Incidents

2010 incident 14

Mobile call from a female walker from Derbyshire who had lost the path in low cloud her walk around the area of Great End / Broad Crag. She had ascended via Grains Gill, Seathwaite. The incident was passed onto the Keswick MRT but following a request for support, Wasdale MRT Read more

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsThu 4th Feb 2010 ago

2010 incident 13

Call from a walker who had seen two climbers fall down a gully on Gable Crags, on the north side of Great Gable. Around 18 team members attended. Weather fine. Due to the nature of the incident and the report from the informant, a Sea King helicopter was immediately requested Read more

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsSun 31st Jan 2010 ago

2010 incident 12(a)

999′ call from a male walker who had become lost descending from Great Gable. Contact with the walker could not be made however it was clear that he was already low down in the Ennerdale valley on his way towards the Blacksail Hut. The incident was handed over to Cockermouth Read more

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsThu 28th Jan 2010 ago

2010 incident 12

999′ call from a male walker who had fallen down a gulley snow slope on Scafell Pike. Two 30 year old climbers from the Sheffield area were descending from Scafell Pike when one of them slipped and slid 100m down a compacted snow slope dislocating his shoulder. It took some Read more

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsWed 20th Jan 2010 ago

2010 incident 11

Call from the police to help clear a vehicle stuck on ice in the Wasdale valley. Lorry was blocking the road and in a location that would create further incidents. Limited callout with 8 team members turning out. The landrover was fitted with chains and five team members attended. Vehicle Read more

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsWed 6th Jan 2010 ago

2010 incident 10

Call from the police to assist a group of walkers who were stuck on the Screes path alongside the far side of the lake. Limited callout to guide them back to the road head.

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsFri 1st Jan 2010 ago

Alert in 2010

Call from the police following a report of a red flare having been sighted. The team leader discussed the incident with the police and the decision taken that no further action was necessary unless people were reported missing. New Years eve is a time when fireworks and flares are set Read more

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsThu 31st Dec 2009 ago

Callout 09 in 2010

‘999’ call from three vehicles stuck on ice on Birker fell road. 10 people were reported to be in difficulty including 4 children under the age of six. The two team landrovers attended and got the cars safely back into the valley bottom. Around 8 team members attended and the Read more

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsTue 29th Dec 2009 ago

Wastwater Screes – Thu 24th Dec 2009

Call to assist in the search for a dog who had become injured and lost on the Screes path. The team boat was used to search from the lake and the dog was located in the boulder field, recovered and returned to its grateful owners. Nine team members involved and Read more

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsThu 24th Dec 2009 ago

Alert in 2010

Call from a male and female couple who were stuck in their car on Hardknott pass in icy conditions with a 3 month old baby. The team Landrover was sent out but they managed to get turned round and got back down. Landrover turned back and incident closed with no Read more

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsThu 17th Dec 2009 ago

Alert in 2010

Weather clear when a police page came in for an individual who reported himself lost of the mountain – whilst the team leader was gathering further information from the police he called back in to say he had come across a couple of other walkers who were helping him down. Read more

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsSun 13th Dec 2009 ago

Callout 07 in 2010

‘999’ mobile call from an informant located on the corridor route path at the head of Piers Gill. Two male walkers had descended Piers Gill, on their descent from Scafell Pike. They had got themselves down the two waterfall steps (around 4m drops) and decided to return. Only one could Read more

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsSat 12th Dec 2009 ago

Callout 06 in 2010

‘999’ mobile call from a group walkers who were lost somewhere on Scafell Pike. They had provided a GPS position in latitude and longitude which, when converted to a normal grid reference put them in Carnforth. Another call came into the police from an informant from Wasdale Head hotel who Read more

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsSat 5th Dec 2009 ago

Callout 05 in 2010

‘999’ mobile call from three walkers, believed to be on the summit of Scafell Pike and gave a grid location in Latitude and Longitude. Their map had blown away and it was dark with bad weather forecasted and snow laying above 2,500 feet. They were located safe and well at Read more

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsSun 29th Nov 2009 ago

Callout 04 in 2010

Called by an informant staying at a Seathwaite lodgings, concerned over a group of three climbers in their 30’s and 40’s who had set off to climb Napes Needle, Greta Gable at 10:00 hrs that morning and had not returned or called in. It was a clear night with snow Read more

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsSat 28th Nov 2009 ago

Callout 03 in 2010

Team called to search for three walkers in their late teens who were lost on Scafell Pike just below cloud level – they had given a grid reference which put them in the area of Middleboot Knotts, just to the north of Lingmell. Around 16 team members searched the area Read more

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsThu 19th Nov 2009 ago

Other Location – Thu 19th Nov 2009

Team called to assist Cockermouth MRT with the worsening flood situation. The swift water rescue technicians along with the team rescue boat and Landrovers were mobilised and worked with Cockermouth MRT over the following 5 days rescuing and evacuating trapped people in their homes. The team were eventually stood down Read more

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsThu 19th Nov 2009 ago

Callout 01 in 2010

Team called to assist walkers down from Lingmel Col who had inadequate equipment and requiring help to get them off the mountain. Limited callout of team members to effectively guide them off the mountain.

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsWed 18th Nov 2009 ago

Callout 92 in 2009

Team called out by the police to assist with the recovery of a diver in Wastwater. It was unfortunately the second fatality in a month on the lake. Base closed around 2.00 p.m.

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsThu 5th Nov 2009 ago

Callout 91 in 2009

A WMRT / SARDA dog handler was asked to assist Keswick MRT with a search for a lost group of 9 on Allen Crags after Langdale Ambleside MRT had searched for the group near Esk Hause with no success. Wasdale MRT base was manned to support the dog handler and Read more

By Jon Lynch, 16 yearsSat 31st Oct 2009 ago

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