A call was received yesterday evening from Cumbria Police. A young walker had separated from his family group in misty conditions shortly after beginning their descent from Scafell Pike summit. He had not been located after two and half hours, and there was growing concern for his safety. The Team Read more…
The team was called by Cumbria Police on Monday evening about two walkers who were overdue from a walk up Scafell Pike. The Team Leader attempted to make contact but this was not possible despite repeated attempts. A full team callout was made when their friends received a call saying Read more…
As incident 44 was ongoing on Broad Stand, a further call was received from Cumbria Police. A walker had fallen and injured his ankle. The location was near Looking Stead, and on confirming an accurate location, it was established that it was in Cockermouth MRT’s area. A quick handover was Read more…
The team was notified by Cumbria Police when a caller reported that a head torch had not moved for some time on the Screes. They were concerned for the person’s safety. The Team Leader asked a team member who lived in the valley to investigate. Happily by the time they Read more…
The team was called when a lone walker had fainted and was then having difficulty breathing and shivering. A very kind passer-by had stopped to help and called it in. Once the team was on scene an assessment was made. She was transferred to the team stretcher and then a Read more…
A bit of a catch up on call-outs coming, after a reasonably quiet period came to an abrupt end with a flurry of call-outs recently. This was an alert from Cockermouth MRT when a walker intending to summit Red Pike (Wasdale) was reported overdue. A team member checked out Overbeck Read more…
A full callout was initiated on Thursday after a call from Cumbria Police. Two walkers had been ascending Scafell Pike and separated at Lingmell Col when one wanted to make the summit and the other stayed behind. Visibility was poor with mist and rain and with darkness setting in, both Read more…
The team was called by Cumbria Police about two inexperienced walkers who were not able to get down from the summit in dark and misty conditions and were getting increasingly cold. The Team Leader was able to talk to the walkers; the main problem was that they had no head Read more…
The Duty Team Leader was alerted when a concerned family member called Cumbria Police. A group of four inexperienced walkers had ascended Scafell Pike, but had not been contactable for many hours. Their cars were still at Seathwaite. As information was gathered, it transpired that the group were planning on Read more…
An alert was received this morning from Cumbria Police about a party of five walkers who were reporting themselves close to hypothermia. The information came via an iPhone emergency satellite message so further information was initially quite limited. Helpfully an exact location was obtained, although this was in a remote Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police on Christmas Eve. A very broken mobile call was passed through with very vague details but included the words ‘Scafell’, ‘foggy’ and ‘van’. The mobile number was unconfirmed. With very little to go on, the Team Leader asked a team member to check Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police about two walkers who had become disoriented on their descent, turning towards Piers Gill rather than Wasdale at Lingmell Col. The Team Leader managed to establish their exact location via Phonefind directed them to the correct path. Regular updates from Phonefind made this Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a lone fell runner who had slipped on a steep descent on the flanks of Sca Fell, sustaining an extremely painful upper arm and/or shoulder injury. This rendered her unable to move at all. A callout was swiftly made and several team Read more…
The Team Leader was alerted very early this morning about a lone walker who was in need of assistance. He was camping close to the summit of ScaFell when strong winds destroyed his tent. He was cold, disorientated and needed some guidance to descend to safety. The Team Leader was Read more…
Whilst incident 159 was ongoing a further call for help was received. Two walkers and their dog had lost their route on the Screes and were struggling to make progress. Their dog was also being carried at this point, making it particularly hazardous across the boulder fields. Additional team members Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had slipped, injured his ankle and was unable to bear any weight. The team was called out and made their way to the scene. On arrival the walker had continued to make progress downhill by hopping supported by his Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police from a person at a campsite in Eskdale. A member of their family had not been heard from for some time after their car had come off the road on Hardknott Pass at 10pm the previous evening. The driver was an experienced walker Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police about two walkers who had mis-navigated on the descent from Scafell Pike. Our friends from Duddon and Furness MRT had agreed to cover the patch as many members of the team were attending the happy event of the wedding of our Medical Officer Read more…
A further call from Cumbria Police was received on Saturday as incident 153 was in progress. A walker has fallen, twisted his leg and sustained a suspected painful dislocated knee. The team arrived quickly and assessed the walker. Pain relief was administered and the injured leg splinted. A short stretcher Read more…
The team was called on Saturday afternoon regarding a walker who had slipped, injured her ankle and was unable to mobilise further. The Team Leader initiated a full callout, and with the injured walker in mist, helicopter support was not possible. Team members made their way to the scene and Read more…