th Aug 2007

The team were paged by the police regarding a missing walkers. A man and wife had checked into their B&B earlier that day and set out to climb Scafell Pike with plans to return later that evening. They had not returned. With limited information the Team Leader decided to wait Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsFri 10th Aug 2007 ago

Unknown Location – Fri 10th Aug 2007

Police paged the team with regards to a ‘999’ call for a missing group of 10 walkers who were late back from their walk. Whilst the team leader was gathering information the police were notified that the missing group had turned up safe and well so the callout was cancelled. Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsFri 10th Aug 2007 ago

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

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