Incidents

Having sustained the injury, our team member was making a painful and valiant effort to get down with minimal assistance, but as a precaution a stretcher was requested to be brought up to meet the party. Luckily, the helicopter that had assisted earlier was able to return and airlift our team member back to Ambleside with dented pride and a swollen ankle. Injured team member assisted to RN rescue helicopter

A man walking the Coast to Coast with a small group suffered a lower leg injury. Some initial confusion over his location was cleared up, and we treated his injury. He was then evacuated by Royal Navy helicopter to West Cumberland Infirmary. We then set off with his walking partner to return to the valley. Unfortunately on the descent one of our team members sustained an ankle injury.

A couple reported themselves having difficulty finding their way of what they thought to be Great Rigg. They were given some directions and advice that should have led them in to the Rydal valley. We then lost touch with them, but had a reliable sighting of them in the Brotherswater Inn(!) later that evening. We eventually established that they had found their way off, and were safe.

A woman walking with her family suffered a recurrence of an old knee injury which meant she couldn't continue to walk. She was stretchered down to our vehicles and transferred to their own vehicle for onward transport to hospital.

Requested to assist ambulance with recovery of teenage girl with breathing difficulties.

Police requested that we check a small lakeside crag, after a motorcycle was found abandoned. Nothing found.

A couple lost the path in mist and phoned for help. When contacted, they located a path, and were following it. Their direction of travel was checked, and they eventually phoned to say they had found their way down.

A 57-year-old male fell around 20 metres from Jack's Rake, sustaining injuries to his head, face, arm and leg. He was initially cared for by a paramedic who witnessed the fall, then treated by team members, and evacuated to the valley for onward transport to hospital. Waiting for more help to carry the stretcher

Flashing lights were reported from the Nab Scar area. While trying to spot the lights and identify if there was a problem, team members came across a group who admitted to having just come of the hill, having had a late start and a long day, and who had come that way with one torch between them. No other lights were spotted, so we went home.

A man was hit by rock fall in Easy Gully. He sustained very severe injuries to his ankle. He was treated by team members, evacuated on a stretcher from the crag then airlifted to Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle. His uninjured young son was evacuated on foot to the valley bottom.

A 35-year-old male sustained suspected serious multiple injuries when he took a leader fall. He was treated, stabilised and evacuated from the crag by team members, then airlifted to hospital in Newcastle by RAF Boulmer.

A 12-year-old boy got separated from his mother, who reported him missing. A search was quickly organised. He was located and all were reunited.

An elderly man collapsed, and was unable to get up again.. The team attended, stretchered him back to our vehicle, and then returned him to his coach, for transport home. He declined any further medical attention.

A male was reported missing and with a possibility of him self-harming, there was cause for concern for his safety. A complicated and protracted search ensued, where it was possible that the man was evasive, avoiding action. After much discussion and negotiation he was persuaded to come off the hill and into the care of the police. We were assisted by local SARDA dogs, and a tracking dog and handler from Bowland Pennine MRT.

That's 1st March, not April. A swan was reported in difficulty at Skelwith Force. The police had tried to contact the RSPCA in Preston, but were unable to get them, so contacted us. A small group went to investigate, retrieving it without too much difficulty, and liberating it to do whatever it is that swans do to fill their time. No arms were broken in the rescuing of this swan.

A family group of three went up to the Langdale Pikes area. They became lost after several attempts to find a way off. Although they had a map and compass and GPS, they were unable to use any. We were able to establish their altitude from the GPS, but it wasn't much use for anything else, since it wasn't set on British Grid. They were too cold and the process of setting the GPS up in any useful way was looking unlikely, so eventually located by the combined method getting them to take bearings to our vehicle lights in the valley bottom, and wonder-dog, Beinn. They were escorted to the valley bottom

A woman slipped and suffered a knee injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated to her own car for onward transport to hospital.

A woman was reported missing following a domestic dispute while out walking with her husband. She had failed to turn up back at the car park. She was located walking to Windermere railway station, planning to catch the train home. Who said holidays were relaxing!

We had only just seen the previous casualty over the horizon when we were called to a woman who had sustained a suspected fractured lower leg. She was stretchered off the hill and taken to hospital in Lancaster.

A woman slipped and sustained a head injury and suspected fractured collar bone. She was treated by team members and evacuated by Great North Air Ambulance to Cumbria Infirmary, Carlisle.

A pair of elderly walkers became separated from their family group. The remainder of the group made it down, but the other two were reported overdue. We assisted Patterdale MRT and SARDA with a search for them. They were located fairly quickly on the Patterdale side of the hill.

A 60-year-old woman was reported as collapsed and unconscious near a remote farm. The team attended, along with Great North Air Ambulance, and she was airlifted to Furness General Hospital for treatment.

Two men became stuck on steep, frozen ground and were unable to up or down. They were following a route in a book, had no map, compass, torch, crampons or ice axe. There was inevitability about events. We were assisted by SARDA and Rossendale and Pendle MRT, who were in the area, and were co-opted from the pub. 

Three men became stuck on steep, frozen ground and were unable to continue down. They were located by team members, roped together and escorted down via a series of steps cut by team members. Regrettably, the message that we have been trying to get out for several days seems to have fallen on deaf ears. They were not equipped for the conditions and seemed surprised by the fact that the snow had re-frozen once the sun was off it.

A man slipped and fell approximately 100 metres from the Climber Traverse on Bowfell. He sustained serious head injuries. His fall was witnessed by another man close by, who raised the alarm, and then went to assist. The team were mobilised to help, and a helicopter was requested to attend. Team members were airlifted in to the site and provided emergency care, along with the winchman. The man was then airlifted to West Cumberland Hospital. He received head, chest and hand injuries. He was well equipped.

A male walker was reported overdue by his wife. We were given a rough outline of his plan, and a search was organised. We were assisted at this stage by a helicopter from RAF Boulmer, and also SARDA and Kendal MRT. The search went on until 4am without success. We reconvened at 8am, this time with help from Keswick, Wasdale, Duddon and Furness, SARDA and Bowland Pennine MRT's and a helicopter from RAF Boulmer. Sadly, a man's body was located by helicopter in the late morning. He was recovered to West Cumberland Hospital, where he was confirmed as having died. Team members also went and recovered equipment from the site.

A male climber sustained a suspected lower leg fracture. In a determined attempt to get down, his climbing partner assisted him a significant distance, before the pain became too much. The team found him at the base of Rossett Ghyll and stretchered him from there. His perseverance is to be applauded. They were experienced and well equipped.

