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November 2008 - present This period [43] incidents as detailed below
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Callout Locations 2001 to 2005 see here
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| Number of '999' calls to date = 72 which includes 43 with the team on the fell and 29 alerts, where the incident was reported in as a '999' but there was no need for any significant team involvement and therefore not formally logged as an incident (given postscript (a) or (b)) - this is where, for example, the Team Leader talks them off the mountain with minimal team member involvement or missing persons turn up before the team is fully mobilised. |
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To halt the increasing trend of incidents which are simply requests for a guiding service - Mountain Rescue (England and Wales) have partnered with Where-Wolf.com. A simple Grid Reference Finder which will encourage walkers to learn to use a map and compass see here. After all the grid reference finder is no use without a map. This initiative was driven by the Wasdale Team within the Lakes Region for Mountain Rescue (England & Wales) - Information on the 2008 safety/public awareness campaign can be found here Donations to the team are now being acknowledged at end of incident write up - MRTs are registered charities - many walkers we meet are surprised that there is no government funding and that all team members are unpaid volunteers - 3,500 covering England and Wales
also see attached video here.............you can help support the team
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July 2010
010:43(a) 20/07/10 (6.00 p.m.) - Tuesday Call-out for two lost walkers on the corridor route descent from Scafell Pike. Although at first they refused to move (located at the head of Piers gill), they were advised how long it would take for the team to get to them, given directions and they eventually made their own way down to the stream crossing at the bottom of Brown Tongue. They then called again to say that the crossing was swollen, that there were other group unable to cross, and they required help. Eventually a group of military came along who were doing the three Peaks challenge and the they helped them across the swollen beck. Incident closed at 11.00 p.m.
010:43 20/07/10 (5.30 p.m.) - Tuesday Call-out via Cumbria Police for a 19 yr old casualty with a dislocated knee at Rank Bank, Eskdale. The casualty had been climbing but dislocated the knee off the crag. The casualty was carried by stretcher to the Eskdale Outward Bound and then taken to hospital in their vehicle. Incident closed later that evening with 13 team members involved. [NY 14770 00365]
010:42(a) 18/07/10 (2.30 p.m.) - Sunday At 9.00 p.m. the team were called out by the police. A worried male at Seathwaite who was supporting a group of seven from the Bradford area, reported a long overdue group who had failed to turn up from their walk up Scafell Pike. Whilst the incident leader was gathering information from both the police and the informant, the group of seven turned up at Seathwaite in their taxi, having had to be driven all the way round from Wasdale head to Seathwaite (around 90 minutes) - Alls well that ends well. Incident stood down with no further action necessary. [NY21350 07839]
010:41(continued) 18/07/10 (10.09 a.m.) - Sunday Further to the previous days searching, new information was received by the police which required searching to be focused with regard to possible locations. In addition to around 10 Wasdale MRT, resources were also called in from Fire and Rescue, Coastguard to participate in another search. At around 2.30 p.m. a second callout came from the police control room (Incident 42(a)). This was handled by other Wasdale MR team members who were not involved in the search. The search for the missing person continued until 4.00 p.m. and then was stood down. Wasdale MRT returned to base to pick up the second incident. [NY21920 09505]
010:42 17/07/10 (3.58 p.m.) - Saturday Whist searching for the missing male, the team were called out to respond to a '999' from an informant who reported a dislocation injury (Knee or Shoulder) with a location description of the bad step on the Corridor Route but a grid reference of Styhead. Around 15 team members attended from both incident 41 and from home. Whilst the team were making their way on the fell, the air ambulance managed to land on and evacuate the casualty to hospital. Incident closed at around 6.00 p.m. [NY21920 09505]
010:41 17/07/10 (8.50 a.m.) - Saturday Team were called out by the police to carry out searches in the Cleator, Longlands Lake area for a male in his early 50's who had been missing for 3 days. Around fifteen team members from Wasdale MRT, supported by four SARDA (Lakes) search dogs and members of the Cockermouth MRT spent the day looking for the missing person. At 4.00 p.m. a further call came in for an injury on Scafell Pike. Cockermouth MRT continued the search whilst Wasdale attended the second incident.
010:40 (a) 10/07/10 (8.42 a.m.) - Saturday
010:40 09/07/10 (6.13 p.m.) - Friday Callout for a walker with possible Hypothermia on the summit of Scafell Pike. The two walkers, brother and sister, were very cold, wet and shivering and lost. Weather was wet and windy with mist down to low level. Despite reasoning with them, the female refused to move. They were sheltering next to a cairn on one of the summit paths. As there was potential for two carry down casualties the team was called out. When eventually advised that it would take the team some time to get to them there was a change of mind and they decided that perhaps they might just be fit enough to move and make their way down under their own steam. They were talked down off the mountain and when they got to Hollowstones they were happy to carry on down on their own. The team were eventually stood down.
