Incidents

Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Sun 29th Sep 2024

A late night call was received from Cumbria Police regarding three 3-peakers who had taken a wrong turn on the summit plateau and ended up at Mickledore stretcher box, cold and wet. Other members of the wider group had made it back to the valley and had called it in. Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsWed 2nd Oct 2024 ago

Gavel Neese, Great Gable – Sat 28th Sep 2024

A second call arrived from Cumbria Police on Friday. A lone walker had taken a tumble fall injuring his ankle on the Climber’s Traverse on Great Gable. He had managed to get to the Beck Head to Wasdale path but was unable to continue from there. Most of the team Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsWed 2nd Oct 2024 ago

Broad Stand, Scafell – Fri 27th Sep 2024

In the first of two calls in quick succession yesterday, a passing walker at Mickledore reported a lone walker crag fast on Broad Stand. With no further information available a full callout was made. With a second call incoming shortly afterwards, additional support was requested from our friends at Duddon Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsWed 2nd Oct 2024 ago

Eskdale – Sun 22nd Sep 2024

A relatively brief callout after Cumbria Police called us about a pair of walkers benighted in Eskdale without head torches. This time Phonefind gave a nice result, with a location not too far from the Wha House car park (quite often at this time of night it turns out to Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsWed 2nd Oct 2024 ago

Wasdale – Sat 21st Sep 2024

A call was received from Cumbria Police about a fell runner who was overdue. A family member was reporting their concerns, expecting him back home by early evening. It was established that the runner was last heard from at 08:30am at the summit of Scafell Pike. He had planned to Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsWed 2nd Oct 2024 ago

Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Sat 21st Sep 2024

The team was called by Cumbria Police about a walker who had slipped on his ascent of Scafell Pike, injuring his ankle and rendering him unable to bear any weight. A full callout was made and team members made their way to the scene. After an assessment and splinting of Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsWed 2nd Oct 2024 ago

Great Gable – Thu 19th Sep 2024

Cumbria Police called the team about a walker who had fallen, injured his hand and knee and was unable to bear any weight to walk further. The team was promptly called out, and due to slightly low numbers, Duddon and Furness MRT was also asked to help. It then become Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsWed 2nd Oct 2024 ago

Wastwater Screes – Wed 18th Sep 2024

A call was received from Cumbria Police when a person in a car in a lay-by at the lake became concerned about a walker and their dog on the Screes boulder fields. They had not moved for a while, and with daylight fading they were worried about their safety. The Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsWed 2nd Oct 2024 ago

St Bees Head – Tue 17th Sep 2024

A call was received on Tuesday evening from Cumbria Police. They were requesting support for a developing multi-agency search for a missing person. However, as team members were assembling, positive news was received that the person had been located and the team was stood down.

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsThu 19th Sep 2024 ago

Scafell – Sat 14th Sep 2024

A call was received from Cumbria Police about a lone walker who was overdue from a walk up Sca Fell. The walker was inexperienced and not well equipped should things not go to plan. Friends were concerned for his safety as they had received a call saying he was lost Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsThu 19th Sep 2024 ago

Upper Eskdale – Sun 8th Sep 2024

A call was received from Cumbria Police about two walkers who were attempting to return to Langdale and had misnavigated in Upper Eskdale. As they had started very early they had not taken head torches, preventing them from safely moving further. Their location was determined from the coordinates of the Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsThu 19th Sep 2024 ago

Scafell Pike Summit, Scafell Pike – Sat 7th Sep 2024

As the team was responding to the ankle injury in incident 127, a further call was received. A walker’s 20kg dog had damaged its paws and was struggling to descend from Scafell Pike summit. The walker was understanding of the situation and intended to move downhill as best as possible, Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsThu 19th Sep 2024 ago

Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Sat 7th Sep 2024

The team was called on Saturday about a walker who had fallen and injured their ankle. She was unable to walk any further. The team was swiftly called out and once on scene performed a medical assessment, gave further strong pain relief, and splinted the ankle. This enabled the walker Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsThu 19th Sep 2024 ago

Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Mon 2nd Sep 2024

The team was called by Cumbria Police about a walker who had become separated from his walking partner, and was now lost and exhausted. Phonefind but him on the wrong side of Mickledore for his intended descent to Wasdale. As such, a Limited Callout was made to assist. The Team Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsThu 19th Sep 2024 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 31st Aug 2024

The team was called about two inexperienced walkers who were considered to be overdue from a walk up Scafell Pike. They had set off at 3:30pm, believing it to be a 3 hour walk from their research. As such they had little equipment with them. Fortunately as the Team Leader Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsThu 19th Sep 2024 ago

Lords Rake, Scafell – Sat 31st Aug 2024

Keswick MRT received a call from Cumbria Police which was confirmed to be in our area and passed through quickly. A walker on the Scafell Pike summit plateau was reporting people about 1.5km away on a ridge line near Lords Rake shouting for help. An accurate bearing was also taken Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsThu 19th Sep 2024 ago

Ill Crag – Thu 29th Aug 2024

The team was called by Cumbria Police about a party of three walkers and their dog. They had become benighted after a very long day out and were unable and ill-equipped to navigate themselves down to safety. Their dog was also struggling. The Team Leader discussed the situation with one Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsThu 19th Sep 2024 ago

Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Sun 25th Aug 2024

The team was called by Cumbria Police yesterday about a lone walker who had possibly suffered an asthma attack and was becoming hypothermic. He could not walk and conditions were poor with wind, rain, and cold temperatures at his location. The team was quickly called out, with an advance party Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsThu 19th Sep 2024 ago

Great Hall Gill – Sat 24th Aug 2024

The fourth (and last) call of the evening from Cumbria Police was regarding someone at a camp site in Nether Wasdale reporting flashing lights on a mountain to the East. They were concerned that they were flashing to request help. A local team member was asked to investigate as the Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsThu 19th Sep 2024 ago

Lingmell Beck – Sat 24th Aug 2024

A third call was received when a walker was reporting another group that was struggling to descend from the stream crossing on Brown Tongue. The informant was concerned that then family group was ill equipped for the conditions and the male walker was having frequent muscle spasms. They were all Read more…

By John Bamforth, 9 monthsThu 19th Sep 2024 ago

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