Incidents – Page 63 – Wasdale Mountain Rescue

Upper Eskdale – Fri 21st Oct 2016

We were called by Police about a walker reporting himself lost after descending Scafell Pike, probably somewhere in Eskdale. It was difficult to obtain more precise information on his whereabouts until his Girlfriend rang in to say she was tracking him on the ‘Find my iPhone’ app and had a Read more

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Corridor Route, Scafell Pike – Wed 19th Oct 2016

We were called by Police about a walker reporting himself lost on Scafell Pike. With help from Sarloc he was located on the corridor route between Piers & Greta Gill. A small team was then sent to help escort him off the mountain.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Lingmell Col, Scafell Pike – Wed 12th Oct 2016

Team called for 2 walkers who were disorientated whilst on Scafell Pike. They were located around Lingmell Col with help from the compass feature on their iPhone and walked back to Wasdale.

By Jon Lynch, 10 yearsFri 21st Oct 2016 ago

Holmrook – Sat 8th Oct 2016

We were called by NWAS to assist with an incident near Holmrook. In the end there were sufficient numbers from the other emergency services and we stood down.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Great Gable – Sat 8th Oct 2016

We were called by Police about a group of 10 reporting themselves stuck on scree whilst descending Great Gable. By the time the team leader phoned them back they had retraced their steps to the top and were making their own way off the mountain.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Scafell Pike – Fri 7th Oct 2016

We were called by Police about 2 walkers reporting themselves lost on Scafell Pike. The team leader provided some advice over the phone and they made their own way off the fell.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Eskdale – Wed 28th Sep 2016

We were called by NWAS about a walker who had suffered a leg injury whilst walking on the path from Jubilee Bridge to Harter Fell, in Eskdale. NWAS paramedics were already on scene and treating the walker. The team then carried her down to the waiting ambulance.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Eskdale – Sat 24th Sep 2016

We were called by Police about a group of 13 people reported overdue from a walk in Eskdale. It turned out they were just taking their time to get off the mountain and they made their own way down without team assistance.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Scafell Pike – Tue 13th Sep 2016

We were called by Police about a group of walkers reporting themselves lost somewhere on Scafell Pike. The team leader provided some directions over the phone and recommended they join up with other groups visible on the mountain at the time. They duely joined up with another group but later Read more

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Scafell Pike – Mon 12th Sep 2016

We were called by Police about a group of 3 walkers who were lost on Scafell Pike and unable to make their way off the top. Team members located them near the summit and after some rewarming on scene escorted them off the mountain and back to Wasdale.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Scafell Pike – Mon 12th Sep 2016

We were called by Police about a walker who was unsure of his position whilst on Scafell Pike. He was given directions over the phone by the team leader and made his own way off the mountain.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Corridor Route, Scafell Pike – Mon 29th Aug 2016

Team called by Police about a group of walkers reporting themselves to be unsure of their position whilst on the corridor route, trying to get back to Seathwaite. Team leader provided directions over the phone and they made their own way off the mountain unaided.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Corridor Route, Scafell Pike – Sun 28th Aug 2016

The team was called out to to the Corridor Route near Skew Gill to attend a walker with an ankle injury. The casualty’s injury was treated and then they were carried to below the cloud base from where Rescue 936 from Caernarfon picked up the casualty to take them to Read more

By Jon Lynch, 10 yearsMon 29th Aug 2016 ago

Haycock – Sun 28th Aug 2016

We were called by Police about a walker who had stumbled and dislocated his shoulder whilst on a steep grass bank on the way up Haycock. He was given pain relief on scene. The casualty was in an awkward position on a steep grass slope and the stretcher had to Read more

By Jon Lynch, 10 yearsSun 28th Aug 2016 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 27th Aug 2016

We were called by Police about 2 walkers who had become separated whilst walking on Scafell Pike. They were later re-united back at their car without the team needing to get involved.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Tue 23rd Aug 2016

We were called by Police about a young walker who had slipped and sustained an ankle injury whilst walking in the Hollowstones area of Scafell Pike. He was assessed by a team doctor and then taken by stretcher down to Brackenclose.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 21st Aug 2016

We were called by Police about a party that had split up an become separated on Scafell Pike. One of the party had no mobile so could not be contacted. The missing person then met up with other walkers near the summit who walked her down to Wasdale. It is Read more

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 20th Aug 2016

We were called by Police about a group of 2 walkers reporting themselves lost near the top of Scafell Pike. After discussion on the phone it was established they were likely to be near Broad Crag Col and were given directions to retrace their steps to the summit from where Read more

By Jon Lynch, 10 yearsSun 21st Aug 2016 ago

Lingmell Col, Scafell Pike – Sat 20th Aug 2016

We were called by Police about a party of 2 reporting themselves lost somewhere on Scafell Pike. Using Sarloc they were located at Lingmell Col and then a team member who was walking in the area helped to escort them back to Wasdale.

By Jon Lynch, 10 years ago

Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Sat 20th Aug 2016

We were then called by Police about a group of up to 18 people who were having difficulty crossing Lingmell Beck due to it being in spate from the heavy rain. By the time we arrived many had made their own way off via the left hand bank but 4 Read more

By Jon Lynch, 10 yearsSun 21st Aug 2016 ago