A number of people ended up together in a group after getting into difficulties in the frozen conditions. While trying to find a way off they got onto steep ground. At this point one of them slipped and fell several hundred metres, sustaining fatal injuries. He was evacuated from the fell by RAF helicopter. The rest of the group were evacuated over very difficult ground to safety.

A man slipped and fell approximately 100 metres from the Climber Traverse on Bowfell. He sustained serious multiple injuries. Two members of Keswick Mountain Rescue Team were fairly nearby, so were directed to the scene to assist while the team set off from the valley bottom. A helicopter was requested and arrived from RAF Boulmer. The man was stabilised and airlifted to West Cumberland Infirmary. His friend was assisted to the valley.

A man slipped, falling around 10 metres,  and sustained a twisted knee and gashed hand. He struggled to get to a location where he could get a text message to his wife requesting help, and get some shelter from the weather. Initially he reported a suspected fracture, but he was able to make slow and painful progress down the hill. He was met by team members and assisted to the valley floor. We were assisted by Kendal MRT. Prolonged winter conditions experienced so far this year have been rare in recent years, however the message is the same as always. Be prepared. Experience, appropriate equipment, and sound judgement are crucial. Ice axe, crampons, warm clothing and reliable torches are vital in current conditions. Remember as well, soft snow is exhausting to walk in, frozen snow is very slippery.

A group of 4 became stuck in frozen conditions near the summit of Shelter Crags. One of them had slipped and was being prevented from falling further by a short length of rope. Her companions were unable to recover her. The group were located by search dog Beinn. She was recovered to safe ground, then escorted, along with the rest of the party, down The Band. Shortly after the start of this rescue, we were alerted to callout number 13 (see below). They were suffering fatigue, hypothermia and minor injuries. All were having trouble with their vision, possible due to the drying effect of the very cold wind. The condition of members of the group was giving us cause for concern, so once rescue 13 had been completed, team members from LAMRT and Kendal MRT brought stretchers and oxygen. Two of the party were stretchered the final kilometre down to the valley. All were transported to Ambleside for medical checks, before returning to their accommodation at about 3a.m.

A man slipped and sustained a suspected fractured ankle. We set off to rescue him, requesting helicopter assistance. This was provided by RAF Leconfield and the man was airlifted to Carlisle Royal Infirmary.

A woman slipped sustained a suspected fractured lower leg. She was treated by team members (not already committed to the previous rescue) and evacuated by stretcher, with assistance from Kendal MRT.

Two men took the decision to descend from Link Hause to escape the frozen conditions they had found on the ridge. Unfortunately, while still high on the headwall, one of them slipped, avoiding his friends attempt to stop him. He fell several hundred metres, coming to rest above a small crag. He sustained fractured ribs, suspected fractured arm, and multiple other injuries. He was treated and stabilised by team members, then airlifted to Lancaster Royal Infirmary by RAF Leconfield. His friend was also airlifted, having suffered hand and facial injuries in his attempt to stop his friend.

A man was reported overdue, having separated from his friend earlier, near Sprinkling Tarn. A search was organised and he was located in Mickleden, having been delayed by a minor ankle injury.

We were requested to assist in a search involving a number of mountain rescue teams for a group of 6 struggling in dark, snowy conditions. Information suggested that they were poorly equipped for the conditions. They turned up while initial planning was being undertaken.

In atrocious weather conditions, the team was called to assist a man who had become separated from his walking companion. Unfortunately he was discovered fatally injured at the bottom of the ghyll, seemingly having fallen some 70 metres from the path. We had requested the assistance of an RAF SAR helicopter, but they were unable to reach us in the prevailing weather conditions.

A man slipped on a frozen path and fractured his lower leg. He was treated by team members and stretchered to the valley floor.

We assisted the police in the recovery of a mans body discovered by passers-by just below a popular path.

A woman slipped on a very icy path and sustained a suspected lower leg fracture. She was treated by team members and then, with some difficulty due to the ice, was evacuated to our ambulance.

A couple were struggling to get down after the woman had slipped over and hit her head and fractured her wrist. They were located by team members and assisted down.

A woman slipped on an icy path and sustained a suspected fractured lower leg. She was evacuated by RAF helicopter that was in the area.

A 14-year old boy suffered a dislocated knee when he slipped on frozen ground. He was evacuated to Ambleside and transferred to hospital. We were assisted by two Bowland Pennine MRT members who were in the area.

A man went for a walk from a holiday cottage that he couldn't quite remember the name of. It went dark. He got lost. He phoned for help. When he said he could see a house with lights on, he was advised to knock on the door and ask for directions.

A woman slipped while descending and sustained a lower leg injury. Her leg was splinted and she was evacuated to the valley floor. We were assisted by RAF Leuchars MRT who were in the area for the holiday period.

While rescue 101 was taking place we were made aware of a casualty with a lower leg injury on the way from Easedale Tarn. Due to being committed to the previous rescue we were assisted by Kendal MRT.

A man phoned for help after becoming cragfast near the Great Slab on Bowfell after descending on to heavily frozen ground. He was recovered and assisted from the hill. His predicament was complicated by becoming separated form his companion, and then throwing his rucsac down an ice-up rock pitch which he was then unable to descend himself, leaving him without spare clothing etc.

Flares were reported from the summit of Orrest Head. At the request of the police, we went to investigate them. Nothing was found.

A lone woman became lost after taking the wrong direction of Fairfield summit. She had actually headed south east instead of north, and became concerned as ground steepened in the Hart Crag area. She phoned for help, and taking into account a medical condition, it was decided to search of her. We were assisted by Patterdale MRT, who located just below Hart Crag summit. She was escorted back to her accommodation in Patterdale.

Two men were reported overdue. They phoned from Brotherikeld to say that they were safe and getting back to Langdale by taxi, as initial enquiries were being made.

A couple phoned for help after getting lost in the Low Pike area. Attempts to talk them down initially failed, and we sent a small group out to try and locate them. While this was happening they managed to find their way down to a road from where they managed to work out where they where. We went home and they caught the bus back to their accommodation.

Assistance given to ambulance service in accessing a property up a steep, icy road.

Two occupants of a car who had been trapped by snow and ice overnight were recovered to Ambleside. Sat-nav said yes, but weather and road conditions failed to communicate their disagreement to aforementioned electronic device.

We were requested to assist the ambulance service accessing a man who was suffering from a heart complaint.

