We were alerted by Cumbria Police about 5 walkers who were lost on Scafell Pike, one had cramp and was unable to walk. They had a tent which they rested in for a couple of hours and were then able to make their way back to Borrowdale with guidance from the Team Leader.
Incident started at 20:45 and ended at 06:42 making 10 hrs in total. There was 1 Wasdale team member involved and the incident occured at NY 213068. Total rescuer hours: 10
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