010:39 08/07/10 (3.36 p.m.) - Thursday Call from the police to assist a male who was suffering from violent sickness and stomach cramps and unable to continue. The two males had left Boot with the intention of walking back to Langdale via Scafell and Scafell Pike. The casualty was taken ill on the Hardrigg Gill path in Kettle Cove on the slopes of Scafell above Burnmoor Tarn. Given the condition of the casualty and the nature of his illness it was decided to ask for assistance from Air ambulance. Team members were on scene when the air ambulance arrived and assisted with the casualty into the aircraft there were ten team members on the hill.
010:38(b) 05/07/10 (8.00 a.m.) - Monday Call came in from the Police for three 18/19 yr olds on the Three Peaks Challenge. They were on their way up at the Mickledore Stretcher box and were seeking reassurance as to where they were. They were contacted by the Incident Leader who put them on the right bearing up to the summit as they were insistent on carrying on. They were also given a description of the summit and a bearing from there to Lingmel Col as they did not want to go back down the route they had come up. A second call in from the police later that day to say that the group were again lost on their descent and possibly in the hollow below Broad Crag Col. They were given instructions to get to the head of Piers Gill and bear left along the wall to Lingmel Col. A team member spoke to the father at Wasdale Head to explain the situation and the father then decided to go up the mountain to meet them coming down. A subsequent call from the Police came in when the mother had called advising that she had spoken to the father who had turned round after not meeting them. Eventually the three lost persons turned up at 2.30 p.m. having possibly walked down from the Burnthwaite side. Incident closed at 3.00 p.m. with no further action required by the team.
010:38(a) 04/07/10 (9.13 a.m.) - Sunday Call came into the Police for a walkers incident on the Pike. By 9.25 a.m. sufficient information had been gathered to stand down the tea. Note: Weather warning in force for heavy rain and gale force winds. Previous evening, whilst returning from incident 38 there were significant numbers of three peaker minibuses (around 20 vehicles counted at 7.00 p.m. when we passed and many more heading up the valley)
010:38 03/07/10 (4.28 p.m.) - Saturday Call came into the Police for an injured walker near Styhead. A group of four from Worcester had set off earlier in the day from Seathwaite and were descending Scafell Pike via the Corridor Route. One of the party, a lady in her early 40's had sustained a knee injury (soft tissue) near the summit but had managed to get down as far as Skew Gill under her own steam before having to stop and call for assistance. 13 team members on the fell and two on base attended. She was given casualty care on scene and although tried to walk down with assistance, required stretchering back down to the Wasdale Head Hotel where they awaited their transport from the Keswick side. Incident closed at 7.30 p.m. [NY22135 09122]
010:37(b) 02/07/10 (7.44 p.m.) - Friday Call came into the Police for two lost walkers Scafell Pike. They managed to get themselves off the mountain with help over the phone. Incident stood down as the lost walkers had turned up safe and well before any decision was required to mobilise the team. Incident closed at 9.50 p.m.
010:37(a) 02/07/10 (7.05 a.m.) - Friday Call came into the Police for three missing walkers on Scafell Pike. They turned up safe and well before any decision was required to mobilise the team. Incident closed at 7.40 a.m.
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June 2010
010:37 24/06/10 (11.58 p.m.) - Thursday Call came into the Police for missing walkers from a concerned wife who phoned in from the farmhouse at Cockley Beck. The group included a 61 year old with diabetes along with two 23 yr olds. They were overdue at Cockley Beck coming down from Scafell Pike, presumably lost somewhere in upper Eskdale. The group had no torches. The Langdale Ambleside MRT were also alerted by Wasdale MRT. A full callout took place. Before the team were deployed on the fell the missing group turned up safe and well at Wha House Farm, Eskdale. A number of team members turned out for the search. Incident stood down at 12.45 a.m.
010:36 (b) 13/06/10 (7.34 p.m.) - Sunday Call came into the Police from group of 10 walkers who had become lost in Great Moss, Upper Eskdale. The Team Leader decided to wait until 10.00 p.m. before considering further action. At 10.08 the lost walkers managed to get themselves off the mountain and back down to the road. No team members went onto the fell. Incident closed at around 10.15 p.m.
010:36 (a) 10/06/10 (10.52 a.m.) - Friday Call to the police for overdue three peakers. The three walkers had set off from Seathwaite at 4.30 a.m. They were scheduled to be down by 9.00 a.m. Their driver had waited until 11.00 a.m. before deciding to callout mountain rescue. The decision was made to wait until 12.00 midday before doing anything . The three walkers turned up safe and well at 12.20 p.m. Incident closed at 12.30 p.m.
