Incidents 2020

Boo Tarn

Incident 47 of 2020:- 29/12/2020, 16:00, Boo Tarn, SD282969 As the team were gathering for Incident 46 above, we were called for a second incident on the lower slopes of…

Dow Crag

Incident 46 of 2020:- 29/12/2020, 15:25, Dow Crag, SD263978 It was a sunny but freezing evening, with some snow on the tops and some ice still present on the paths.…

Keld Gill Head

Incident 45 of 2020 :- 26/12/2020, 17:04 Keld Gill Head, NY281001 Darkness had descended and the first gusts of Storm Bella were making themselves evident. We were called by Cumbria…

Levers Water area

Incident 44 of 2020:- 21/12/2020, 16:17, Levers Water area, SD280987 The cloud was down to Levers Water level and it was raining on and off, with very wet ground. We…

Great How crag

Incident 43 of 2020:- 12/12/2020, 13:41, Great How crag, NY277001 It was a cool, damp and cloudy winter’s day, with the tops lost in mist. Four lads got stuck on…

Dow Crag

Incident 42 of 2020:- 5/12/2020, 13:50, Dow Crag, SD262976 Winter conditions continued to prevail on our fells, with plenty of snow remaining high up and a ‘feels like’ temperature well…

Old Man of Coniston

Incident 41 of 2020:- 3/12/2020, 13:49, Old Man of Coniston, SD273974 Winter finally arrived in the Lakes, with snow falling at valley level for most of the morning, though not…

Old Man of Coniston

Incident 40 of 2020:- 22/11/2020, 17:36, Old Man of Coniston, SD273974 It was a cold, breezy and moonlight evening. Cumbria Police had been phoned by a person who saw a…

Grizedale Forest

Incident 39 of 2020:- 14/11/2020, 17:20, Grizedale Forest, SD345915 Not a great night to be out and about – dark, raining hard and windy. We were called by Cumbria Police…

Levers Water

Incident 38 of 2020:- 05/11/2020, 17:58, Levers Water, SD280997 It was the first night after lockdown, and it was calm, cold, and foggy on the high fells. We were called…