A female mountain biker sustained an ankle fracture when she parted company with bike. There's no accounting for her friends! <a href="http://www.bogtrotters.org/show_album.php?album_id=934">More pictures</a>

Two of our vehicles went to Troutbeck Park Farm to assist in retrieving members of Penrith MRT who had descended that way during a search for a woman missing in the High Street area.

Heavy overnight snow made roads difficult, especially accessing the more remote communities. We retrieved a man from his house who had a medical condition, and transferred him to an ambulance in Ambleside, then followed the ambulance to see it past a well known trouble spot on the main road.

Icy back roads and tracks made it difficult for the local ambulance to access a remote house. We assisted them in getting to their patient, who after assessment, decided she didn't need to go to hospital.

A 38-year-old man was reported overdue from a walk in the Bowfell area. An initial search of car parks failed to find his car, so it was uncertain which hill, if any, he was on. We decided to take no further action at this point, and wait for further information.

One cold and hungry sheep recovered from the crag above the top quarry face.

A 22-year-old woman suffered a fractured femur when she fell about 5 metres from Lower Scout Crag, hitting the ground. She treated and splinted by team members, then airlifted to Furness General Hospital.

A family of 4 became stuck when it went dark. We worked out where they where, and found them close to Ambleside.

A woman slipped and injured her ankle while coming down from Sweden Bridge. She was recovered in our 4WD Landrover and driven back down the hill.

A 9-year-old boy was reported separated from his mum while out walking. He was quickly located by police before we had committed to the hill.

A couple became cragfast after losing the path from Harrison Stickle. Attempts to talk them down failed, so eventually they were located and escorted off.

A woman slipped and sustained a suspected fractured lower leg. She was treated by team members and evacuated to hospital.

We were requested by Police to check a vehicle for occupants, that had been stuck in a flood. They were OK and were going to have to sit out and wait for a recovery vehicle when water had subsided. By this time the journey to Langdale involved going to Grasmere first, being the only route where the road was still passable.

A group of 4 became split up when one managed to cross a stream that the others weren't able to. They had only gone for a 'short walk' because of the weather! They had no torches, so had to stop moving once it went dark. They were eventually located at 03.15 by Kendal MRT members who had come to assist after we had been out in atrocious conditions for 4 hours. The evacuation was made difficult by the speed and volume of water flowing. The training and equipping for swiftwater rescue by both teams has now been used on many occasions, and made these situations safer, if not actually any more comfortable!

A family, with a 5-year-old child were reported as trapped on the wrong side of a stream up Rossett Ghyll. The team was dispatched to recover them, but were informed that they had got down safely while we were en-route. Getting through to the end of the Langdale valley was very difficult, with significant flooding and abandoned vehicles.

A woman slipped and sustained a wrist injury. She was unable to continue due to the pain. The team was called and she was treated and stretchered to the valley floor.

Inevitably, while all this was going on a man was reported overdue from Crinkle Crags by his wife. He was quickly located on the road from Blea Tarn, while his wife was checking the other pubs in the valley, there being some confusion over the exact number of pubs with 'Dungeon Ghyll' in their name.

While the previous rescue was ongoing we were requested to assist the ambulance service with a casualty on Orrest Head. She was assisted down to the road and then returned to her accommodation, having refused to go to hospital with paramedics.

A man sustained a head injury in a fall on Jacks Rake. He was treated by team members, assisted by two team members from Bowland Pennine MRT and then assisted to the top of the Rake and then stretchered down to Stickle Tarn, from where he was airlifted to hospital by the RAF. We were also assisted by Kendal MRT with the stretcher carry

An unusually early start saw us heading up Orrest Head to assist a man with a suspected fractured humerus. He was treated and stretchered off to a waiting ambulance. We hope he made it to the wedding he was due to attend that afternoon. Maybe if he'd been able to be treated in Kendal, it may have been possible, but since he was going to have to go to Lancaster it seemed unlikely.

A group of 13 were reported overdue from their walk in the Langdale valley. Enquiries were made and a search planned, but we decided to wait, mainly due to the fact that we were already committed to the previous rescue. The party turned up very wet and late before we had finishes rescue 77, so no further action was required.

A group of 4 reported themselves as unable to find a way off from the Sergeant Man area after having turned back from their route when they encountered a river they could not cross due to high water levels. Unfortunately they returned via a different route, and encountered another river they couldn't cross! Their lack of preparation contributed to their problem. They seemed unaware of the problems that the very heavy rain could cause, had no compass, and as darkness fell it became obvious they had no torches. This was less of a problem because they were in our company by then, and we were able to supply them with lights, having found a river crossing point up-stream of where they'd come to a halt. River crossing skills are as essential a part of hillcraft as navigation and winter skills. Please don't be caught out. Advise is available in many outdoor books.

Two young local lads reported flashing lights on Loughrigg. They took a couple of team members to where they could see the lights from. It was decided that the lights were from somebody on the summit, but most likely not in difficulty and were left on peace. False alarm with good intent.

A woman was found unconscious and seriously injured, seemingly having slipped off the path and fallen down towards the river. She was attended by paramedics and air ambulance crew, but our help was required to extract the woman from the bank and across the river to the air ambulance.

A Canadian couple phoned for help after becoming lost in fields near Ambleside. They were able to tell us they were in a field with some horses. There seemed to be little chance of them finding their way down, so we went and got them. They were located quickly by search dog Beinn, who as a result of the speed of his find, has 11 1/2 hours of a 12 hour glow stick left on his rescue jacket. We were also aided by the local knowledge of our Chair, who has an alarming knowledge of which colour of horse lives in which field.

A man sustained an ankle injury when he slipped. He was treated by team members and stretchered to the valley

A man was reported as missing and potentially suicidal. His car had been located by Police near Rydal. A prolonged search ensued, and he was located at 1.45am unharmed. We were assisted by 6 dogs from SARDA, and it was one of the handlers who located the man.

A man sustained a leg injury when he slipped. His leg was splinted and he was stretchered off the fell. We were assisted by members of Ogwen Valley MRT who seemed to have taken a wrong turn near Chester and were spending the weekend in the valley.

A 63-year-old man suffered breathing difficulties on Loughrigg. The team attended, treated the man and evacuated him to an ambulance.

A 15-year-old boy became separate from his parents at Ferry Nab. He was supposed to be running along the Claife Heights ridge and meeting them further along. When he hadn't appeared several hours later they reported him missing. A search was being organised when he turned up at their accommodation, having been found walking along the road by a motorist and given a lift back. He was cold and wet, but unharmed.

A man fell and sustained rib and chest injuries. He was treated by team members and escorted down to the valley to make his own way to hospital if necessary.