010:36 10/06/10 (1.43 p.m.) - Thursday Cumbria Police called out the team to recover the body of a 71 year old male walker who had been found by walkers below Great Napes Crags in the gulley between Sphinx and Arrowhead Ridge. He had sustained fatal injuries after falling around 20 to 30 metres. He had been missing for three days after setting off from Seathwaite. Keswick MRT and SARDA (Lakes) had been searching for the walker since he went missing. Nineteen team members attended and stretchered him back down to Wasdale Head. Incident closed at around 8.00 p.m. [NY20907 10050]
010:35 8/06/10 (6.00 p.m.) - Tuesday Call from Ambulance Control for MRT assistance. A male walker in his early 50's had fallen and sustained a dislocated shoulder. Team members were airlifted to the cloud base on Lingmel Col by the Great North Air Ambulance and made there way up to the incident site, some 50m above the Mickledore stretcher box. He was anaesthetized by the team doctors and his shoulder put back in. 22 team members were involved in the rescue and brought the injured walker down Mickledore Gulley to Hollowstones. A sea king helicopter was called in from RN Gannet, Prestwick and the casualty was stretcher winched into the helicopter and flown to West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven. The incident was closed at 10.30 p.m. [NY21107 06957]
010:34(b) 7/06/10 (11.35 p.m.) - Monday A '999' call came in from a wife of an overdue walker on Scafell Pike. He was well equipped and had no medical history. Police checked the campsite where his wife thought he was staying and he was found there. Incident closed at 11.48 p.m.
010:34(a) 3/06/10 (11.41 p.m.) - Thursday An informant at Wasdale National Trust campsite reported seeing flashing lights on the Scafells. Leaders investigated the sightings but stood the incident down at 00.12 a.m. It became clear that the lights were unlikely to be a distress signal and were likely to be people walking off the hill in the dark. Well intentioned false alarm. Two team members involved but no fell going action necessary.
010:34 2/06/10 (4.55 p.m.) - Wednesday Team called out by Police to assist with the search operations following the fatal shootings in Cumbria. Around 200 MRT members from across Cumbria, South Scotland, North East England and North West England were called in to assist Wasdale. Search dogs from as far away as Glencoe were brought in to support Wasdale MRT. Searches of verges and fields alongside all the local roads used by the taxi driver that carried out the shootings were completed by 10.30 p.m. The teams were reconvened at 5.00 a.m. the following morning to carry out similar searches to the north of Rowrah where the first shootings took place. Incident closed at around 11.00 am on the Thursday. Over 100 miles of roadside verges were involved.
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May 2010
010:33 31/05/10 (1.20 p.m.) - Monday Mobile phone call to the police from an informant with an 18 yr old male who was suffering from severe dehydration on Scafell Pike. 15 team members attended but as the team were on their way another call came in to say that he was now moving down the mountain. The incident was stood down after around an hour once it was established that he could make his way safely off the mountain with help from his friends.
010:32 26/05/10 (3.39 p.m.) - Wednesday Mobile phone call to the police from a walker who had heard shouts for help from the area below Lingmel Crags. Subsequent calls confirmed that there was a genuine person in difficulty. Full call out and 19 team members attended. Before the team could get to the location (Piers Gill), the male walker had managed to make contact with passing walkers who had assisted him to get himself out of the gulley. Piers Gill is one of the team's incident black spots. Incident closed at 6.30 p.m. [NY21152 08277]
010:31 25/05/10 (2.30 p.m.) - Monday '999' mobile phone call from a climbing party of two on Napes Needle, Great Gable. Male climber in his thirties had fallen and lacerated his upper leg. 18 team members attended. He was given casualty care on scene and marsupial'd down from the base of Napes Needle into the gulley bottom, then stretchered down the steep, very loose gulley to the walkers traverse where he managed an assisted walk back down to the valley bottom. Incident closed at 7.30 p.m. [NY20955 09992]
010:30(a) 23/05/10 (12.01 p.m.) - Sunday Call came in from Cumbria Police for a heads up on a male at risk. He had arrived in the Wasdale area, made contact with people back home and was at risk. A second call came in from the police at 2.30 p.m. to advise that the missing person had turned up safe and well in Keswick. No further action required.
2010:30 16/05/10 (7.50 p.m.) - Sunday Male walker in his 40's accompanied by two males in their late teens was doing a recce for the three peaks challenge when he suffered severe chest pains. A passing walker advised that he should rest in a survival bag whilst he carried on back to Seathwaite to raise the alarm. The location of the group was bottom of Little Narrow Cove, Upper Eskdale. A Sea King was requested and although airspace was closed due to volcanic ash, a flight was tasked. An advance a and back up team were sent to the location on foot as a backup. [NY22730 06604]
2010:29 15/05/10 (3.37 p.m.) - Saturday Call for a 35yr old female walker with a suspected fractured ankle on the Corridor Route down from Scafell Pike, near Chriscliffe gulley . Due to limited numbers of team members available, Sea King helicopter called in which assisted in the evacuation to West Cumberland hospital. 9 team members involved and the incident was closed at 7.00 p.m. [NY21630 08034]
2010:28 13/05/10 (6.38 p.m.) - Wednesday '999' report to the police for an injured Labrador dog at Greta Gill. The dog was stuck on the bad step, Corridor route descent from Scafell Pike. The team responded and after bandaging the dogs paws assisted the walkers and dog back to Styhead Pass where they carried on down to Seathwaite. Incident closed later that evening. [NY21895 08524]
2010:27 10/05/10 (5.16 p.m.) - Monday 75 yr old male walker in a party of three with severe leg cramps descended from Styhead following a walk across from Langdale and could walk no further. Located on the main path below Lower Kern Knotts on Great Gable. The informant raised the alarm from the Wasdale Head Hotel as there was no mobile phone signal from the casualty location. 15 team members attended. While driving up the valley the call came in that he had managed to get himself back down to the valley bottom. Incident closed at 6.15 p.m. [NY21277 09495]
2010:26(a) 09/05/10 (9.20 p.m.) - Sunday Call from the police to respond to a worried relative who had not heard from a group of walkers who had left to climb Scafell Pike earlier that day. The Team Leader gathered more information on the group and potential incident which was eventually closed at 10.35 p.m. when the overdue walker turned up safe and well. No other team members were involved hence recorded here as an alert.
