Incidents – Page 61 – Wasdale Mountain Rescue

Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Sat 24th May 2014

We were called by the Police for a female walker who had slipped on the Brown Tongue path and sustained a fracture to the lower leg. She was treated on scene by the Team Doctor, including reduction of the fracture then carried by stretcher down to Brackenclose. Incident closed 19:00, Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Scafell Pike – Fri 23rd May 2014

We were contacted by Police about 2 walkers who reported themselves lost on the descent from Scafell Pike. Using SARLOC the team leader was able to establish their position then provide directions to walk off the mountain.

By Jon Lynch, 10 yearsSun 25th May 2014 ago

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Wed 14th May 2014

The team was called out to search for a missing walker who had failed to return from a walk up Scafell Pike. Along with other mountain rescue teams we searched all the routes up Scafell Pike overnight without success. A more detailed search started in the morning and sadly a Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 10 yearsTue 20th May 2014 ago

Scafell Pike – Mon 12th May 2014

The team was contacted about two overdue walkers on Scafell Pike. A small group left our training session to check car parks for the missing pair’s motorbikes. Staff at the Wasdale Head Inn reported that they had seen two men who fitted the description earlier in the evening and so Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Parton – Wed 7th May 2014

The team was called to an incident in Parton. We were stood down whilst enroute.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 4th May 2014

Whilst dealing with the Mitredale incident we were contacted by Cumbria Police about a pair of walkers lost descending Scafell Pike. We were unable to contact the pair to gather any further information and so an extensive search was started including routes onto Scafell Pike from both Wasdale and Eskdale. Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Mitredale – Sun 4th May 2014

NWAS asked the team was asked to attend a casualty with chest pains in Mitredale. The casualty was attended to by team doctors and the air ambulance, the rest of the team was stood down whilst travelling to the incident.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Ravenglass – Mon 28th Apr 2014

The team was called out to assist in the search for a missing man in the Ravenglass area as part of a multi-agency response. Unfortunately by the time we had covered our search areas the man had not been found.

By Jon Lynch, 10 yearsTue 29th Apr 2014 ago

Burnmoor Tarn – Wed 23rd Apr 2014

The team was called out to assist a group of 15 who had descended Scafell Pike into Eskdale. The group was located near Burnmoor Tarn after a detailed search on the Eskdale side of Scafell and walked down to Wasdale Head. 27 Team members involved.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 19th Apr 2014

The team was contacted about group overdue, whilst investigations were being made they turned up in Ambleside.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Scafell Pike – Fri 18th Apr 2014

The team was called out to help a group of lost walkers on Scafell Pike. A limited callout was made and whilst we were searching the casualties managed to find their own way off the mountain, evading the searchers!

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Bowfell – Sun 13th Apr 2014

The team was contacted about a casualty on the fells. Initial details put the casualty in Langdale Ambleside MRT’s patch and the incident was passed over to them.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Egremont – Sat 12th Apr 2014

The team’s swiftwater rescue technicians were called out to an incident in Egremont. We were stood down whilst en-route.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Sun 6th Apr 2014

The team was called due to a pair of walkers overdue on Scafell Pike. After is was ascertained that they were still on the fell, the team searched Scafell Pike, in ‘damp’ conditions, from both Wasdale and Eskdale. The missing pair were found unhurt by a member of Duddon and Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 6th Apr 2014

Reports of flashing lights on Scafell Pike. A team leader went to look but found no sign of the lights. False alarm with good intent

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Sat 5th Apr 2014

We were called by Langdale team about a party of 3 who originally believed they were in the Bowfell area. Langdale team managed to locate them using Sarloc which showed they were actually near the top of Piers Gill in Wasdale. Langdale team gave them some directions then handed the Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Great Gable – Sat 29th Mar 2014

The team was called out to help a male who had fallen on Great Gable and sustained an incapacitating knee injury. We had great assistance from the Great North Air Ambulance who flew us to the scene (thanks for the lift). We were also assisted by RAF Boulmer who winched Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 10 yearsSun 30th Mar 2014 ago

Gavel Neese, Great Gable – Tue 11th Mar 2014

Wasdale team was called out at 10:50pm for a large search of both the Wasdale and Eskdale valleys lasting 18 hours. Colleagues from Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team, Coniston Mountain Rescue Team, Kendal Mountain Rescue Team, Cockermouth Mountain Rescue team, Keswick Mountain Rescue team, Penrith Mountain Rescue Team, Kirkby Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 9th Mar 2014

We were called by Cumbria Police at 03:02 about a party of 2 reported to be overdue from walking off Scafell Pike. Before we could make any response the party phoned in to say they were OK and no longer needed any assistance.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Scafell Pike – Tue 4th Mar 2014

The team was called out to rescue a pair of walkers who had become benighted on the summit plateau of Scafell Pike. They were found not too far from the summit itself and were warmed up before being walked down to Wasdale Head.

By Jon Lynch, 10 yearsWed 5th Mar 2014 ago