A girl of eleven sustained knee injury when scrambling with an organised group. Initially it was uncertain how serious the injury was, but when we arrived it was clear that she was being escorted out by instructors, and was suffering from a bruised knee.

Four children were allowed to become separated from their parents at the summit of Pike O'Blisco. The parents returned to the car and the children weren't there as expected. We were called to find them and they were located by police at the roadside 1km from were they should be. We then had to find the father, who had gone back up to find try and find them. He was located and we all went home.

A participant in a 24 peak charity challenge left his companions behind on the hill and came down to Langdale. He then went back looking for them and panicked when he couldn't find them. Instead of reporting to the organiser, who seemed to have things under control, he dialled 999. A quick check with the organiser revealed that all people were accounted for, although some were being assisted down from Esk Hause by event marshalls. We went home. Have you noticed how many plans work, until you put humans in, who just bugger them up?

Two dogs were reported as barking for a prolonged period near Deer Bield crag. We investigated, found two hounds, but no sign of anyone in trouble. We were unable to persuade the dogs to come down, so left them to make their own way down when they were hungry

A man slipped crossing a stream and suffered injuries to his pelvic and hip area. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher.

Two groups, one of 4 and one of 5 and part of the same organisation, set off separately from Wasdale to walk to Langdale. One of the groups contacted friends at about 6.30pm from Scafell summit. Both groups were reported overdue at 11.30pm. A search was organised involving ourselves, Wasdale MRT, and a number of search dogs. They were located at 5am, having come together and walked out to Brotherilkeld. Another Three Peaks walk bites the dust(or mud, given the weather).

A young woman fell about 5 metres when the muddy ledge she was standing on gave way. She landing with minor injuries on a small terrace. She was unable to get back up, and was perched over a drop of over 100 metres. She was recovered back up to Jacks Rake and assisted down to the valley. It would be fair to say she was very lucky. Rumours that she landed on a 4-leaf clover are yet to be confirmed.

A group descending came across a 68-year-old man who had sustained a leg injury during a fall. They called or help and we treated the man and evacuated him from the fell.

We were requested to assist Cumbria Ambulance Service to evacuate a casualty with a leg injury from Orrest Head.

A man was reported as suffering a head injury near the tarn. We set off up the hill, but the man out-flanked us and made his own way to the car park. We went home.

Requested to assist the ambulance service with finding and accessing a remote Ambleside address to attend a man who had been taken ill.

Reports of shouts for help were heard in the Far Easedale area. An investigation found only a shepherd gathering sheep. False alarm with good intent.

A woman sustained a lower leg injury near Stickle Tarn. She was treated by team members and evacuated by Great North Air Ambulance.

While also involved in the previous search, we were alerted to a family separated at Three Tarns. Two were unaccounted for. Resources were diverted from the previous search, but the missing people turned up at Cockley Beck before becoming too much of a distraction.

Search for a family lost in mist on Crinkle Crags. Located about 9.30 near Rest Ghyll and returned to the valley. Assisted by SARDA

We were requested to assist the ambulance service in reaching a man who was suffering chest pains while walking. He was evacuated to hospital by ambulance, but sadly, later died.

A climber fell from the descent route sustaining serious multiple injuries. He was treated by team members and evacuated to hospital by RAF Boulmer helicopter. Sadly he died the following morning in Intensive Care at West Cumberland Infirmary.

We were requested by Keswick MRT to assist them with a casualty with a serious head injury at Esk Hause. A helicopter had been requested, but there was some doubt as to its availability. Team members were just about to set off from the end of Mickleden when we were notified that helicopter from RN Gannet had picked up the injured person and taken them to hospital.

A man fell from Jack's Rakes while scrambling with friends. He sustained very serious, multiple injuries. A helicopter was requested to assist, and the team attended, but sadly the man died. His body was recovered from the base of the crag and flown to the valley floor. His companions were escorted from the fell by team members.

A 15 year old girl sustained a knee injury while walking as part of a group. She was treated and evacuated to an ambulance.

A man, walking Coast to Coast, became unable to continue after aggravating an old knee injury and becoming exhausted. He was treated for pain and evacuated from the fell.

A male and female went a little off-route and the woman slipped, falling about 5 metres, suffering a kneecap dislocation and lower spinal injuries. She was stabilised at the site, given pain relief and then airlifted to Carlisle by RAF Boulmer.

A woman sustained a hip or pelvic injury when she slipped on the path near Gibson Knott. They attempted to walk off, but the lady was in too much pain. The team was called out, and the lady was stretchered down to the valley for onward transport to hospital.

A group of 5 became stuck in what they describes as a 'white-out'. After speaking to them their priorities seemed to lie with maintaining a good mobile phone signal, rather than getting off the hill. They were persuaded otherwise, and after following directions, located Three Tarns and found their way down to Langdale.

A group of 6 managed to find their way onto Bowfell, while trying to navigate from Scafell Pike, back to Seathwaite, Borrowdale. With the aid a car sat-nav which gave a position in latitude/longitude, which we converted to OSGB and establish where they where, they were guided by phone to the top of The Band, from where they found their way down to Langdale.

While trying to work out whom, if anyone, was missing from the previous incident, we were notified of a second missing pair, unrelated to the first group. This time we managed to speak to them quickly, having worked out where they were, and were able to direct them to within sight of Stickle Tarn, from where they were able to locate a way down

A group of forty-five became seperated in bad weather. The problem was compounded by poor mobile phone contact with the informant. Team members went to meet the informant in Langdale, and located the 'missing' people in the pub

A woman tripped sustained a suspected broken nose and a lower leg injury. Team members were airlifted up by Great North Air Ambulance, the woman was treated and carried uphill to the waiting helicopter. She was evacuated Royal Lancaster Infirmary. inapropriate footwear may have been a factor.

A 16-year-old male sustained a lower leg injury. He was treated and stretchered down to the valley.

A woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury near the outflow of Stickle Tarn. We attended, splinted her ankle and she was airlifted to West Cumberland Hospital by air ambulance.

A woman was reported as having a suspected lower leg fracture on the descent from Red Tarn to Oxendale. She was treated by team members and evacuated to Ambleside for transport to hospital.

As we stretchered casualty 37 to Three Tarns we encountered three men on their slow and painful way down from Scafell Pike. One of them was suffered severe pain in his knee and was struggling. Already a little busy, we left a couple of Kendal team members with him. They strapped the knee, administered pain relief and started the very slow walk down. Once we'd got the previous casualty safely to the valley, another stretcher was organised and team members started the long, sweaty haul back up. As we met up with the group hobbling down, a helicopter having previously been tied up on Scafell with a serious incident involving Wasdale MRT, flew past. The man was picked up and airlifted to West Cumberland Infirmary.

