- Incident
- 129 in 2024
- Type
- Full Callout — Lost
- Location
- Upper Eskdale
- Weather
- Clear, Dry
- Tagged
- Lost
A call was received from Cumbria Police about two walkers who were attempting to return to Langdale and had misnavigated in Upper Eskdale. As they had started very early they had not taken head torches, preventing them from safely moving further. Their location was determined from the coordinates of the police call.
The team was mobilized and a small party walked to their location. After some re-warming, they were walked out to the team vehicles and then taken to a nearby car park to pick up a taxi back to Langdale.
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Ask yourself three questions before you set off:
1. Do I have the right GEAR?
2. Do I know what the WEATHER will be like?
3. Am I confident I have the KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS for the day?
Incident started at 21:35 and ended at 03:00 making 5.4 hrs in total. There were 7 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 228044. Total rescuer hours: 38