2010:26 07/05/10 (4.53 p.m.) - Friday
2010:25 02/05/10 (3.26 p.m.) - Sunday Call from the police to rescue a 10 year old boy and his mother from the bottom of Greta Gill. The young boy had fallen about 10 meters into the bottom of the gulley from the main corridor route path (very close to incident 23 and 20). He sustained a serious head injury. His mother had climbed down to him but fell and fractured her leg. A Sea King helicopter was requested which flew the team doctors (three) plus team members to the scene. Both casualties were given casualty care and evacuated by the helicopter to Whitehaven Hospital. 14 team members were involved and the incident was closed at 6.00 p.m. [NY21905 08457]
2010:24(a) 01/05/10 (6.00 p.m.) - Saturday [NY19460 10435]
2010:24 01/05/10 (4.00 p.m.) - Saturday [NY21907 08474]
2010:23 01/05/10 (2.00 p.m.) - Saturday Male walker in his mid 40's with three friends from Berkshire were descending the rock step above Greta Gill on the Corridor Route when he fell around 40 meters down the slope sustaining chest, shoulder injuries and damaged knee. He was treated on scene by a team member who was close by and eventually joined by 13 team members. Due to the nature of the incident a Sea King was requested and RN Gannet from Prestwick attended. The casualty was given analgesic by the team doctor, placed in a Vacuum mattress on a stretcher and winched into the helicopter and taken to Whitehaven hospital. 15 team members attended and the incident closed at 6.45 p.m. [NY21857 08512] |
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April 2010
2010:22(a) 30/04/10 (5.04 p.m.) - Friday '999' call received from an informant who reported a dog barking and whistling across the Lake on the Screes. When questioned it became apparent that the shouts were limited to one episode and that there was no real evidence that someone was in difficulty. A well intentioned false alarm. No team members put out on the fell, incident closed at 5.30 p.m. 2010:22 29/04/10 (4.07 p.m.) -
Thursday Rescue of a female walker in her 20's who was descending Great Gable in a party of four. She fell and sustained an open (compound) fracture of her tibia (lower leg). She was losing significant blood and in addition a further member of the group had an injury to her ankle and was struggling to walk. Around 15 team members attended and the two casualties were evacuated by Sea King helicopter to Whitehaven hospital. Incident closed at 9.00 p.m. [NY20865 10442]
2010:21(a) 24/04/10 (4.16 p.m.) - Saturday Team called out by the police following a '999' call from a walker who heard cries for help. When the team leader contacted the lady, she advised that the cries for help had now stopped and the person was able to make his/her own way off. Incident closed with no action taken.
2010:21 23/04/10 (4.16 p.m.) - Friday Team called out for a cragfast walker on Scafell. A Party of seven were descending via the Broad Stand path when one of their party became stuck on some loose scree. The callout was made and although the team were looking in the Foxes Tarn area, the stranded walker was in fact above Broad Stand. 17 team members attended and the stranded walker was assisted by rope onto safe ground and then walked back down to Brackenclose. Incident was closed around 10.00 p.m. [NY20945 06827]
2010:20 (d) 11/04/10 (4.08 p.m.) - Saturday Team called out by police but no action taken - a bit of a theme developing here
2010:20 (c) 10/04/10 (9.10 p.m.) - Friday Team called out by the police but no action taken
2010:20 (b) 08/04/10 (9.48 p.m.) - Wednesday Team called out by the police for two missing walkers on the Pike. No action taken but decision to review again at 11.00 am the following day. They turned up safe and well at 9.00 a.m. Incident closed.
