Warmed up and in dry clothing the party of three sets off. By this time the cloud had lifted and visibility was good
A party on the 3 peaks became disorientated on their descent after losing the path and were now lost. Due to the poor weather conditions they were also wet and cold and one of them was having difficulty walking due to a sore knee. As their location was uncertain the team initially mounted a search and they were found close to ‘The Slabs’ on the main descent path from Scafell Pike summit. After re-warming and a change of clothing they were able to start walking off the mountain, however, it was faster and more comfortable to move the man with the sore knee on the stretcher brought up the fell by the Duddon and Furness Team who had come to help with the incident.
Lingmel Nose and sledging the casualty back down to the valley bottom
Thanks to Duddon Team for assisting with ten team members. In total around of 25 team members were involved and incident was closed at 5.00 p.m.
Incident started at 10:50 and ended at 17:00 making 6.2 hrs in total. There were 25 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 21215 07442 (altitude 880 m). Total rescuer hours: 155
Incident49 in 2011 TypeFull Callout — Lost LocationScafell PikeOther AgenciesDuddon & Furness MRTDiagnosisHypothermiaTaggedThree PeaksThis week has seen the new base become operational after several years of planning and a huge amount of work from a dedicated Read more…
Incident49 in 2011 TypeFull Callout — Lost LocationScafell PikeOther AgenciesDuddon & Furness MRTDiagnosisHypothermiaTaggedThree PeaksTwo team members being winched down to the fell  above Pikes Crag to attend to an injured walker on the summit of Scafell Read more…