A woman sustained a suspected fractured ankle near the top of Gunson Knott. It was a long, hot haul up to assist her. Kendal MRT were called to help because of the lengthy evacuation. As is often the case things became complicated when incident 38 occurred before we'd finished.

A man sustained serious shoulder injuries when he fell from his mountain bike. We were called to assist the ambulance service with his evacuation to Great North Air Ambulance for transport to West Cumberland Hospital.

A couple phoned for help after becoming lost on Fairfield. Attempts to talk them down appeared to have failed, but we were fairly certain they were heading down to Patterdale. Patterdale MRT were requested to assist, as were SARDA. They were located just above Hartsop above How. They had a torch and compass, but were struggling to navigate with any certainty.

A solo male mountain biker was reported overdue after setting off late in the afternoon. Working with Keswick MRT, a search was organised including the bridleways across the central fells, and Greenup Edge, Grasmere. He turned up at his accommodation in Grasmere at about 4am, having had something of an epic day, including a couple of minor falls and a navigational error that meant he returned via Keswick.

A solo female walker suffered a suspected dislocated ankle near Easedale Tarn. The team was mobilised and two team members were picked up and taken to the scene by air ambulance. The woman was treated and loaded in to the helicopter for onward transport to hospital.

A woman collapsed fainting and vomiting. The team attended, treated her and evacuated her back to Ambleside.

A request from a a member of another team to assist while waiting for an ambulance to arrive to aid a man who had fallen a short distance from the road and suffered a suspected arm fracture and shoulder dislocation.

Gimmer again! This time for a 62-year-old male who fell while climbing on Gimmer Crag. He fell about 10 metres, breaking his ankle ankle in the process. He was treated and lowered off the crag and then evacuated to the valley floor for onward transport to hospital. It was a fine day for climbing...there's never a good day for falling!

We were requested to assist a woman who had sustained a knee injury near Gibson Knott. A few remaining team members were dispatched to start this rescue, with backup provided by Kendal MRT..<br /><br />...Having completed this rescue, it became obvious that the earlier one was not going to be easy. Having gained access to the ledge, it was proving very difficult to extract the woman without inflicting masses of pain. Kendal MRT had joined us to assist and the specialist expertise on rock removal was requested from Clapham based Cave Rescue Organisation. Their equipment and personnel were lifted up by RAF helicopter to speed things up, with darkness now approaching. Assistance was also requested from a Patterdale MRT doctor, with a view to being able to anaesthetise the woman to extract her without pain. Before this plan was put into action the CRO efforts paid off and the woman was freed. Everyone was returned to the valley and a very lengthy and difficult rescue ended.

We were contacted to assist a female climber with her leg jammed in a crack on A Route on Gimmer. She wasn't injured, but was well and truly stuck. The team was mobilised and all seemed straight forward until....

A group of five youths set off late to climb Scafell from Langdale. They were warned by people in the valley about their late start, but chose to ignore the advise. They phoned for help around 5am, having become lost, cold and very distressed. It was a combined effort by Wasdale MRT, Kendal MRT, ourselves and a helicopter from RAF Valley. They were located by Wasdale team members near Cowcove Beck, 3km south of Scafell and airlifted to Furness General Hospital for treatment for hypothermia.

A man phone to say he was cragfast. Speaking to him suggested that he might be on Heron Pike. We were able to determine that he was probably on a north facing slope. After a prolonged search involving 4 mountain rescue teams and 2 SARDA dogs, he was located on very steep ground below Hart Crag. He was very cold and very stuck. He was evacuated up to better ground and then escorted off. The weather was very poor, being very wet and windy. Many other parties were encountered abandoning their routes, some of whom were heading in the wrong direction. Amongst the words being uttered in Ambleside tonight is 'epic'. Others are not repeatable on a website that may be read by children.

Sometimes you take people's word for things and other times you have reason to distrust them. A man reported his friend as having sustained a suspected fractured ankle near the summit of Fairfield. In fact just a few hundred metres south of the summit. Maybe it was that the man didn't have a map, or maybe it was the description of a location near a wall, but something made us doubtful that he knew what he was talking about. We located them just below the summit of High Pike and the injured man was treated by team members. He was flown to Furness General Hospital by RAF helicopter that was training in the area. They were 4km away and 250 metres lower than where they thought they where. Sadly this will propagate the myth that if you have an accident you will be quickly located and spirited away in a helicopter, when actually you were just very lucky not to suffer a cold, prolonged and painful experience.

A woman was reported as suffering suspected appendicitis, complicated by being pregnant. They were camped at Codale tarn, as part of a large group. The team was mobilised and set off. A helicopter was requested and overtook us as the first team members approached the Tarn. The woman was airlifted to Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle.

A man was reported as collapsed from hypothermia at Three Tarns. He was in a sleeping bag and bivvi bag. The team was dispatched and a helicopter was requested. We were overtaken by the helicopter while on The Band and the casualty was airlifted off.

A woman phoned for help after becoming lost on Crinkle Crags in mist. She was given directions to try and find Three Tarns. Three hours later she had made little or no progress to anywhere useful, and was becoming cold and distressed, so we gave up and sent the team to look for her. She was located at 7pm just north of Long Top and escorted back to civilisation.

A party climbing Jack's Rake came across an abandoned rucsac, with a hot flask and no identification with it. Concerned that someone may have fallen, they informed the Police. We searched around the area, but found nothing. In addition, some people camping at the tarn and who had been there since mid-afternoon, were questioned and reported seeing nothing. The bag is now in the care of the Police, awaiting its owner to claim it.

A party of three men were halted when one of them was unable to continue because of a reoccurrence of an old leg injury. We located them and stretchered the injured one down to the valley. It was a fine spring day!!

The team was requested to assist Kendal MRT with a casualty on Ill Bell with serious chest injuries. The man was airlifted off by RAF helicopter.

We were requested by the North West Ambulance Service to assist on Rydal lake shore. We were stood down en-route after the casualty was able to walk to the ambulance.

A man was reported several hours overdue from a walk. His car was traced to Kirkstone Pass car park by Police, and a search was organised. The trailing dog was able to point us to the Red Screes side of the road. Sadly, after a search of the area, a man's body was located, high on the fellside, around 11pm. He was recovered to Ambleside.

