Cold Fell – Sat 10th Jan 2026

The team was called early in the morning by Cumbria Police about someone who had separated from his companions while wild camping and could not be contacted. The Team Leader made a full team callout to initiate a search and quickly located the camper asleep on a forestry track. He Read more

Beck Head, Great Gable – Tue 23rd Dec 2025

Cumbria Police called the team yesterday evening about four inexperienced walkers who were benighted at Beck Head after misjudging the timing of their descent back to the valley floor. They were cold, uninjured, but needed assistance to descend safely. The team was deployed and located the walkers in the position Read more

Netherbeck, Wasdale – Sun 16th Nov 2025

During incident 147, another call was received from Cumbria Police. A walker had slipped and sustained an ankle injury near Great Lad Crag, and could not weight bear. Resources were diverted from further up the valley and Rescue 199, already assisting with the prior incident, offered support. The helicopter was Read more

Great Gable – Thu 2nd Oct 2025

A brief alert from Cumbria Police when a walker at Green Gable reported that his walking partner was overdue returning from a planned detour up to Great Gable. He was concerned for his safety. After brief contact and clarification, it was confirmed that his friend had been back in touch Read more

Dent Fell – Fri 26th Sep 2025

The team was called by Cumbria Police regarding a walker who had become lost on the Coast to Coast route. The call came in via a roaming signal, preventing initial location tracking. A follow-up message from the iPhone emergency centre placed her between Flat Fell and Dent. Upon contact, she Read more

Hardknott Pass – Sun 21st Sep 2025

The team was called by North West Ambulance Service regarding a cyclist who had come off his bike while descending Hardknott Pass, reportedly sustaining head injuries. A local team member was deployed quickly to assess. The cyclist was found standing and in a location accessible to ambulance services. As such Read more

Scafell Pike – Sun 31st Aug 2025

As incident 119 was ongoing, a further call was received by Cumbria Police. Two walkers were lost below the summit of Scafell Pike. Using PhoneFind, the Team Leader located them and guided them back to the summit. Once they re-joined the main path and met up with other walkers the Read more

Wast Water – Mon 25th Aug 2025

Last Bank Holiday Monday, we received a call from Cumbria Police about people potentially lost in the water at Wast Water requiring assistance. They had received multiple calls reporting similar things about paddle boarders in distress. Further information suggested that one person was unaccounted for. Multiple emergency services were activated Read more