Fellwalking

A man tripped and sustained fractured wrist very close to the summit of Bowfell. The wrist was deformed and very painful. A discussion was had and the casualty and friend they agreed to attempt to keep moving towards Angle Tarn. The team were on the way when we were notified that an air ambulance had managed to uplift the casualty

After a little searching we were able to locate a female who had suffered a fractured lower leg

We’d only just completed the previous rescue when we were notified of a second incident on Long Top, Crinkle Crag. We attended, along with members of Kendal MRT. The female casualty had sustained a suspected lower leg fracture. She was treated and then evacuated below the cloud base and picked up Coastguard helicopter. An air ambulance had attempted to assist but was unable due to high winds

A woman sustained a fractured ankle when she slipped on Grasmere lake shore

A man sustained a lower leg injury. He was evacuated by stretcher

A male was reported with suspected fractured femur and lower back injuries in Sawrey’s Wood, Elterwater 

We were able to treat him and recover him to an ambulance waiting in the village 

A 73-year-old male was reported overdue. We managed to make phone contact with him, confirming that he had become stuck on steep ground and suffering from exhaustion. He was located, assisted down and returned to his concerned wife for safe keeping

A male descending Pike Howe started suffering extreme cramp. He was unable to continue. He was recovered by the team with assistance from Kendal MRT

A woman slipped and heard a crack from her ankle. The incident was initially directed to Keswick MRT, but they quickly alerted us. We attended and recovered her to an ambulance waiting in Grasmere

A man was reported as unwell descending from Greenup Edge. The team were responding when we were notified that the air ambulance had reached him and was able to deal with the incident. We turned around and went home 

WE were requested to assist Kendal MRT with an incident on Gummers How, but were stood down whilst en-route. 

Four young men became stuck on Rossett Pike, in cold and windy weather, unable to locate their way down. They also became separated when one of them moved to try and find a mobile signal. They were all eventually located and assisted down.

A male sustained a suspected fractured neck of femur in a fall. He was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley floor for onward transport to hospital

A man became unwell while walking. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher to an ambulance

A woman suffered a possible stroke, with the subsequent tumble causing facial injuries. She was treated by team members and evacuated by air ambulance

A brief search was made for a dog that had been seen chasing a stick over the edge of some steep ground. Unfortunately, at that stage, we were unable to locate it.

A woman reported herself lost near Sergeant Man. She was located using SARLOC and given directions to find her way to Stickle Tarn. Team members were tracking her progress when we were notified that she had come across another group who offered to see her down. We stood down 

A female walker took a tumble and sustained and head injury and nose bleed. She was recovered by the team

A woman became cragfast while wlaking with a family group. While we were responding, a second member of the party also became stuck trying to assist the first. Both were recovered uninjured

Sometimes we have an incident that just leaved you baffled and perplexed... a family group 'lost' a 19-year-old member when she 'wandered off' on the way to Loft Crag. Our 'normal' procedure in these circumstances is to contain the remaining group and locate the missing person, however this does require a certain level of cooperation from the group and this was not forthcoming... by 1830 all members of the group had been accounted for with the original lost person turning up in Langstrath, and another one who'd gone 'searching' for her located at Stake Pass...

A woman slipped and sustained a fracture/dislocation of her ankle. She was given analgesic and the dislocation was reduced before she was evacuated to an ambulance waiting in the valley. Smooth soled-shoes mays have been a factor in the slip

Two young males became trapped by fast flowing water. They were recovered wet, but unharmed by team members

Walkers expressed concern when they saw a woman heading up to Alcock Tarn late in the day. A quick search was made and nobody located, so we stood down

A woman walking on Orrest Head slipped and twisted her knee, aggravating a previous injury. She was assisted down by team members

A young woman sustained a badly sprained ankle near the summit of Loughrigg. She was treated and evacuated

A woman fell and sustained an arm fracture

A male walking to Stickle Tarn became unwell with abdominal pain while walking. He was treated by the team and evacuated

A woman took a tumble sustaining a head injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated.

Two lost people came together on Pavey Ark. They phoned for help and were retrieved by team members and escorted off

#beadventuresmart

Ask yourself three questions:

Do you know what the weather forecast is?

Do you have the skills?

Do you have the equipment?

A man and woman became separated while walking over Crinkle Crags. The man waited at Three Tarns then reported the woman missing. She eventually turned up at the Old Dungeon Ghyll car park having somehow passed him at Three Tarns and continuing her walk over Bowfell in the hope of catching him up... which, given he had descended The Band when he gave up, was pretty unlikely. We can only assume the drive home was a tense one...