A man in his 70's collapsed feeling faint and nauseous on the path up to Helm Crag. An air ambulance was called and the team attended. After checking over he was persuaded to walk down with us and go to hospital with us.

Lights were reported, stationary for about 2 hours, high on Bowfell. We went to investigate, and found that after observation, the lights reached the summit and started to make their way down The Band. We left at that point, satisfied that the owners of the lights would be able to look after themselves from this point.

A man slipped on wet ground and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. He was treated by team members, and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT

A young male collapsed while walking with a group. It was difficult to work out exactly what was wrong with him, so he was evacuated by air ambulance to Carlisle after initial treatment by team members.

We were called to assist the ambulance service when snow made local roads conditions difficult. A 2-year-old boy was transferred to Furness General Hospital with breathing problems.

A couple became cragfast on their first walk in the Lake District. They were guided back to the path and escorted down.

A man reported finding a slightly injured dog near Angle Tarn. Concerned that its owner was lying injured somewhere, he phoned the Police. After a discussion, it was decided that it was probably a lost working dog, and if left alone would find its own way home. It seemed unlikely that anyone was injured.

A couple phoned for help when they got lost on Crinkle Crags, after backtracking when they couldn't descend the Bad Step. They were guided to Three Tarns and found their own way off from there.

While we were attending to the previous incident, a group of mountain bikers arrived requesting help with their companion who had sustained a nasty head injury in a fall. The first aid that had been carried out was adequate, so arrangements were made for a visit to hospital for some stitches.

Shouts and a dog barking were reported from the ridge above the valley. An investigation revealed hounds and associated activity. A false alarm with good intent.

A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture when she slipped on wet ground. She was treated by the team and taken to hospital by her husband on their own car.

A man phoned for help after apparently suffering a leg injury near Ore Gap. He was in mist, and not entirely sure of his position. The team was mobilised, and due to the extreme weather that was forecast, we requested assistance from a RAF helicopter. The helicopter managed to get to the man through a break in the mist and lift him off, saving us from having to go all the way up. Despite his leg injury, he managed to walk to the helicopter, and out at the other end, so it would seem that the mist and uncertain location was closer to the real problem. The bad weather didn't materialise, but it did snow lightly.

Two poorly equipped men became stuck somewhere on Crinkle Crags and phoned for help. They only had lightweight fleeces and waterproofs and the weather was as poor as predicted, with very strong winds and heavy rain. They had been heading north to Three Tarns, but having got in to difficulty around the Bad Step, decided to retrace their route to Red Tarn. They then became lost. They were located on Little Stand, some distance from their last known position and very cold and wet. Their evacuation was complicated by their cold and fatigue and a couple of swollen river crossings. They were reunited with their car at 02.45am.<br /><br />It's refreshing to see that we're carrying on in '08 exactly as we ended in '07. Went up one mountain, got lost and accidentally climbed another trying to find a way down.

A woman slipped and sustained a serious ankle fracture while descending Orrest Head. An ambulance was initially called, and an air ambulance was tasked and we were requested to attend to help with treatment and to move the casualty from the accident site to the air ambulance.

A woman from Warrington, part of a large rambling club, slipped on a wet path while descending from Bracken Hause and sustained a suspected fractured ankle. She was treated and stretchered to the valley floor, then transferred on to hospital.

A tale of two men, two mountains and two days. Sometimes you go up one mountain and by some quirk of fate, accidentally climb another. Two men went up Crinkle Crags on Friday, became disorientated and reported themselves lost, cold and unable to find a way down. An initial search of Crinkle Crags was organised, followed by a more extensive search of Bowfell as well, after we failed to locate them. With four SARDA dogs and Wasdale MRT helping out, they were eventually located at the north end of Bowfell. They had worked out that a bearing of north from where they thought they were would take them to Three Tarns and safety, however in the poor visibility they missed Three Tarns and climbed Bowfell. One of the clues we used was that they reported walking through snow, of which we found none on Crinkle Crags. There was plenty on Bowfell. They were escorted to the valley floor, cold and tired and wiser for their experience, but otherwise unharmed, on Saturday morning about 3am.

Snow and freezing conditions combined to render Kirkstone Pass impassable. This didn't stop the drivers of several vehicles trying to cross it, despite the 'Road Closed' signs. This resulted in a number of minor accidents and a number of people stranded when they could make no further progress. Vehicle trapped included a 4-wheel drive. Those who chose were recovered to Ambleside to await a thaw.

A man reported his two companions as suffering from hypothermia on the summit of Crinkle Crags. A search was organised, because he was uncertain exactly where they were, which is no surprise, since they were eventually located on Bowfell. The two casualties were cajoled on to their feet and all were escorted down The Band. We were assisted by Kendal MRT. A combination of poor judgement, poor equipment, and poor navigation combined to cause this incident.

Two men were reported overdue back at their hotel in Keswick by their wives, having set off from Langdale to complete a trip over Crinkle Crags. They failed to return. Their car was located in Langdale and a subsequent search, assisted by Wasdale MRT and SARDA located the men near Heron Crag, Eskdale. They were found by members of Wasdale MRT finding their way by the light of their mobile phone and making very slow progress. They were returned to their car for the journey back to their hotel. Team members were able to return to their beds around 1am.

A woman was reported as injured and in need of help. She had been up on the hill for a while, and had been found by the Police who requested our help because she had a back injury and was very cold. She was evacuated to the road and transferred to an ambulance.

A 17-year old male sustained a serious pelvic injury when he fell off his mountain bike. He was evacuated from the fell and transferred to an ambulance.

Two men were unable to find their way off Red Screes after taking longer to complete their walk than planned, and became stuck in the dark. They were located by team members and escorted down. All returned to base in time for 2008. If you've still got any money left, and didn't get a headtorch for Christmas, go and buy one tomorrow.
 

A group of four phoned for help after becoming lost in mist. While speaking to them on the phone the weather cleared out and they were able to make a reasonable guess of as to their location, and make a dash for lower levels. They later phoned to say they were safely down.
 

A man slipped and sustained a serious open fracture on the summit of Helm Crag. The team attended and treated the man. An air ambulance was requested to evacuate the man. He was flown to Barrow and his wife was escorted to the valley bottom.
 

A woman sustained a serious fracture and dislocation of her lower leg when she slipped while descending Red Screes. The team were called and found atrocious weather conditions, with heavy rain and very strong winds. The woman was treated, with a splint and pain relief, and a helicopter was requested to speed her evacuation. It arrived in the area, but was unable to help because of the weather, so the woman was carried down with help from Kendal MRT. 
 