2010:20 (a) 07/04/10 (9.23 p.m.) - Wednesday Team called out by the police for a missing walker who had set off to walk from Boot to Langdale. No action was taken at that stage but the situation was to be reviewed the following morning. The missing person turned up safe and well at the Woolpack in Eskdale the following morning. No team members put out on the fell
2010:20 04/04/10 (1.33 p.m.) - Sunday Called out to rescue a 24 yr old male who had sustained a closed fracture of his left forearm. The party of six had left Seathwaite to climb Scafell Pike via the Corridor Route. Whilst descending the rock step above Greta Gill, a large boulder came away, falling down and hitting his arm and sending him 5m down the rock step . Fortunately he was prevented from carrying on don into the Gill by another walker who stopped him falling further. He was given analgesia on scene and a Sea King from RAF Boulmer winched the casualty on a stretcher and strop lifted his wife. They were both flown to whitehaven hospital. Around 12 team members were involved and the incident was closed at around 5.00 p.m. [NY21895 08524]
2010:19 03/04/10 (1.57 p.m.) - Saturday Female walker in her late 40's slipped on the path between Eel tarn and Boot. Dislocated fracture of the left ankle. She was given strong analgesia in addition to entonox and was stretcher carried down to the vehicles. She was passed to the ambulance crew at Boot and taken to Whitehaven Hospital. Around 15 team members attended and the incident was closed at around 5.00 p.m. [NY18420 01914]
2010:18 01/04/10 (12.35 p.m.) - Thursday Family of four including two very young children were stuck in their car near the summit of Hardknott Pass. They had pulled off the road to avoid another car and were totally stuck. Although below the snowline they were very cold and had no way of walking off. They had contacted the AA who referred them to mountain rescue. A limited callout was made and 7 team members were involved. The car was duly pulled back onto the road and the family carried on their journey to Ambleside. Incident closed at 2.15 p.m. [NY22730 01492] |
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March 2010
2010:17(a) 20/03/10 (3.56 p.m.) -
Saturday Called out by police to help a male walker who believed he was lost on the summit of Scafell. When questioned by the Team leader he was actually on the summit of Scafell Pike. He was given directions over the phone and he made his way safely off the mountain into Wasdale where he got a taxi back to Seathwaite. 2010:17 20/03/10 (3.56 p.m.) - Saturday Team paged by the police following a '999' call from a lone male walker on the summit of Scafell Pike, lost in low cloud. The team leader established that he had no idea where he was apart5 from a steep snow slope with rocks. He had been with a larger group but had become separated. A full team callout was made due to the conditions. Shortly after the lost person had managed to make his way back to the summit. The full callout was reduced to a limited callout as the lost walker managed to tag along with another group. he was eventually re-united with his group at Brackenclose. Incident closed down early evening when it was confirmed he was safely off the fell. 2010:16
(b) 12/03/10 (6.25p.m.) - Thursday Call from Police to assist two ladies on Illgill Head (The Screes) who had lost their map which had blown away in the wind and didn't know the way down. Contact was made by mobile phone and established that they were at the top of Great Hall Gill. Both had torches and there were no injuries nor medical conditions. The decision was made to talk them off the fell down to the Irton Pike road where they walked down to the Santon Bridge Inn. Incident closed at 20:35 hrs 2010:16 (a) 10/03/10 (4.37p.m.) - Wednesday Police contacted the team to deal with a cal that came in regarding overdue persons on Scafell Pike. The team leader conducted further investigations and stood the team down at around 5.00 pm. with no further action required. 2010:16 03/03/10 (2.16 p.m.) - Wednesday Call from the Police regarding a '999' call from an informant climber who had observed a male solo climber, climbing Window Gully (140m classic winter route) on Great End. The solo climber had triggered an avalanche at the top of the climb and had not been seen. Keswick MRT were alerted, supported by Cockermouth MRT, SARDA Search dogs and 23 members of Wasdale MRT. In addition a Sea King helicopter attended from RN Gannett plus the air ambulance. Fortunately the climber (who was very experienced) had managed to scramble out of the avalanche and was unhurt. He was met at the bottom by a member of Keswick MRT and SARDA Search Dogs. Incident closed at 5.30 p.m. http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/teesdale-news/story,2572.html
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February 2010
