Incidents

Scafell Pike – Sat 10th Mar 2012

Whilst we were dealing with the other two incidents we found a pair of walkers who were trying to descend to Seathwaite in Borrowdale. They did not have any torches and were escorted down to Wasdale Head.

By Jon Lynch, 14 years ago

Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Sat 10th Mar 2012

Whist responding to the exhausted man at Mickledore the team were informed that there was a man with a suspected broken ankle near Lingmell Gill just off Brown Tongue. He had injured his ankle slipping on a rock further up the fellside and whilst trying to move to get a Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsSat 10th Mar 2012 ago

Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Sat 10th Mar 2012

The team were contacted by the police to assist a walker in his sixties who had become exhausted and felt unwell on Scafell Pike. He was next to the stretcher box at Mickledore and did not feel that he had the strength to make his own way off the fell. Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsSat 10th Mar 2012 ago

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Sat 3rd Mar 2012

The police contacted the team to assist a pair of walkers who had found themselves lost on steep ground in poor visibility whilst descending Scafell Pike. They were fortunate in being able to get an intermittentÃ‚Â mobile phone signal to the Police soÃ‚Â the team headed to the area indicated by their Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsSun 4th Mar 2012 ago

Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Wed 29th Feb 2012

The team were contacted by the Wasdale Head Inn about a dog missing in the Hollowstones Area. The dog’s owner and staff from the Wasdale Head Inn had conducted a four hour search the previous day without success. One team member went to assist in the search and the dog Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsFri 2nd Mar 2012 ago

Upper Eskdale – Sun 26th Feb 2012

The team were called by the police to assist a pair of walkers in their twenties from Surrey. They had made a navigational error and become lost on their descent from Scafell Pike. They had managed to make a 999 call and described their surroundings. Two search groups covered the Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 25th Feb 2012

The team were contacted by the police to help two fell walkers lost in low cloud on Scafell Pike. Whilst the duty team leader was gathering information the cloud lifted and they were able to find their own way off the mountain.

By Jon Lynch, 14 years ago

The two team landrovers on the Birker Fell road

Birker Fell – Sat 4th Feb 2012

The team were called out to assist stranded motorists on the Birker Fell road. A limited callout was made and three cars were escorted down safely.

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsSat 4th Feb 2012 ago

Dent Fell – Sat 28th Jan 2012

The team were called out by the police to attend a man who had collapsed in Uldale, behind Dent Fell. The casualty was air-lifted to hospital by a Sea King from RAF Boulmer.

By Jon Lynch, 14 years ago

About to lift the stretcher over the narrow bridge almost at Brackenclose

Lingmell Col, Scafell Pike – Sun 22nd Jan 2012

The team were called out by the police to assist a female fell walker with a suspected broken ankle. She was descending from the summit of Scafell Pike when she suffered a stumble fall just above Lingmell Col. One of our team leaders, who was already on the fell, gave Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 years ago

Hardknott Pass – Sat 14th Jan 2012

The Team were called by the police to investigate a call from members of the public who had becomeÃ‚Â stuckÃ‚Â on an icy road travelling from St Bees to Kendal.Ã‚Â After some detective work the likely location seemed to be Hard Knott Pass. A small group took a Team Landrover to investigate Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsSun 15th Jan 2012 ago

Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Fri 6th Jan 2012

The team were called by the Police for a single walker who was lost in the Hollowstones area whilst descending Scafell Pike. A limited callout was made and eleven team members headed up to find him. We used the GPS on his smartphone to get an exact location and then Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 years ago

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Fri 30th Dec 2011

Whilst rescuing the injured dog and its owner, the team were called out by the police to search for a 19 year old fell walker who had last been seen around Piers Gill at about 15:00. Descending from Scafell Pike he had become separated from his companion who had descended Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsSat 31st Dec 2011 ago

Wastwater Screes – Fri 30th Dec 2011

The team were called to assist with an injured dog in the boulder field on the Screes Path. The boat was launched whilst another party travelled on foot from the Pump House. The injured dog was wrapped in a vacuum mattress and then the two dogs, and their owner were Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsSat 31st Dec 2011 ago

Black Sail Pass – Thu 29th Dec 2011

The team leader was alerted by a member of staff from the Wasdale Head to a female who had been blown over on Black Sail pass. As a team member at the Wasdale Head Inn was gathering information the party had made their own way back to wasdale for onward Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsThu 29th Dec 2011 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 26th Nov 2011

The team were contacted by the police for a young couple from Derby who were lost close to the summit of Scafell Pike in poor visibility. Their position was determined from a smartphone and a total of nine team members went on the fell in wet and windy conditions. The Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsSat 26th Nov 2011 ago

Lords Rake, Scafell – Tue 22nd Nov 2011

Call came in from the Wasdale Head InnÃ‚Â to the Team leader regarding a Parapentor who had crash landed at the top of Lord’s Rake on Scafell.Ã‚Â He was very lucky and able to walk back down the mountain but had left his paraglider on the crag.Ã‚Â His Ã‚Â plans were to Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsWed 23rd Nov 2011 ago

River Ehen – Sun 13th Nov 2011

The team assisted Cumbria Police in recovering a body on the river Ehen at Egremont. 18 team members attended.

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsSun 13th Nov 2011 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 5th Nov 2011

A pair of walkers dialed 999 after becoming lost on Scafell Pike. The duty team leader had several broken conversations with them by mobile phone, due to poor reception. Eventually they reached Lingmell Col and made their own way down to Wasdale Head. It is worth noting that setting off Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsMon 7th Nov 2011 ago

Walking off the summit plateau after the casualty had been evacuated

Scafell Pike – Sun 6th Nov 2011

The team received a call from the police to respond to a fell walker near the summit of Scafell Pike who had tripped and suffered lacerations to her leg and head. Several team members who were already on the fell attended and gave casualty care before the casualty was evacuated Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsMon 7th Nov 2011 ago

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