A man phoned the Police after he lost the path on Crinkle Crags. He had previously lost his map, and had no compass or torch. He was given instructions to make progress down as quickly as possible while it was still light. We subsequently lost phone contact with him. We started to organise a search, with help from two SARDA dogs and Wasdale MRT. As rescuers were being deployed we were contacted by the Police to say that he had phoned in from Brotherilkeld to say he was safely down. It would seem that he was not as far along Crinkle Crags as he thought he was, or he ran down.
 

We were alerted by the air ambulance that they were attending a collapsed male walker on Little Castle Crag, and they requested our help. A team member walking close by was directed to assist. The man was reported to have died by the helicopter crew, and his body was transported to the valley floor along with his wife.
 

Three climbers became cragfast when, surprise, surprise, it went dark! We eventually tracked them down, reunited them with their boots and escorted them to the bottom of the crag, via their bags. 
 

A man and his partner phoned for help when they were unable to locate the way down from Baystone, Wansfell. There's little more can be said.
 

A man and his partner phoned for help when they were unable to locate the path from the 'Hole in the Wall', at the bottom of Loughrigg Terrace, back to the car park at White Moss. A brief telephone conversation pointed them in the right direction and they were able to locate their car.
 

A man and his partner phoned for help when they were unable to locate a path down from Harrison Stickle. This was despite being able to see clearly down to Stickle Tarn. We managed, after some considerable time, to talk them down to a point where they intersected a path, and were confident they could manage the remainder of the way unassisted.
 

Shouts and whistles were reported by a walker near Sergeant Man coming from the Pavey Arc area, although when we managed to speak to him, he wasn't able to be to specific. After some discussion it was decided to take no further action a this stage, because the man was certain that there were people much closer to the shouts than him, and if anything was amiss, they would report it. We heard nothing more.
 

A 64-year-old woman slipped and sustained a suspected dislocated shoulder. The team responded and stabilised her before loading her into the Great North Air Ambulance for onward transport to Lancaster hospital.
 

A man sustained a suspected fractured ankle near the top of The Band. He was treated by team members and airlifted to Ambleside by the RAF, then transported on to hospital by Kendal MRT.
 

Two days on....No torch....no daylight....no dinner.....again....but that would have been so simple. Three men phoned to say they were benighted after losing their way on Crinkle Crags. At one point they had descended to Lingcove Beck, but had climbed back up, certain that they were heading north west to Three Tarns. They became stuck when it went dark. They gave us an approximate location near Three Tarns, on a grass slope, facing south east. They occassionally were able to see lights below them, but an initial search was drawing a blank, despite moving searchers around on the basis of the directions they were able to give us.  By now we had drafted in 3 SARDA dogs to help locate them and were in the process of calling for assistance from Duddon & Furness MRT when we received a call from the Police telling us about shouts for help that were being reported from Ore Gap by wild campers. This area is some distance from where we were currently looking, but working on the principal that anyone shouting for help around midnight in the middle of nowhere probably needed help, irrespective of whether they turned out to be our missing men or not, was worth a look. These wild campers turned out to be the lights our victims were looking at! I'd like to make it clear that at this point the weather was diabolical. Strong winds and rain turning to snow.....Team members made their way around Bowfell and eventually reached the three at Ore Gap on a north facing slope, along with a SARDA dog handler, who'd come up Rossett Ghyll. They were quickly revived and got moving while other team members searching other areas made their way off the hill, and others made their way up with additional lighting to assist. The whole operation was completed by about 3.15am. The men were very cold but otherwise unharmed, but would have had a very uncomfortable night had a camper at Angle Tarn not a. been there, b. bothered to climb out of his sleeping bag and go out into some very unpleasant weather to check some faint shouts he'd heard, and c. climbed up the hill to get a mobile signal and report it! If our victims had stuck with their original escape plan and carried on down Lingcove Beck. If our victims hadn't left their torches in the car. If they hadn't mistaken north for north east. If...
 

No torch....no daylight....no dinner.....
 

A man was reported cragfast on Jack's Rake. We went and retrieved him.
 

A couple became lost and benighted when the went for a walk without a torch, whistle, compass or adequate clothing. Some people have got no sense of self-preservation. We retrieved them. We've done it before and we'll do it again, but it's a little repetitive. For us at least. I'm sure it's a bit of a novelty for the victims.
 

A 70-year-old woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped on a damp path. She was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley from where she was taken to hospital by her husband in their own car.
 

A couple phoned for help because they were struggling getting down from Helm Crag without a torch. We went out to meet them and located them on the lower slopes of the hill, them having made reasonable progress by the light of their phone! A domestic will probably ensue as to who was responsible. The change in the clocks couldn't pass without incident. It wouldn't be right.
 

A woman felt faint, clammy and suffered breathing difficulties ascending Stickle Ghyll. The team was called and a helicopter was requested to assist. She was treated by team members and made ready for the helicopter, but the weather deteriorated and we had to carry her lower to a safer place for the helicopter to airlift her to hospital.
 

A young couple had completed the scramble of Jack's Rake, but had become disorientated having tried to walk from there to Harrison Stickle. They had wandered around trying to locate a way down, but failed. They phoned for help and were located by Search dog Kes, along for a day out with is Kendal MRT handler. They were escorted down by members of both teams who had gone up to look for them. Home to bed about 10.30pm. A long day, and the clocks haven't gone back yet!
 

A man suffered a suspected ankle fracture near the summit of Harrison Stickle, continuing the trend our casualties seem to be developing for injuring themselves as near to the top of mountains as possible. Having just completed rescue 86, we requested help from Kendal MRT. The man was treated and the stretcher evacuation was started. Kendal MRT met us part way down and continued. You're probably thinking 'that was a busy day' at about his point, and so were we, but we were having such a great time we didn't want it to end. Thankfully it didn't and we got to go all the way back up again for incident 89.
 

A woman phoned, unable to locate a way of what she thought was Tarn Crag. She had become disorientated and was eventually located by team members near Deep Slack and escorted back to the valley.
 

A man stepped up to the edge of Dungeon Ghyll to take a photo and the edge gave way. He fell about 10 metres into the ghyll sustaining a pelvic injury on landing. He managed to scramble up the opposite side and shout for help. The alarm was raised and we went to help. He was secured in a vacuum mattress and evacuated across very nasty terrain to our ambulance for onward transfer to hospital. It turned out that he had fractured his pubic rami; the second injury of this nature this year, the first being incident 67. Part way down we were notified of another incident, which was dealt with by a few team members left at our base. On reaching the car park and loading the man in to our ambulance we were notified of incident 88. Team members hastily repacked and set off again.
 