2010:15(a) 14/02/10 (later that afternoon) - Sunday Call from the Police regarding a family who had set off to walk up Harter Fell. They became lost on the way down and wanted to speak to someone who knew the area and could help them find the way off. While speaking to them on their mobile they said they could see car headlights quite close and were happy to walk towards them to find the road. Nothing more heard. Recorded as an "a" because no action was needed by the team. 2010:15 14/02/10 (2.40 p.m.) - Sunday '999' call to respond to a 46 year old male who tumble fell 30 metres down scree near the bad step on the Corridor Route, Scafell Pike and sustained lacerations to his head. 17 team members attended from Wasdale and 6 from Cockermouth MRT. He was treated on scene, put in a cervical collar and vacuum mattress and carried by stretcher back down to Burnthwaite before being taken to Gosforth to meet up with an Ambulance. Weather conditions were damp with light rain and cloud down to virtually the valley bottom. Incident closed at around 10.00 p.m.[NY21892 08487] 2010:14(a) 9/02/10 (6.58 p.m.) - Tuesday Telephone call from an informant at the Wasdale head Hotel. Overdue walkers who were experienced and well equipped. The team leader decided to wait until later that evening before taking action. At 9.00 p.m. a call came in from the missing persons who were located above Langstraff. The incident was passed over to the Keswick MRT who were at that time assessing six flashes of lights in the that area. Incident stood down from the Wasdale side.2010:14 4/02/10 (1.42 p.m.) - Thursday Mobile call from a female walker from Derbyshire who had lost the path in low cloud her walk around the area of Great End / Broad Crag. She had ascended via Grains Gill, Seathwaite. The incident was passed onto the Keswick MRT but following a request for support, Wasdale MRT and Langdale MRT were called out. 14 team Wasdale team members attended. She was eventually located around Stand Crag, just off the Corridor Route near Piers Gill by Wasdale MRT. The incident was closed at around 8.00 p.m. [NY21870 08722] |
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January 2010
2010:13 31/01/10 (1.35 p.m.) - Sunday Call from a walker who had seen two climbers fall down a gully on Gable Crags, on the north side of Great Gable. Around 18 team members attended. Weather fine. Due to the nature of the incident and the report from the informant, a Sea King helicopter was immediately requested and attended. 5 team members including the two team doctors were airlifted close to the incident site. Both climbers, in their 50's and from outside the area, had fallen whilst winter climbing the gully. The surviving climber with serious multiple injuries was given casualty care on scene and airlifted to Whitehaven hospital. The second climber tragically did not survive. He was stretchered down the mountain to a point where he was airlifted by the returning Sea King. Incident closed at around 7.00 p.m. [NY21100 10592] |
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2010:12 (a) 28/01/10 (5.49 p.m.) - Thursday '999' call from a male walker who had become lost descending from Great Gable. Contact with the walker could not be made however it was clear that he was already low down in the Ennerdale valley on his way towards the Blacksail Hut. The incident was handed over to Cockermouth MRT with support from Wasdale MRT. The man was located in a forested area. Incident stood down at 7.43 p.m. . Wasdale MRT involvement was limited to information gathering.
2010:12 20/01/10 (3.10 p.m.) - Wednesday '999' call from a male walker who had fallen
down a gulley snow slope on Scafell Pike. Two 30 year old climbers
from the Sheffield area were descending from Scafell Pike when one of
them slipped and slid 100m down a compacted snow slope dislocating his
shoulder. It took some time to locate the injured person who was
eventually located in the Chambers Crag area in Little Narrow
cove. He was given analgesia and his shoulder reset. He
was stretchered out - to below cloud base where a helicopter [NY2176 0714]
2010:11 06/01/10 (4.10 p.m.) - Wednesday Call from the police to help clear a vehicle stuck on ice in the Wasdale valley. Lorry was blocking the road and in a location that would create further incidents. Limited callout with 8 team members turning out. The landrover was fitted with chains and five team members attended. Vehicle moved to a safe location. Incident closed at 6.30 p.m. [NY15242 05560] 2010:10 01/01/10 (5.19 p.m.) - Friday Call from the police to assist a group of walkers who were stuck on the Screes path alongside the far side of the lake. Limited callout to guide them back to the road head.
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2010:09 (a) 31/12/09 (5.16 p.m.) - Thursday Call from the police following a report of a red flare having been sighted. The team leader discussed the incident with the police and the decision taken that no further action was necessary unless people were reported missing. New Years eve is a time when fireworks and flares are set off. 2010:09 29/12/09 (5.46 p.m.) - Tuesday '999' call from three vehicles stuck on ice on Birker fell road. 10 people were reported to be in difficulty including 4 children under the age of six. The two team landrovers attended and got the cars safely back into the valley bottom. Around 8 team members attended and the incident was closed later that evening. [SD 16300 99024] 2010:08
24/12/09 (8.37a.m.) -
