Incidents 2013

The weather was warm, dry and sunny at lower levels, but further up the fell it was cool with a strong westerly on the summit ridge. Two people had been…

The weather was showery and cold, and some of the showers were heavy with hail. A male walker had slipped on wet grass at Eddy Scale, an area near the…

The weather was cloudy with mist in places especially higher up on the fells. There was also the occasional spell of drizzle and the temperature was milder than of late…

The weather was dry, sunny and warm. The team was called by NWAS (The North West Ambulance Service) to assist with the evacuation of a lady walker who had slipped…

The team was asked to go to the assistance of a lady who had injured her ankle whilst walking along the track from Goat’s Hawse. She slipped on gravel and…

A father and daughter were out walking and found themselves crag fast about 200mtrs up a steep slope south of the Buck Pike running up from Blind Tarn. Once again…

Third day on the trot thanks to these wintry conditions !! Once again a walker misjudged the snow conditions and found himself cragfast at the top of a gully. Dow…

The team was called to the assistance of a walker who had become cragfast whilst descending South Rake, one of the gullies dropping from Dow Crag ridge. The hard compacted…

We were asked by the police to search for a man who was reported missing and there were concerns for his safety. The team split into groups and searched various…

This was a united effort involving 4  Mountain Rescue  Teams, Coniston, Duddon & Furness, Langdale & Ambleside and Kendal as well as a RAF Helicopter. The Team was initially called…