Incidents

Great Gable – Tue 17th Apr 2007

Whitehaven Police paged the team following a mobile ‘999’ call from a group of walkers lost on Great Gable. The group of 4 from Manchester had descended via Westmoreland Crags and got themselves onto the loose scree at the top of Great Hellgate. Unsure of their location and unhappy about Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsTue 17th Apr 2007 ago

Bell Stand, Eskdale – Mon 16th Apr 2007

The police paged the team to rescue a fallen climber in Eskdale. The man from outside the area was solo climbing on Bell Stand Crag above the old Quarry in Eskdale. He slipped and fell approximately 5m down the crag and then tumbled down the slope at the bottom. He Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsMon 16th Apr 2007 ago

Wastwater Screes – Sun 8th Apr 2007

Ambulance Control phoned the deputy team leader to advise that they had just taken a ‘999’ call from an informant who had heard shouts for help and then seen a walker waving his arms. He was crag fast high up on the Screes above Wastwater. The person was a male Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSun 8th Apr 2007 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 17th Mar 2007

Cumbria Police paged the team regarding a mobile ‘999’ call from a group of 11 students who lost on Scafell Pike, believed to be in the Piers Gill area. Due their condition (cold and very wet) and the weather conditions forecasted that night (gales and heavy rain preceding the snow) Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSat 17th Mar 2007 ago

Scafell Pike – Wed 7th Mar 2007

Whilst the team leader was still at the base, a further call came in from the police regarding a missing male walker. Two males in their early 20’s from the Isle of Wight had set off from Brackenclose to climb Scafell Pike via Mickledore. They reached the summit at 11:30 Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsWed 7th Mar 2007 ago

Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Wed 7th Mar 2007

The Team were paged by Whitehaven police to attend a 62 year old female walker from Whitehaven who had collapsed with chest pains. She was with her husband and another walker who raised the alarm by mobile. They were located 200 metres above the beck crossing at Brown Tongue on Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsWed 7th Mar 2007 ago

Scafell Pike – Mon 5th Mar 2007

The Team were paged by the police following a mobile ‘999’ from the summit of Scafell Pike. Two walkers had set off from Brackenclose and were unsure how to get off the mountain in deteriorating weather. It was raining and there was cloud down to Lingmell Col. The team leader Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsMon 5th Mar 2007 ago

Eskdale – Thu 22nd Feb 2007

The Team leader was contacted by the Police following a ‘999’ call from the phone box at the bottom of Hardknott Pass. A family of 5 had driven over Hardknott Pass and when they passed the Roman Fort (at 3.45 p.m.) the father, 13 yr old son and 5 yr Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsThu 22nd Feb 2007 ago

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Mon 19th Feb 2007

The Team Leader was contacted by the police regarding a family of 4 who had failed to return to their car after climbing Scafell Pike. The father and mother along with their 5 year old and 14 month old sons had set off at midday from Brackenclose. Another group of Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsMon 19th Feb 2007 ago

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Fri 16th Feb 2007

The Team Leader took a call direct from one of the team members at the Head on Friday evening, about 8.40pm. An informant at the Hotel was reporting a father and 13 yr old son long overdue from climbing Scafell Pike. They had last been seen at Mickledore (about 4.30pm) Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsFri 16th Feb 2007 ago

Corridor Route, Scafell Pike – Tue 30th Jan 2007

The team were paged by the police to respond to a mobile ‘999’ call from two local male walkers, in their late 20’s and early 30’s on the Corridor Route. They had left Brackenclose earlier in the day to climb the Pike but had got to Lingmel Col then decided Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsTue 30th Jan 2007 ago

Netherbeck, Wasdale – Sat 27th Jan 2007

The team called out to search for a lady walker in her late 20’s who had called the police on her mobile to say she was lost somewhere in the Scoat Tarn area (west side of Red Pike in Wasdale). Around 12 team members searched the area and located the Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSat 27th Jan 2007 ago

Unknown Location – Wed 10th Jan 2007

The team were paged by Workington Police to respond to a ‘999’ mobile call regarding a male shout followed by a dog barking for 20 minutes. Two separate telephone calls came regarding this incident so the team were called out. The informant and his partner were on Slightside under Horn Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsWed 10th Jan 2007 ago

Unknown Location – Sun 7th Jan 2007

The team were paged by Workington Police regarding a report of walkers failing to turn up. The team leader contacted the police and as a follow up, a committee page was put out at 5.20 p.m. advising that there was a missing persons report and that the team leader was Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSun 7th Jan 2007 ago

Wasdale – Sat 30th Dec 2006

The team were called out by Cumbria police to rescue two walkers on Great Gable. The man and woman had been to the summit at 2.30 p.m., then again at 4.00 p.m., they believed they were at Beck Head and raised the alarm via a ‘999’ mobile phone call. They Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSat 30th Dec 2006 ago

Kirkfell – Tue 26th Dec 2006

The team were called out by Cumbria Police to rescue an injured person on Kirk Fell. The 53 year old male walker was near the summit of Kirk Fell on the Ennerdale side, towards Blacksail Pass. The man, his son and girlfriend were in a steep gulley which leads from Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsTue 26th Dec 2006 ago

Scafell Pike – Fri 22nd Dec 2006

Request from Cumbria police to search for a pair of male walkers (30 and 18). They had set off from Brackenclose to climb Scafell Pike via Hollowstones and Mickledore. They completed the walk to the summit but became lost on the way back down. The team leader waited until 9.30 Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsFri 22nd Dec 2006 ago

Haycock – Thu 21st Dec 2006

Request from Cockermouth team and Cumbria police to respond to a ‘999’ call from a father and son who had set off earlier that day to walk from Wasdale to Ennerdale YHA via Netherbeck / Haycock. The became disorientated and ended up at Red Crag on the Blengdale side of Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsThu 21st Dec 2006 ago

River Ehen – Tue 19th Dec 2006

Request from Cumbria police to assist in the search for a female in her mid thirties, reported missing that morning from the Thornhill area. The team assembled ready to begin the search in fields and footpaths when the call came through from the police that the missing person’s body had Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsTue 19th Dec 2006 ago

Whoap Fell – Sun 17th Dec 2006

Request from Cumbria Ambulance service, via the police to assist with a male casualty reported to have collapsed near the Cold Fell road. Team attended and assisted Great North Air Ambulance crew who then flew the casualty to West Cumberland Hospital with suspected heart failure. The group’s location was on Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSun 17th Dec 2006 ago

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