Thursday Call to assist in the search for a dog who had become injured and lost on the Screes path. The team boat was used to search from the lake and the dog was located in the boulder field, recovered and returned to its grateful owners. Nine team members involved and incident closed after a couple of hours [NY15390 04677] 2010:07 (b) 17/12/09 (4.04 p.m.) - Thursday Call from a male and female couple who were stuck in their car on Hardknott pass in icy conditions with a 3 month old baby. The team Landrover was sent out but they managed to get turned round and got back down. Landrover turned back and incident closed with no further action necessary 2010:07 (a) 13/12/09 (1.08 p.m.) - Sunday Weather clear when a police page came in for an individual who reported himself lost of the mountain - whilst the team leader was gathering further information from the police he called back in to say he had come across a couple of other walkers who were helping him down. Incident closed with no further action required. 2010:07 12/12/09 (4.34 p.m.) - Saturday '999' mobile call from an informant located on the corridor route path at the head of Piers Gill. Two male walkers had descended Piers Gill, on their descent from Scafell Pike. They had got themselves down the two waterfall steps (around 4m drops) and decided to return. Only one could get out with assistance from his friend who then had to remain in the bottom after failing to climb out. 15 team members attended. He was assisted out from the bottom and suffered beginnings of frostbitten toes but walked back down to Brackenclose. Incident closed at 10.00 p.m. [NY 21150 08292] 2010:06 5/12/09 (5.23 p.m.) - Saturday '999' mobile call from a group walkers who were lost somewhere on Scafell Pike. They had provided a GPS position in latitude and longitude which, when converted to a normal grid reference put them in Carnforth. Another call came into the police from an informant from Wasdale Head hotel who was concerned over this same group. The team leader interviewed this informant and they were last seen making their way up Broad Crag scree in worsening weather. The Team Leader decided to hold off calling the team out until 8.00 p.m. - the weather conditions were poor with low cloud and driving rain. The group also only had one torch between 8 of them. At 7.55 pm a call came in from Boot in Eskdale to say that the group were now down safe and well. The team were stood down from standby state. Counted as an incident as team members did roll with a vehicle to interview the informant. |
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2010:05 29/11/09 (4.24 p.m.) - Sunday '999' mobile call from three walkers, believed to be on the summit of Scafell Pike and gave a grid location in Latitude and Longitude. Their map had blown away and it was dark with bad weather forecasted and snow laying above 2,500 feet. They were located safe and well at 6.12 p.m. in Quagrigg Moss on the western flanks of Scafell and taken back down to the valley bottom. Incident closed at around 8.00 p.m. with 4 team members involved. [NY 2116708212] 2010:04 28/11/09 (9.16 p.m.) - Saturday Called by an informant staying at a Seathwaite lodgings, concerned over a group of three climbers in their 30's and 40's who had set off to climb Napes Needle, Greta Gable at 10.00 a.m. that morning and had not returned or called in. I t was a clear night with snow on the high fells. Around 16 team members attended and searched the west and eastern routes of the mountain. They were located safe and well around 11.00 pm midnight finishing a route. They were walked back down to the Gable traverse and returned to Seathwaite via Styhead. Incident closed at around 2.00 a.m. [NY 21057 10017] 2010:03 19/11/09 (5.37 p.m.) - Thursday Team called to search for three walkers in their late teens who were lost on Scafell Pike just below cloud level - they had given a grid reference which put them in the area of Middleboot Knotts, just to the north of Lingmell. Around 16 team members searched the area and they were located on the Lingmell Crags side of Piers Gill. They had descended the Gill and climbed half way out. They were reasonably well equipped. They had been doing a training walk for their DoE award. They were walked off the mountain back to Wasdale Head Hotel. Incident closed at 12.00 a.m. [NY 2116708212] 2010:02 19/11/09 (4.00 p.m.) - Thursday Team called to assist Cockermouth MRT with the worsening flood situation. The swift water rescue technicians along with the team rescue boat and Landrovers were mobilised and worked with Cockermouth MRT over the following 5 days rescuing and evacuating trapped people in their homes. The team were eventually stood down at 4.00 p.m. on Monday the 23rd November - 10 Wasdale MRT members were involved over the 5 days (including the 8 Swift Water Rescue Technicians) with most of the rescue work undertaken on the Thursday night/Friday morning - over 800 houses were evacuated and at the height of the rescues on the Thursday night, all 5 of the UK's SAR total Sea King helicopter assets were supporting the evacuations
See photographic links here http://www.cockermouthmrt.org.uk/floodphotos.aspx and http://www.ldsamra.org.uk/publicnews.aspx#newsid50 also a video of prince William's visit to the MRT rescue base - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/8384033.stm
2010:01 18/11/09 (7.55 p.m.) - Wednesday Team called to assist walkers down from Lingmel Col who had inadequate equipment and requiring help to get them off the mountain. Limited callout of team members to effectively guide them off the mountain.
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November 2008 up to the AGM on 16th November 2009 when the Team Year ends
Number of '999' calls to 16 November 2009 = 128 which includes 92 with the team on the fell and 36 alerts, where the incident was reported in as a '999' but there was no need for any significant team involvement and therefore not formally logged as an incident (given postscript (a) or (b)) - this is where, for example, the Team Leader talks them off the mountain with minimal team member involvement or missing persons turn up before the team is fully mobilised.
