Incidents 2022

Old Man of Coniston

Incident 34 of 2022 19/08/22, 22.35, Old Man of Coniston, SD284970 It was a cloudy evening when CUMPOL yet again asked us to respond to what appeared to be a…

Raven Crag

Incident 33 of 2022 19/08/22, 11.02, Raven Crag, NY313004 On a pleasant summer’s day, a group who had scrambled up Raven Crag on Holme Fell saw one of its members…

Old Man of Coniston

Incident 32 of 2022 14/08/22, 21.59, Old Man of Coniston, SD280981 It was a humid dry night with a light cloud cover. Cumbria Police received a call from a member…

Hodge Close Quarry

Incident 31 of 2022 10/08/22, 16.11, Hodge Close Quarry, NY316016 It was a sunny and hot afternoon when the Team was called to go to the assistance of a gentleman…

Great Carrs

Incident 30 of 2022 03/08/22, 12.41, Great Carrs, NY270008 The fell-tops were in cloud and the Met forecast gusts over 40mph. Our colleagues at Duddon and Furness MRT (DFMRT) had…

Tilberthwaite

Incident 29 of 2022 29/07/22, 17.43, Tilberthwaite, NY306010 Another pleasant evening for a callout. Cumbria Police called us about a walker who had not returned to his party’s car at…

Coniston Fells

Incident 28 of 2022 27/07/22, 16.55, Coniston Fells, SD271994 It was a grand evening for a walk, and that is what we got. Cumbria Police alerted us to a missing…

Cathedral Quarry

Incident 27 of 2022 20/07/22, 17.50, Cathedral Quarry, NY313029 Later the same day, we were called by Langdale Ambleside MRT about a fallen climber in our area – one of…

The Bell

Incident 26 of 2022 20/07/22, 11.41, The Bell, SD288977 On a fine day, Cumbria Police called us regarding two ladies who were ‘off track and unable to locate the footpath’.…

Birk Fell

Incident 25 of 2022 16/07/22, 16.21, Birk Fell, NY304017 It was a warm sunny afternoon when NWAS (North West Ambulance Service) called us out to go to the aid of…