A man was found fitting and unconscious on the summit of Loughrigg. The team was called and went to his aid. When we arrived he had started to come round and was being cared for by a passing GP. He was initially aggressive uncooperative and non-communicative. He didn't want to be stretchered down. He was eventually talked into walking down, and passed on to the ambulance service for further care.
 

And then again. It's not funny! This time four people, but essentially exactly the same problem. This time we had to go and get them, because it had already gone dark, and they were going nowhere without help.
 

Then it happened again! A couple phoned to say they were lost and it was becoming dark. They were near the fence again, so we were able to send them in the right direction. We were driving up to meet them and make sure they were off the hill, when we were contacted to say that they had made it to the valley bottom. Their problem was compounded by their lack of torches.
 

A 60-year-old man fell and suffered a superficial bang on the head. They also didn't actually know where they where, other than somewhere in the Langdale Pikes area. This was the real problem, and he was due to take medication for epilepsy at 6pm. Detective work identified a number of possible locations, with the most likely being Bright Beck. This turned out to be correct, and he was located, along with his wife, and returned to the valley.
 

A woman phoned to say that she become stuck in mist and was unable to find her way off Crinkle Crags. She had located the electric fence and we found her near Red Tarn. She was also on the hill without a torch. She was escorted off the fell and returned to safety.
 

Two women lost their way off Fairfield. They had found a path and thought they were heading for Rydal. They had no torches and would become stuck when it went dark. They phoned for help, and after a few questions we were able to establish that they were actually going in the opposite direction and were heading for the Patterdale side of the hill. We contacted Patterdale MRT and they arranged for a search of the possible routes off in their direction, while we searched the routes on our side, based on a lack of confidence in their ability to use a compass.  They were located by Patterdale team members at 19.30, and returned to our care in a 'Spy who came in from the cold' scenario at the top of Kirkstone Pass. We were also assisted by a search dog.
 

A 60-year-old man collapsed with severe abdominal pain. The call initially went through to Patterdale MRT, and because the exact location was uncertain, they called us. An air ambulance was also called. It arrived before us, but we carried on and met the 13 remaining members of the group, of which he was the leader. They were assisted to the road and the man was flown to Carlisle Hospital.
 

It was a nice day for climbing, but there's never a good day to fall off. A climber took a big fall, pendulumming into the rock face and ending up briefly unconscious, dangling from the end of the rope. He was lowered to a ledge by other climbers on the crag. He was then treated by team members and evacuated to West Cumberland Hospital by a helicopter from RN Gannett. He suffered concussion,suspected fractured skull, facial and suspected spinal injuries.
 

We played hide and seek with three men for over 5 hours after they were unable to find a way down from Hight Raise. Cloud had descended it was going dark. Initial efforts to talk them down via phone were eventually abandoned in favour of the more direct approach of flashing blue lights from various valley bottoms until they saw them, and then going up and getting them. At one point, prior to us meeting up with them, they fell out with each other and parted company. We explained that they should get together again, since we were only looking for them once! It was raining. They weren't in possession of the greatest survival instinct we've experienced. There's little else to be said.
 

A 90-year-old man tripped and fell while walking. He felt dizzy and nauseous as a result. We were able to drive our 4WD ambulance to him and took him to see a local GP for a once-over.
 

We were called to assist a man who had become cragfast while trying, perhaps mistakenly, to climb Jacks Rake. Team members scrambled up to him and aided him back to the bottom of the crag on the end of a rope. At his request we left him there to continue his walk on gentler ground, while we returned to do the sort of stuff we would normally do at this time of day. Given that some of us were still recovering from Saturday night, this didn't exclude a nap.
 

We were called to assist a man who had become cragfast while trying, perhaps mistakenly, to climb Jacks Rake. Team members scrambled up to him and aided him back to the bottom of the crag on the end of a rope. At his request we left him there to continue his walk on gentler ground, while we returned to do the sort of stuff we would normally do at this time of day. Given that some of us were still recovering from Saturday night, this didn't exclude a nap.
 

Shouts for help were reported on Gimmer Crag by passing walkers. A couple of team members went to check them out and heard them clearly. We were unable to establish what the problem was, so the remainder of the team were paged to assist. We made our way up with crag and first aid gear, and eventually made voice contact with two climbers, who were uninjured but cragfast without lights. Sometime during the night two men were reported overdue with friends at the Old Dungeon Ghyll. We were able to establish that it was the same two. A team member was belayed across a wet and precarious series of ledges to the men. They were then lowered to the bottom of the crag. The team member then made his way back to the rest of us and we descended, meeting up with the two men and other team members at the crag bottom, then descended to the valley floor. Somewhere around 2.30am the weather turned thoroughly unpleasant, with strong winds and heavy rain squalls. Team members were finally able to fall into their beds around 5am. It was a long night. We were assisted by Kendal MRT, who helped us on the crag, and also provided a back up plan, whereby they went up to the top of the crag and abseiled down to them, if we hadn't succeeded with the traverse method. Hopefully climbers all over the country, and walkers as well, will be checking batteries, or rushing out to the shops to buy head torches as the nights draw in. Here's hoping!
 

A woman in her 30's sustained a nasty gash to her shin while reccy-ing a route for a forthcoming fell race. She was treated by team members, and carried down to the car park. She was then transferred to hospital by her running companion.
 

While escorting the remainder of the party down, one of them succumbed to the cold, having been one of the people who'd taken a swim earlier. We requested the helicopter to return and also dispatched a second stretcher from the valley bottom. The helicopter managed to return, despite having developed a fuel problem and the man was airlifted to join the earlier casualty in Furness General Hospital.
 

The team was paged to assist a 68-year-old American woman who had sustained an ankle injury up near Greenup Edge. The team attended and found wild conditions with rapidly rising water levels. The woman's injuries were treated and she was given pain relief. Anticipating problems with the evacuation, a helicopter was requested to assist.  It arrived and evacuated the woman to Furness General Hospital. Kendal MRT also came along to assist in case the helicopter couldn't make it through the weather. The remainder of the group were escorted down the hill. We encountered a very difficult river crossing on the way down and had to assist a number of people across a waist deep raging torrent. A number of people took an involuntary swim in the process.
 

Shouts for help and whistles were heard in Little Langdale. We went to investigate and found a number of items including, buoyancy aids and rucsacs unattended, but nobody in obvious need of help. We gave the area a good looking at then went home.