The following are the last 10 rescues of the 2009 incident listing 2009:92 5/11/09 (11.27 a.m.) - Thursday Team called out by the police to assist with the recovery of a diver in Wastwater. It was unfortunately the second fatality in a month on the lake. Base closed around 2.00 p.m. October 2009 2009:91 31/10/09 (11.15 p.m.) - Saturday A WMRT / SARDA dog handler was asked to assist Keswick MRT with a search for a lost group of 9 on Allen Crags after Langdale Ambleside MRT had searched for the group near Esk Hause with no success. Wasdale MRT base was manned to support the dog handler and navigator. After 6 hrs the group hadn't been located and KMRT and SARDA stood down till the morning. At this point further information came in and LAMRT located them near Ore Gap around 11.00 a.m. Weather conditions were bad but not as severe as forecast. 3 team members involved. Based closed at 6.35 a.m. on the Sunday [NY 24067 07184] 2009:90 31/10/09 (4.20 p.m.) - Saturday An informant had reported herself, another individual
and a group of 3 all lost near Dow Crag [Esk Buttress] in Upper Eskdale
after coming off Scafell Pike in low cloud and having insufficient
torches to get down safely. Location provided from
a GPS as being near Knotts of the Tongue. Given that it was close
to dark and severe weather was forecast they were advised to walk along
the edge of the river Esk towards Brotherilkeld whilst a small group of
team members walked up to meet them with torches. 6 team members
involved. Based closed at 21:45 [NY 23172 07762] 2009:89 29/10/09 (7.41 p.m.) - Thursday An informant in Keswick had reported a 25yr old female friend hadn't returned from a solo walk up Scafell from Boot in Eskdale and that she couldn't contact her on her mobile. Whilst 2 team members were searching the car parks in Eskdale for the car the informant rang back to say her friend had rung her from her home near Durham to say that she had lost her phone on the hill. 3 team members involved. Based closed at 10.15 p.m. 2009:88 27/10/09 (4.48 p.m.) - Tuesday Call from the police regarding a lone male walker who was lost on his descent from Scafell Pike in the growing darkness. He was somewhere on the west side of Piers Gill below Lingmell, a well know black spot for walkers getting lost and a dangerous location. He had walked as far as the gulley but not crossed it. He had already slipped and hurt his back. He was located high, beneath Lingmell crags and needed to be roped up and given a helmet before being assisted down to the safe area below. 16 team members attended, He was safely walked back down to Brackenclose. Incident closed at around 11.00 p.m. [NY 21080 08130] 2009:87 25/10/09 (8.03 p.m.) - Saturday Callout for a missing group of 5 walkers in Upper Eskdale who had been walking on Crinkle Crags. The request for support came in from Langdale MRT. Weather conditions were poor with heavy rain and high winds forecasted. The team were mobilised and the 3 members of the missing group were quickly located at Brotherikeld in Eskdale at around 8.30 p.m. The 2 remaining missing persons were eventually confirmed as being safe and well in tents at Green Hole at the top of Eskdale. 12 team members were involved along with 2 SARDA search dogs and their handlers. Incident closed at around 11.00 p.m. [NY 23977 05694] 2009:86 23/10/09 (7.05 a.m.) - Friday Called by Cockermouth MRT who had been out since 2.30 a.m. that morning to support them in a search for an Epileptic. The search had already involved SARDA search dogs and a helicopter. Wasdale team deployed in vehicles but were stood down on arrival at Cockermouth as the missing person was located at around 8.30 a.m. 7 team members were involved from Wasdale MRT. 2009:85(a) 18/10/09 (8.14 a.m.) - Sunday Police paged the team for a rescue on Scafell Pike with no injuries. Two males requested support due to being lost in cloud near the summit of Scafell Pike. The Wasdale deputy leader of the day suggested that they had a full day to find their own way safely off the mountain and would probably find other walkers to help them down. By 9.20 a.m. the deputy team leader had established that no further action was necessary and the incident was closed. 2009:85 14/10/09 (7.00 p.m.) - Wednesday Police call regarding a group of 6 x walkers who were benighted at the bad step on the Corridor Route, near Stand Crag. Team members duly went to provide light and to guide them as far as Sty head, where Keswick MRT kindly met the group and guided them back to Seathwaite. Incident closed at midnight. (An incident that should have been avoided if people would take responsibility for themselves and carry torches of their own) [NY 21902 08682] 2009:84 14/10/09 (3.58 p.m.) - Wednesday Police call regarding a 44 yr old male from the Grantham area who had severe cramp in his legs and was unable to walk. He was on the summit of the Pike and turned out to have a medical background which gave rise to the underlying cause of the cramp. He was able to walk off himself, albeit slowly, and was escorted by team members. 12 team members involved and finished at about 7.30 p.m. [NY 21547 07229] 2009:83 11/10/09 (9.28 p.m.) - Sunday Call from the Police, regarding a 64 yr old male,
reported long overdue from a walk to Slight Side, Eskdale. The
informant was at Wha House Farm and described last seeing the missing
walker quite low down and at about 6.00 p.m. Given the short
distance between their vehicle and the point he'd last been seen the
Team Leader did have concerns for his safety. 2 SARDA
(Lakes) search dogs and handlers were immediately involved and more team
members followed up the search as quickly as possible. The missing
walker was located fit and well and not far from Taw House Farm. He
was assisted back to their vehicle and the Base was closed at about 1.00
a.m. 15 team members involved. [NY 21097 01789] 2009:82 11/10/09 (11.46 a.m.) - Sunday Call from Police requesting assistance to search Wastwater for a missing diver. The team used their rescue boat and conducted lake shore searches of the area but nothing was found. The team stood down once the Police diving unit (from Lancashire) arrived at about 3.45 p.m. 11 team members were involved involved. The body of the diver was recovered from the lake at around midnight but the team was not involved. [NY 15410 05435]
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