- Incident
- 88 in 2012
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Pillar
- Other Agencies
- Cockermouth MRT
- Diagnosis
- Leg Injury
The team was called out to rescue a solo female walker who had sustained ankle injuries whilst walking the Mosedale Horseshoe. Due to the location Cockermouth MRT were called in to assist. It took some considerable searching to find the casualty, 100 metres down towards Pillar Rock from Pillar summit.
After being warmed and given analgesia the casualty was able to walk with assistance back up to the summit. From the summit she was stretchered down to Wasdale Head via Wind Gap; an evacuation that took three hours over challenging terrain. Sixteen Wasdale and about twelve Cockermouth team members were involved.
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- Inside the bivi tent whilst rewarming the casualty
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- Just about to set off for Pillar summit
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- Helping the casualty back up to Pillar
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- A rope being used for security over steep ground
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- A rope being used for security over steep ground
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- The stretcher with a back rope for security
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- The stretcher being passed hand over hand on the descent to Wind Gap
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- Descending from Wind Gap
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- The final carry out from Mosedale
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- The casualty’s ankles being checked out at Wasdale Head
Incident started at 21:12 and ended at 06:12 making 9 hrs in total. There were 16 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 17181 12194 (altitude 836 m). Total rescuer hours: 144
