Incidents

Incident 10 in 2002

Call from the Police at 1740 hrs regarding two people reporting themselves "lost" and in thick mist/dark on Great Gable. They had also said they were at map ref 218 095 and standing by a stretcher box (in other words, most probably at Sty Head. The Team leader spoke to Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 23 years ago

Incident 09 in 2002

Call from Whitehaven police to search for a 22 year old male who had become lost on his way from Wasdale to Seathwaite. The full team were called out when details of the incident became clearer. Keswick team and SARDA search dogs were also called out. Kirk Fell, Great Gable, Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 23 years ago

Incident 08 in 2002

Call from the Police to report a single female (44 yr old) long overdue on fell run. Last seen at Sty Head, at 1000 hrs. and intending to continue up the corridor route to Lingmel Col and descend to Brackenclose. She was then to cycle back to a vehicle at Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 23 years ago

Incident 07 in 2002

Call to assist an overdue party. A father and 16 year old son had left Brotherilkeld at the bottom of Hardknott Pass to walk up Eskdale and over to Wasdale, with a planned overnight camp. Having made good time they phoned his wife at 1500 hrs. from the summit of Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 23 years ago

Incident 06 in 2002

Call to help a crag fast walker and his dog on Pikes Crag, Scafell Pike. Alarm raised by the stranded walker mobile phone to the Police station. He was crag fast on the buttress just to the side of pikes Crag on Scafell Pike. He was approximately 50 metres above Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 23 years ago

Unknown Location – Thu 22nd Nov 2001

Call to investigate cries for help on the Screes path. Limited call-out undertaken but it turned out to be a well intentioned false alarm. Found farmer gathering sheep.

By Jon Lynch, 23 yearsThu 22nd Nov 2001 ago

Esk Hause – Mon 19th Nov 2001

Call to support Keswick MRT searching for a missing male walker traveling across the tops to Netherwasdale. Full details of the rescue to follow from the team leader shortly. Missing person found safe and well sheltering at Esk Hause shelter in the early hours of Wednesday morning. rescue base closed Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 23 yearsMon 19th Nov 2001 ago

Esk Hause – Mon 19th Nov 2001

Single male reported overdue between Keswick and Wasdale YHAs. He was found by Keswick Dogs at Esk Hause and escorted back down.

By Jon Lynch, 23 yearsMon 19th Nov 2001 ago

Sty Head – Thu 15th Nov 2001

Report of a large fully packed abandoned rucksack at Styhead. Two team members investigated and found it to be a small sack of firewood left for a camping party. No further action taken.

By Jon Lynch, 23 yearsThu 15th Nov 2001 ago

Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Sat 10th Nov 2001

Call from Workington Police. 19 yr old man from Halifax had slipped on the path, descending Brown Tongue and had sustained an ankle injury that prevented him from being able to continue. There were only around 14 members in total but the casualty was just below the Lingmel Gyll stream Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSat 10th Nov 2001 ago

Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Sat 10th Nov 2001

Call to rescue a man who slipped on Brown Tongue path by Lingmel Gyll crossing. Stretchered off to car and driven to West Cumberland Hospital

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSat 10th Nov 2001 ago

Burnmoor Tarn – Fri 9th Nov 2001

Call from Workington Police at 1700 hrs regarding a report of two "elderly gentlemen" who were unlikely to be able to walk down without mountain rescue assistance. The Police didn’t have an accurate description of the location but knew it was somewhere in the vicinity of the Burnmoor Tarn path, Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsFri 9th Nov 2001 ago

Unknown Location – Tue 30th Oct 2001

Wasdale to Ravenglass – Solo walker reported overdue at Bed & Breakfast in Wasdale. Found to be fine and well back at home in Manchester. He had failed to inform B&B that he would not be turning up that night.

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsTue 30th Oct 2001 ago

Upper Eskdale – Mon 29th Oct 2001

The Wasdale Team Leader received call from the Team Leader, Langdale/Ambleside rescue team whilst at the Mill Forge rescue headquarters for a committee meeting. They and Keswick MRT were responding to a report that a 32yr old single male walker was long overdue on a route that would have taken Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsMon 29th Oct 2001 ago

Pillar – Sat 27th Oct 2001

Group of eight reported overdue on a walk up Pillar. No action taken apart from attempts to get more information.

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSat 27th Oct 2001 ago

Upper Eskdale – Wed 24th Oct 2001

Call from Police to rescue 2 injured walkers from upper Eskdale. The group of 4 had started their walk the previous day. Their plan was to climb Scafell Pike via the corridor route. On reaching Styhead stretcher box they carried straight on towards Esk Hause and we believe ascended Great Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsWed 24th Oct 2001 ago

Unknown Location – Mon 22nd Oct 2001

Two walkers long overdue walking from Eskdale to Honnister. Turned up before a full team callout.

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsMon 22nd Oct 2001 ago

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Sat 13th Oct 2001

Call from Workington Police to assist 3 exhausted walkers on Lingmel. This rescue started small but ended as a major stretcher lower over and down extremely difficult terrain. The group of 12 had found themselves on the wrong side of Piers Gyll, high on the fell below Lingmel craggs. One Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSat 13th Oct 2001 ago

Scafell Pike – Fri 12th Oct 2001

Call from the Police to attend a walker with a broken ankle by Lingmel Ghyll. The retired gentleman had slipped in Lord’s rake and twisted his ankle but managed to walk down assisted by a fellow walker. The advance team met him at the bottom of Brown Tongue and assisted Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsFri 12th Oct 2001 ago

Broad Crag Col, Scafell Pike – Thu 11th Oct 2001

All Scafell Pike – Broad Col. Walker with a mobile phone (map but no compass) lost and seeking assistance. Assisted by other walkers before the team got on the scene.

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsThu 11th Oct 2001 ago

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