Incidents

Wastwater – Wed 2nd Jun 2021

Cumbria police alerted the team of 2x people on Wastwater who had fallen off their canoe into the water. They were shouting for help, this was reported to the police by a walker descending Scafell Pike. As the team were gathering at base to get the rescue boat deployed the Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 3 yearsSat 12th Jun 2021 ago

Great Gable – Tue 1st Jun 2021

Just before 11pm we received a message from Cumbria Police about a gentleman reported to have hurt his ankle and having difficulty getting down from Great Gable. He was with his 14 year old son, his wife having gone ahead to raise the call for help. A full team call Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 3 years ago

Upper Eskdale – Tue 25th May 2021

We were contacted by Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team (LAMRT) team leader to assist them locating 2 lost people in Upper Eskdale. A small team were deployed in Eskdale to meet with Langdale team members at the last known location. The Langdale team arrived first and escorted the people back Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 3 years ago

Overbeck, Wasdale – Wed 19th May 2021

The team were called out to a male who was reported by another walker to be sitting on the path on the slopes of Yewbarrow. It was reported the gentleman could not walk as he was exhausted and both ankles were sore. 16 Wasdale team members were deployed along with Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 3 years ago

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Sun 16th May 2021

Cumbria police alerted the team leader of a group of four people attempting the three peaks challenge, they had become lost when descending Scafell Pike. An initial phone find located the group by Piers Gill, a notorious accident black spot. After numerous telephone conversations with the group and 12x subsequent Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 3 years ago

Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Sat 8th May 2021

We were alerted by Cumbria police who had received an alert from a PLB (Personal Locator Beacon). The location seemed to be near Mickledore but initially there was little more information on the nature of the incident. It was not possible to talk to the informant. Subsequent text messages suggested Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 3 years ago

Wastwater Screes – Wed 5th May 2021

The team leader was alerted by Cumbria police of a lady with a reported broken leg/ankle on the lakeside screes footpath by Wastwater. A spotter was sent to the roadside to try and pin point the location with binoculars and the team boat was launched to find the casualty. Once Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 3 yearsMon 10th May 2021 ago

Scafell Pike – Thu 29th Apr 2021

The team received an alert for lost walkers on Scafell Pike. The Duty Team Leader made some calls and established that the walkers were indeed safe and well and off the hill.

By John Bamforth, 3 yearsMon 10th May 2021 ago

Corridor Route, Scafell Pike – Sun 25th Apr 2021

We were alerted by Cumbria police to say 2 walkers had become lost on their descent from Scafell Pike and light was fading. Phonefind put them at the Corridor Route/Greta Gill junction, a group of team members who had originally been on their way to the previous incident on Great Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 3 years ago

Napes, Great Gable – Sun 25th Apr 2021

We were alerted by Cumbria police to say 2 walkers had become stuck on their descent from Great Gable. Because of the location, a full team callout was initiated as roped access and egress may have been necessary. While the team were en route, a message was received to say Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 3 years ago

Kirkfell – Sat 24th Apr 2021

We were alerted by Cumbria police following reports of a dog barking and whining for some time. We decided to investigate because, as well as a dog possibly in distress, there may have been someone injured nearby. A few team members attended and met a member of the public who Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 3 years ago

Corridor Route, Scafell Pike – Fri 16th Apr 2021

Cumbria Police alerted the Team Leader about a party of 3 lost. After a bit of research and the use of Phone Find it was established that they were on the bad step on the Corridor Route after summitting Scafell Pike, they were trying to get back to Seathwaite. Another Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 3 yearsTue 20th Apr 2021 ago

Fell End, Eskdale – Thu 15th Apr 2021

Cumbria Police alerted the Team Leader of a gentleman with a suspected broken ankle on steep ground above the Eskdale Outward Bound centre. The team was quickly dispatched to the scene where the patient was given pain relief, splinted and carried down by stretcher to an ambulance. We would like Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 3 yearsTue 20th Apr 2021 ago

Esk Hause – Wed 14th Apr 2021

A call came in from a lost person on the South flank of Esk Hause. The team leader successfully managed to talk the person down.

By John Bamforth, 3 yearsTue 20th Apr 2021 ago

Cross Walls, Wastwater – Sat 3rd Apr 2021

The team leader was alerted by North West Ambulance Service that a lady had taken a fall and sustained a suspected broken leg by Wastwater lake The team was quickly dispatched to assist the ambulance crew to carry the lady up a short piece of tricky land, then into the Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 3 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 20th Feb 2021

A report came in that people were lost on Scafell Pike. The team leader called the missing personsÂ but the calls were not answered phones. A note was placed on their vehicle at The Green, Wasdale Head, by another team member. The team leader then managed to ascertain later that Read more…

By John Bamforth, 3 yearsSun 21st Feb 2021 ago

Ponsonby – Sun 24th Jan 2021

A flare was spotted over the Ponsonby area by members of the public and reported to the police. After the team leader made some enquiries the incident reported was known to be innocent and not meant as a distress signal. The team was then stood down without any deployment.

By John Bamforth, 3 yearsMon 25th Jan 2021 ago

Scafell Pike – Tue 19th Jan 2021

We were called by the police about 2 walkers who reported themselves lost in the snow, they thought near the summit of Scafell Pike. Text Messages were sent, but it wasn’t possible to speak to them until some time later, by which time they had found a path and were Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 3 years ago

Hardknott Pass – Mon 4th Jan 2021

The team were called by the police after a driver reported himself stuck on Hardknott Pass. He was not injured. Because there would have been a long wait for a recovery vehicle, and the weather was very cold, a small group of team members were asked to attend, taking extra Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 3 yearsMon 25th Jan 2021 ago

Frizington – Mon 4th Jan 2021

An NWAS request for assistance was made to help an Ambulance crew transfer a Lady with a broken leg 400m across a heavily iced field. Due to the current weather conditions and the concern for possible issues with hypothermia the Duty Team Leader immediately arranged for a small team and Read more…

By John Bamforth, 3 yearsMon 25th Jan 2021 ago

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