Incidents

St Bees Head – Thu 12th Oct 2006

Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to rescue a lady with leg injuries near the St.Bees lighthouse. The ambulance had been called to the incident but the lady and her husband were a mile away up a very rough and flooded track. The couple were on holiday from Staffordshire and Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsThu 12th Oct 2006 ago

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Tue 10th Oct 2006

Within two hours of the previous callout closing, the police paged the team to assist a single male walker who had become disorientated on the descent from Scafell Pike in changing visibility and low cloud. The team were assisted by a helicopter from RAF Wattisham who were on deployment to Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsTue 10th Oct 2006 ago

Broad Crag – Tue 10th Oct 2006

The team were called to assist a lady who had been camping overnight on the mountain had become faint and unwell. She was at Broad Crag tarn, the highest tarn in England and only a few hundred feet from the summit of Scafell Pike. Assistance was called by mobile phone Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsTue 10th Oct 2006 ago

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Wed 27th Sep 2006

Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team were called shortly after midnight to search for a single male fellwalker who was attempting the 3 Peaks Challenge and was overdue. He and his fellow challenger had already completed Ben Nevis the previous day and had set off to climb Scafell Pike around 5.00 p.m. Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsWed 27th Sep 2006 ago

Broad Stand, Scafell – Sun 24th Sep 2006

The team were called up on the radio from a Duddon & Furness team member who was on Mickledore observing a group who had spent an hour trying to locate a safe descent down from Scafell. They were in danger of becoming an incident on Broad Stand so he intervened Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSun 24th Sep 2006 ago

Unknown Location – Sun 10th Sep 2006

Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team responded to a call from a solo male walker who used his mobile phone to report himself unable to continue because of exhaustion. After being assessed by the team doctor the walker was carried off the fell and taken to West Cumberland Hospital for further tests. Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSun 10th Sep 2006 ago

Corridor Route, Scafell Pike – Thu 7th Sep 2006

The team had also been called out on Thursday 7 September to a call to assist a young lady walker with a suspected broken ankle on the corridor route. She was treated by the team and because of the difficult ground and the length of the carry Great North Air Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsThu 7th Sep 2006 ago

Unknown Location – Mon 4th Sep 2006

Police paged the team for an incident which, following further discussion was subsequently handed over to the Langdale and Ambleside MRT – recorded here for information only and not classed as an incident statistic in overall figures.

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsMon 4th Sep 2006 ago

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Sun 3rd Sep 2006

‘999’ call taken by the police for three male walkers in their 30’s who had left Brackenclose, Wasdale head at 11.00 p.m. the previous evening to climb Scafell Pike. The three men were attempting the 3 Peaks challenge and had already climbed Ben Nevis earlier in the day. They gave Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSun 3rd Sep 2006 ago

Corridor Route, Scafell Pike – Sat 2nd Sep 2006

Request from Police via pager system to respond to a Mobile phone ‘999’ from a father and daughter who were stuck in severe weather somewhere along the Corridor route on their way down from Scafell Pike. The team were mobilised and then the call came through from the lost and Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSat 2nd Sep 2006 ago

Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Sat 2nd Sep 2006

The team were paged by the Police to rescue two walkers (part of a group of 5 ‘Three Peakers’) who were at the Mickledore stretcher box but still did not know where to get down and were wet through. There had been a number of sever weather warnings issued earlier Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSat 2nd Sep 2006 ago

Lingmell – Fri 1st Sep 2006

The next call came at 04.45, also from a mobile phone to find a party of 4, three females and one male in their 20’s, also doing the 3 Peaks who also had become disorientated in the heavy rain, darkness and thick cloud. They were found uninjured at 06:30 hrs, Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsFri 1st Sep 2006 ago

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Thu 31st Aug 2006

The team were paged by the Police to respond to a male walker who was attempting the three Peaks challenge and had become disorientated then stuck on steep ground whilst descending from Scafell Pike. A limited callout was initiated with 10 team members deployed on the fell. The walker, who Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsThu 31st Aug 2006 ago

Upper Eskdale – Wed 30th Aug 2006

Langdale and Ambleside MRT (LAMRT) requested Wasdale MRT to assist in a search for gentleman who had reported himself lost on the Crinkle Crags via a mobile phone. He was found walking out above Ling Cove bridge in the lower reaches of upper Eskdale. He was walked off the hill Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsWed 30th Aug 2006 ago

Eskdale – Sun 27th Aug 2006

Call received from Duddon and Furness MR Team Leader requesting support following the report of an overdue male walker in his late 20’s. He had set off from the Duddon Valley ay 1.00 p.m. the previous day to walk over to Eskdale but he had not returned. He had been Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSun 27th Aug 2006 ago

Green How, Scafell – Thu 10th Aug 2006

Police paged the team following a call from a couple on the National Trust campsite at Wasdale Head who had seen lights on the Green How path (Scafell) which had been stationary for 20 mins. The Deputy Team Leader rang the informant to find out if the light was giving Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsThu 10th Aug 2006 ago

Scafell Pike – Mon 7th Aug 2006

‘999’ Call taken by Whitehaven Police regarding overdue walkers on Scafell Pike the Deputy Leader was taking details from the police when the missing persons turned up. Pleased we didn’t have to go out as we were all wet through from our Monday evening practice, water rescue in Blengdale. Not Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsMon 7th Aug 2006 ago

Great Gable – Sun 6th Aug 2006

‘999’ Call taken by Whitehaven police from a mobile phone on Greta Gable. Male walker slipped and fell whilst descending the mountain. He sustained a head injury which was later described as relatively minor bur reported as bleeding heavily. The man had struggled back down the mountain but was now Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSun 6th Aug 2006 ago

Scafell Pike – Tue 1st Aug 2006

‘999’ call taken by Cumbria Ambulance Control and passed onto the Police who paged the team. A 16 yrs old girl with her teenage boyfriend, both from Essex were stuck in bad weather on the summit of Scafell Pike and she was feeling unwell. They had started their walk earlier Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsTue 1st Aug 2006 ago

Broad Crag – Mon 31st Jul 2006

Call from the police regarding a 26 year-old Dutchman lost in mist. He had caught the bus from Keswick to Seatoller then climbed Scafell Pike via Corridor Route and descended to Esk Hause. Got lost and went to Angle Tarn then returned to a flat area. and went up! He Read more

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsMon 31st Jul 2006 ago

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