The team was called last Saturday about a walker who had taken a long tumble fall on steep and dangerous ground whilst trying to scramble towards Lords Rake. He was reported to have multiple injuries and in significant pain. A full team callout was initiated and Helimed 08 self-tasked to Read more…
The team was called by Cumbria Police regarding two walkers stuck on a rocky and slippery route on the Screes. They were concerned for their safety. PhoneFind was initiated and confirmed their location near Low Adam Crag. After reassurance and guidance from the Team Leader, the pair continued safely to Read more…
Cumbria Police contacted the team regarding a father and son overdue from a walk up Scafell Pike. Their hotel had raised concern based on their planned route and return time. Team Leaders began investigation and later it was confirmed the pair had arrived safely at a YHA in a different Read more…
With incident 116 ongoing, Cumbria Police reported two walkers lost whilst descending Scafell Pike. The Team Leader investigated and PhoneFind located them below Lingmell Col. The Team Leader provided directions back to the path, and from they walked off independently. No further action from the team was required.
A call was received from Cumbria Police regarding a male walker with head and leg injuries near Lingmell Col. The team was deployed quickly, however located the casualty much lower down than expected. Thankfully his injuries were superficial, caused by being blown over in strong wind. The walker descended unaided Read more…
A busy weekend started on Friday evening when Cumbria Police reported a group of eight walkers who were lost, wet, cold, and tired on Scafell Pike. The Team Leader contacted them and guided them off the hill remotely after a PhoneFind to determine their exact location. All returned safely to Read more…
We were called on Friday evening about two walkers who were concerned for their safety after getting wet and cold. They were high up near Great End. The Team Leader made contact and established that they were intending to camp, and were well prepared to recover their situation. After discussing Read more…
A call was received via Langdale Ambleside MRT, about a fell runner in an organised race showing the symptoms of hypothermia, appearing confused and stumbling. Other fell runners were assisting her to the next checkpoint. The Team Leader requested support from Duddon and Furness MRT due to slightly low numbers, Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police after a concerned family member reported a party of three that had not been heard from for 24 hours after leaving Wasdale for Langdale. Mobile signals are patchy to non-existent in certain areas of the high fells and valleys. However, after further investigation, Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police; two dogs had become exhausted and were ‘staying put’ after a long day out ascending Scafell Pike the long way around from Wrynose Pass. The call had initially gone to Penrith MRT in error but then re-routed quickly. The group of three walkers Read more…
As incident No.75 was ongoing, a further call was received from Cumbria Police, this time via the iPhone satellite emergency call. Two walkers descending Scafell Pike had got lost in poor conditions, were wet and cold and were concerned for their safety. The coordinates received put them in a hazardous Read more…
A second call of the day for a lost lone walker in wet and misty conditions on Scafell Pike. After some very patchy communications, it was determined that the lone walker was in Upper Eskdale. A callout was made and a team member in the valley was asked to go Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who was lost, cold and wet, having split from the rest of her group in misty conditions. The Team Leader spoke to the walker and located her exact position via PhoneFind. This put her close to the head of Piers Read more…
Another call was received from Cumbria Police in the early hours of Sunday. One member of a party attempting the three peaks had become separated and was now overdue. The rest of the group had turned around due to poor weather, but this walker wanted to continue alone. As time Read more…
A call was taken from Cumbria Police yesterday evening when a camper at the Brackenclose campsite was concerned when she noticed flashing lights on Scafell Pike. The Team Leader made some enquiries, but shortly afterwards the informant confirmed that the lights now seemed to be descending. With the additional knowledge Read more…
A short alert was quickly resolved after a call was received from Cumbria Police. Two walkers had become separated from the rest of their walking party and could not be contacted. They were concerned that they were now lost. However, a PhoneFind was able to confirm their location and then Read more…
The Team Leader was called yesterday by Keswick MRT for some help as they were handling multiple callouts and were slightly short on numbers for stretcher carry from Sty Head. A party of five volunteered to help and were heading down the valley when a further call confirmed that they 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…
Two walkers had called Cumbria Police to ask for assistance. They appeared to be on the traverse path at Little Hell Gate and had become afraid for their safety. It was also wet and windy and they were not well equipped for these conditions, so they were becoming very cold. Read more…
A call was received on Friday evening; two walkers were reporting themselves lost in the mist on their descent from Scafell Pike. The grid reference from the police call put them on Esk Pike. This is in Langdale Ambleside’s area, so a quick handover with them was made and they Read more…