Incidents

Upper Eskdale – Wed 24th Aug 2005

The police called the team to search for two walkers who had been missing overnight. They had set off at midnight to climb Scafell Pike as a three peaks challenge. Conditions on the fell had been very poor the previous night with weather warnings, 60 mph winds and very heavy Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsWed 24th Aug 2005 ago

Lords Rake, Scafell – Mon 8th Aug 2005

The police called the team out to a male walker who was reported to be injured on Scafell. The accident was reported by passing walkers who had heard the shouts for help and whistles. He along with another three or four walkers were descending or ascending west wall traverse by Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsMon 8th Aug 2005 ago

St Bees Head – Sat 6th Aug 2005

The police called the team out to attend to a lady in her 50’s with a broken ankle on the St. Bees Head path. The husband and wife from Wigan were up in the Lake District for the weekend. They were walking along the path between St. Bees Head and Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 6th Aug 2005 ago

Upper Eskdale – Mon 1st Aug 2005

Whilst the team were searching for the two missing walkers (see 5/33) another group of three walkers had become lost on Scafell Pike and mistakenly descended the Eskdale side. They were well down the valley but still high and had no lights apart from key torches which they had used Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsMon 1st Aug 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 31st Jul 2005

Call from the police to search for two lost male walkers in their early 50’s who had left Brackenclose earlier that day to climb Scafell Pike. They had made the summit then became lost at some slabs at about 200 ft below the summit of the Pike. They were contacted Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 31st Jul 2005 ago

Wastwater Screes – Sat 23rd Jul 2005

Call from the police to investigate calls for help coming from the Screes. A lady walking in the vicinity of the Youth Hostel reported calls for help coming from high up on the Screes. A limited call out was initiated and 4 team members investigated the incident by walking along Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 23rd Jul 2005 ago

Corridor Route, Scafell Pike – Fri 22nd Jul 2005

Call from the Police to rescue a 41 yr old male three peaker. He along with his colleagues had set off from Seathwaite to climb Scafell Pike. On their return from the summit, on the Corridor route, he had a fit. 10 members of the Wasdale team supported by the Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsFri 22nd Jul 2005 ago

Mosedale – Fri 22nd Jul 2005

Call from the Wasdale Head Hotel. A group of local walkers were completing the Mosedale horseshoe and whilst descending Dore Head Scree, one of the walkers felt feint, passed out and fell approximately 15 feet (tumble fall). The weather conditions were very warm and due a medical condition he had Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsFri 22nd Jul 2005 ago

Yew Crag, Eskdale – Sun 17th Jul 2005

Call from Workington Police to rescue a 21 yr old male from the Kendal area who had fallen approximately 60 foot down Yew Crag, Hard Knott fell in Eskdale. He had been camping with his friends just north of the Roman Fort on Hardknott Pass. His fall was arrested by Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 17th Jul 2005 ago

Napes, Great Gable – Sat 9th Jul 2005

Call from Workington Police, regarding a 12 yr old boy who’d been hit on the head by a falling rock and suffered a head injury. The location was on steep scrambling ground, close to Napes Needle on Great Gable. He was treated by team members before being transferred to Carlisle Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 9th Jul 2005 ago

Harter Fell – Mon 4th Jul 2005

Call from the police regarding a 55 year old male who fell whilst scrambling on the rock on the summit of Harter Fell in Eskdale. He sustained a laceration to the scalp and two very impressive black eyes. Given that it was a head injury, the causality was concussed and Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsMon 4th Jul 2005 ago

Great Gable – Wed 29th Jun 2005

Call from Workington police to respond to a male walker in his early 50’s with chest pains on Great Gable. Due to the potential serious nature of the incident the Team Leader immediately requested an RAF helicopter. The ill walker was with a group of 4 other walkers, ascending Styhead Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsWed 29th Jun 2005 ago

Great Gable – Wed 29th Jun 2005

Call from Workington police regarding two female walkers who were stuck on Great Gable on steep ground with very large rucksacks and needed rescuing. The Team Leader decided to sit on it as it did not constitute an emergency. When rescue 27 was completed the team called Workington police to Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsWed 29th Jun 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 26th Jun 2005

Call from Workington Police regarding a man lost on Scafell Pike. The Team Leader spoke to him by mobile phone (between repeatedly being cut off with poor reception). Established which valley he’d set off from and what route he’d taken so far and that he appeared to be overlooking Eskdale. Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 26th Jun 2005 ago

Unknown Location – Sun 26th Jun 2005

Call from Workington Police, via Essex Police. A 23yr old female had last had mobile contact with her mother (in Essex) about 1.5 hours ago. She’d said she was lost on the fells and was “sliding down rocks on Scafell”, when the phone signal cut out and couldn’t be made Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 26th Jun 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 25th Jun 2005

Telephone call from the Woolpack directly to the Team Leader. Two residents long overdue on a route from Brotherilkeld to Scafell Pike, via Little Narrow Cove. They were both around 60 yr old and there was other cause for concern. The Team leader waited until after 9pm before doing a Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 25th Jun 2005 ago

Slight Side, Scafell – Sat 25th Jun 2005

Call from Workington Police regarding a man who hadn’t seen his 59 yr old wife for a couple of hours. They had disagreed about which route to take from Slight Side and split up there, only to spend some time trying to find each other again. He was at the Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 25th Jun 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Tue 21st Jun 2005

Whilst on the hill dealing with rescue 20, the Team Leader took a call from Workington Police regarding a missing walker from another 3 peaks group. In this case, a 29yr old male with an RAF group had last been seen near the summit at about 9.00 pm. that evening. Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsTue 21st Jun 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Tue 21st Jun 2005

One of the WMRT members who lives at Wasdale Head rang from the Hotel at about 10.15pm Someone was reporting that one of their party (male, in his 40’s) was unable to walk but was near the summit of Scafell Pike. Initial information was sparse but we knew that it Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsTue 21st Jun 2005 ago

Wastwater Screes – Mon 20th Jun 2005

The team were called by Workington Police at about 12.30pm, regarding a male walker who’d been hit by a piece of rock, sustaining a gash to his lower leg. He was with a group from English Nature and the National Trust and was inspecting aspects of interest within the SSSI Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsMon 20th Jun 2005 ago

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