Incidents

Corney Fell – Fri 28th Feb 2020

The team were asked by our neighbouring team Duddon & Furness MRT to help rescue the occupants of some vehicles which had become stranded near the summit of Corney Fell Pass. Three vehicles were deployed from the Eskdale side and helped the Duddon team bring down the occupants back to Read more…

By Chris Cripps, 4 months4 months ago

Cumbria – Sat 15th Feb 2020

Storm Dennis Silver Support

By Chris Cripps, 4 months4 months ago

Pillar – Wed 1st Jan 2020

The team was alerted after 2 walkers had failed to return to their accommodation, this was quickly determined to be the same 2 rescued the previous night by Cockermouth.

By Chris Cripps, 4 months4 months ago

Calf Cove, Great End – Sat 21st Dec 2019

Last night the team were called by Cumbria Police regarding two walkers reported overdue by their families. As we had limited initial information to go on there was a period of information gathering which resulted in a callout for the team at 01:21hrs to search the paths to Scafell Pike. Read more…

By Mark Kendall, 8 months ago

Hardknott Pass – Sun 1st Dec 2019

On Saturday afternoon the Team was asked by Cumbria Police to assist with a car stuck on Hardknott Pass due to ice. A small Team attended the incident and confirmed that the party were safe and well.

By Mark Kendall, 8 months ago

Wastwater Screes – Fri 29th Nov 2019

The Team assisted with an incident on Wasdale Screes.

By Mark Kendall, 8 months ago

Kern Knotts, Great Gable – Sun 24th Nov 2019

The team was called at 17:47 hrs by Cumbria Police for a pair of walkers lost in the dark on Great Gable. Their position was established by phonefind to be at the bad step on the New Styhead Path. After a few words of advice from the team leader over Read more…

By Mark Kendall, 9 months8 months ago

Little Narrowcove, Scafell Pike – Wed 20th Nov 2019

The team responded with a Limited Callout to reports of 3 walkers who had become lost after summiting Scafell Pike. They were located in the area of Upper Eskdale and walked back down to the roadside by Wasdale Team Members before being driven back round to Wasdale to their car.

By Mark Kendall, 9 months9 months ago

Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Sun 10th Nov 2019

After attending the Remembrance Day Memorial on Great Gable, the team were called to reports of a walker with a fractured wrist on the main path below Scafell Pike. Our Casualty Carers assessed and treated the casualty on scene before they were stretchered down to a waiting ambulance.

By Mark Kendall, 9 months ago

Scafell Pike – Wed 6th Nov 2019

The team responded with a Limited Callout to reports of three walkers who were unable to find the main path down off Scafell Pike. Weather conditions and visibility on the summit were challenging. The walkers were located sheltering on the summit by WMRT members and walked back down to Brackenclose Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 9 months9 months ago

Mitredale – Mon 4th Nov 2019

Team called by Police for two walkers who reported themselves disorientated within Mitredale Forest and in need of assistance. With position information from their phone it was determined they were on one of the forestry tracks near Great Bank and team vehicles were able to recover them back to the Read more…

By Chris Cripps, 9 months8 months ago

Esk Hause – Sat 2nd Nov 2019

The team was called to help a group of three walkers lost descending Scafell Pike. Their location was determined using PhoneFind as below Esk Hause in Upper Eskdale. A group of team members made their way to the casualties’ location via Sty Head and escorted them back to Wasdale Head.

By Jon Lynch, 9 months ago

Scafell – Wed 30th Oct 2019

Team called out for a walker who’d taken a tumble fall in the Red Gill area on Scafell, near Lords Rake, sustaining facial injuries and others bumps + bruises. The walker was helped off the fell down to the Wasdale Head by other walkers who came to his aid. The Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 9 months8 months ago

Lowther Forest – Sun 20th Oct 2019

Whilst returning from the previous incident we were called by NWAS about a mountain biker who’d fallen whilst riding in the Lowther Forest Park near Cold Fell and sustained significant injuries. The Great North Air Ambulance was also called. Once on scene the GNAAS crew and team members helped to Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 10 months ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 20th Oct 2019

We were called by Police about a walker reporting themselves lost whilst out overnight on Scafell Pike. Initially the Team Leader tried to provide instructions over the phone but when they proved unsuccessful a team was sent on the fell to look for the missing walker. They were briefly joined Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 10 months10 months ago

High Scarth Crag, Eskdale – Mon 14th Oct 2019

Team called for 2 walkers who’d become stuck in the hill after dark. Their position was determined as being in the High Scarth Crag area of Scafell, below Slight Side using coordinates from their phone. A team then went on the fell to help escort them back to the valley. Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 10 months10 months ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 13th Oct 2019

Team called this afternoon by Police about a group of 3 walkers reporting themselves lost whilst trying to descend Scafell Pike. With the location information from the 999 call their position was determined to be on the ridge descending towards Broad Crag Col. The Team Leader provided directions over the Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 10 months8 months ago

Mosedale – Sat 12th Oct 2019

We were called by Police about a walker who was reported to have become detached from his group. With relatively few details to go on we gave the incident more time to develop and an hour later were called back to say the missing walker was now reunited with his Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 10 months8 months ago

Lords Rake, Scafell – Sat 12th Oct 2019

We were called by NWAS about reports of 2 walkers hit by rockfall in Lords Rake, one sustaining a head injury and the other leg injuries. With the possibility of a serious incident the coastguard helicopter from Prestwick also attended and our colleagues in the Duddon and Furness Team were Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 10 months ago

Wastwater Screes – Sat 28th Sep 2019

We were called by Police about 2 walkers who’d become stuck on the large boulder field on the Wasdale Screes. They were located by a team member on foot then given a lift back to the pump house in the team boat.

By Jon Lynch, 11 months ago

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT