Incidents

We were driving home from the previous incident and had just passed Scout Crag when we were notified of an incident there. We turned around and found a woman who had injured her knee while climbing. Her climbing partner had lowered her to the bottom of the crag, but they hadn't been able to get a further, because she couldn't put her weight on it. The poor woman admitted that she was getting married in a few weeks, so had to endure a run of poor jokes about hiding the cast on her leg under her dress and having to go up the aisle on roller skates. Hopefully she'll be OK, and we wish her well for the day! Her climbing partner was also going to be her Bridesmaid, and was taking a lot of of photos, so I'm sure she hadn't heard the end of it.
 

A woman was reported with head and hip injuries after a fall near the summit of Pike O'Stickle. The team set off, and a helicopter was requested because of the potential seriousness of her problem. Team members arrived at the site and administered treatment, before she was loaded into a helicopter from RAF Boulmer and flown to West Cumberland Infirmary.
 

This mans injuries were reported as a suspected fractured collar bone. It turned out to be a fractured humorus. Team members were dispatched, and an air ambulance was requested to assist. It flew in and was able to uplift some team members to the scene, were treatment was administered and the man was evacuated. The rest of the group were escorted off the fell.
 

Two men phoned to say they were stuck on Crinkle Crags, and that one of them was too tired to be able to descend un-assisted. They were able to give us a 10-figure grid reference, supplied by someone with a GPS, who was going in the wrong direction to help them off. We sent a couple of team members up to locate them, but before they got there the two had grown to six after they were joined by another lost party. All were returned to the valleys from whence they came.
 

Lights were reported flashing on Todd Crag. An investigation found only campers. The two team members who trotted up the hill spotted a badger on the descent.  We're hoping to get Bill Oddie and Patrick Moore to join the team and we can have natural history and astronomy lessons while we're out.
 

A 61-year-old woman tripped and sustained a suspected fractured wrist. She was treated by team members, and evacuated to the valley for onward transfer to hospital. We subsequently found out her wrist was fractured in two places when we bumped into them in Ambleside a day or so later.
 

Lights were reported flashing and fading near the top of Crinkle Ghyll. We went to investigate, but saw and found nothing.  We subsequently received an email from someone who had enjoyed a late night walk and bivvi and who was apologising for the inconvenience if it was him. It was a fine night, and would have made a very pleasant evenings activity.
 

We were requested to assist a man who had suffered a suspected ankle fracture. He had made some progress downhill, but eventually had to give up and sent his wife to raise the alarm. We did our stuff, while simultaneously feeding most of Great Langdales midges.
 

A man phoned for help when he became cragfast after scrambling up the hill with his son. He managed to get stuck in a steep, wet, moss-filled gully. He was stabilised initially by two SARDA dog handlers training in the area, and extracted from the gully once we arrived with ropes and kit. It was fine day to be out on the fells.
 

We were requested to assist Coniston MRT with the recovery of two climbers who had become cragfast on Dow Crag. The weather was clagged in and they were having trouble locating them. Just before we arrived the clouds cleared and they managed to find them, just leaving us to help with the walk out. A late night for all concerned. As the weather cleared out we spotted a moonbow. This subsequently led to much Googling to explain the phenomena. Better than sitting at home watching Big Brother and getting old. The moonbow can now be added to the shooting starts spotted a few years ago.
 

A 37-year-old female mountain biker sustained head, facial and knee injuries when she fell off her bike on the Garburn Road. She was treated by team members and transferred to hospital in a team vehicle.
 

Lights were reported on Raven Crag. They had appeared to be stationary for a long time, but investigation revealed them to be making steady progress to the valley floor, so they were left to their own devices.
 

A woman fell on the summit of Harrison Stickle, sustaining a wrist fracture and minor head injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley with help from Kendal MRT. She was then transferred to hospital by them as well.
 

A family of four missed a rendezvous at Eagle Crag for lunch with an additional family member. They were reported as missing but turned up at their planned accommodation while initial inquiries were being made.
 

A mother and two young children, 6 and 3 years old, were reported missing. We were requested by Keswick MRT to assist in the search for them. They turned up as our end of the operation was being organised.
 

A young woman, reported as depressed, failed to return from her walk. There was concern for her well being, and when we managed to contact her, she wouldn't say where she was, other than she was on steep ground and couldn't move. A search was organised and after some problems finding her she was eventually located, unhurt, on Lanty Scar, near Rydal.
 

A man and two boys where reported overdue from Scafell to the campsite at Great Langdale. A search was organised along with SARDA and Wasdale MRT, but was called off when the party where located in a taxi, having descended into the wrong valley.
 

A man and a boy became cragfast on a steep, bracken-covered slope after losing the way down from Wansfell. They were from overseas and had a disproportionate fear of the local wildlife, which is much less dangerous and aggressive than they imagined.
 

While the previous incident was going on we were requested to assist a family of 5 who were lost somewhere. A lot of detective work identified 3 possible locations. We gave them advise and directions and they eventually located a body of water which may have been Stickle or Easedale Tarn. They subsequently contacted us to say that they had made it down.
 

A woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury. They initially called an ambulance and gave a grid reference 1.5 kilometres from the correct location. The ambulance service scrambled the air ambulance and then called us to assist. Three team members were airlifted to the cas-site to assist the air crew in moving the woman from were she fell to the helicopter. We then escorted her husband down to the valley bottom.
 

A woman descending from Harrison Stickle saw and heard a dog barking incessantly and refusing to follow her down. She was concerned that it was doing a 'Lassie' and marking the position of its fallen master. She reported it and we started to investigate. It was soon discovered to be a lost hound that, we were assured by its owner, would eventually find its own way down. We packed up and went home.
 

A 70-year-old man collapsed, unconscious, possibly due to a faint while descending. His friends provided first aid and called for help. We administered treatment and requested the assistance of a helicopter that we knew to be in the area. The man was stretchered down to the road where he was transferred to the helicopter and taken to the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle
 

A man became cragfast after getting stuck on steep ground, losing the path and not being able to find his way down. He spent the night out, hoping to get down first thing, but still couldn't. He called for help on his mobile phone and was located by the team and escorted down, unhurt.
 

While the previous job was ongoing we were alerted to the plight of a man who had become stuck on steep, bracken covered ground above Easedale Tarn. He didn't have a map, but was talked down onto safe ground by a team member.
 

A 13-year-old girl became separated from her parents while descending to Stickle Tarn. A search was organised with help from a RAF helicopter. She was eventually located after we received a report that she had been adopted by a passing couple, and had been taken to the hotel in Grasmere where the family were due to stay.
 

A woman from Yorkshire injured her knee on the top of Pike O'Blisco. The team was called and treated her injuries. She was stretchered off with assistance from Kendal MRT
 

A French woman slipped and sustained a fractured ankle. The team attended and treated her. She was transferred to an ambulance for onward travel to hospital.
 

An American woman slipped on a path below Orrest Head and sustained a fractured ankle. The team was called to assist the ambulance that had responded initially.
 

While the previous rescue was drawing to a close, we were requested by the Police to assist a couple lost in mist and rain near the summit of Fairfield. They were eventually located and escorted, unhurt, to the valley bottom. During this rescue we were made aware of two other missing persons. One was a possible suicide attempt or maybe overdue from a fishing trip who turned up! Another was overdue from Scafell, but turned up at dusk, before we became concerned about him.
 

A man made a navigational error and became exhausted on the lower slopes of Pike O'Blisco, above Blea Tarn. He called for help and was escorted from the fell by team members. 
 

A young man sustained an ankle injury. He was recovered by the team.
 

A 24-year-old male mountain biker took a fall on Loughrigg Terrace. He sustained head and back injuries, damaging his helmet in the process. He was treated at the scene and transferred to an ambulance for onward transport to hospital. 
 

Lights were reported flashing on Raven Crag, seen from the National Trust campsite. We were unable to find the informant at the campsite, but an investigation revealed only climbers packing up, having walked down of the crag after a late session.
 

A 22-year-old woman was camping with friends and had sprained her ankle the previous day. They spent the night at Stickle Tarn, hoping to be able to walk down. She was unable to bear weight, so we were called and evacuated her to the valley bottom. It was an early start. As a rule we're not accustomed to rescuing people before lunch. One or two ream members hadn't managed breakfast, and another showed signs of not having brushed his hair and teeth yet. We were assisted by 5 members of Kendal MRT
 

A 40-year-old man fell while climbing, ripping two pieces of protection on the way to hitting the ground. He sustained head, leg and arm injuries. An ambulance was initially called, but requested our assistance due to the location. The man was treated at the scene with spinal immobilisation, pain relief, his ankle was splinted and he was evacuated to the valley bottom for onward transfer to hospital by air ambulance.
 

As we were packing up in the car park having completed the previous rescue, we were approached by a family with a 4-year-old boy, who had severed the top of his finger having shut in a car door. No ambulance was available for some time, so we treated him and took him through to hospital in ours
 

A man sustained head injuries when he fell in Bright Beck. Another also received similar injuries when he tried to stop the first man falling. The team was called and treated both men and they were assisted from the fell.
 

A group of 3 teenagers became lost, somewhere in the Bowfell/Crinkle Crags area. We were able to contact them by mobile phone and eventually located them near the electric fence, near Red Tarn. They had set off quite late and were in danger of being overtaken by darkness. Everyone was heading for bed by midnight.
 

A man in his 50's, who was part of a larger group, suffered a panic attack on the path at the upper end of Dungeon Ghyll. There was a little confusion as to whether they were in Stickle Ghyll, and we were unable to re-establish communications with the group. We received a message that part of the group were making their way down. Upon meeting them at the bottom, we were helped by the fact that the group were able to confirm the location as Dungeon Ghyll, but were pointing up at Stickle Ghyll! We eventually located the man, and with some 'encouragement' were able to get him down. The group were ill-prepared both in terms of equipment and experience for their trip and had been up on the hill for much longer than they had anticipated.
 

A Swiss woman, walking with friends, slipped and sustained a fracture right ankle. She was treated with pain relief, a splint and stretchered off. We were assisted by one Keswick, one Kendal and two Rossendale MRT members, who happened to be in the area at the time, and who offered their services.
 

A fellow walker reported a man as making very slow progress with a leg injury up near Greenup Edge. Although the man insisted he was OK the walker reported his concerns. We sent a small party to check on him and found him struggling down, in need of a drink. We escorted him the rest of way, and gave him a lift to his accommodation.
 
 

A 17-year-old woman was scrambling up the descent gully adjacent to Middlefell Buttress with a group of friends. They encountered rockfall, and one of them was hit on the head. She sustained an open, depressed skull fracture and  injuries to her hand and arm. Their shouts for help were reported from the valley below, and the alarm was raised. The team found her badly injured and in a precarious position, being prevented from falling further by her companion. She was treated with spinal immobilisation and oxygen and evacuated by helicopter to Furness General Hospital. We had intended to move her to a safer position for winching, but her condition deteriorated and she was airlifted immediatly, despite the significant risk of further rockfall. After assessment at Furness General, she was moved on to Preston Royal Infirmary for neurosurgery.
 

A party of three men got into difficulties when one of them suffered a reoccurrence of a leg injury. They struggled on until the injured man could go no further and then called for help. We located the men partway up the Rossett Ghyll path and stretchered the injured man off. The last of us were back in bed by 3am. 
 

A group that started at 20, reduced to 14, then seemed to reduce to 7, were reported overdue and delayed by one or two of their party suffering from dehydration and ankle injuries. The whole affair seemed so complicated that we went to have a look up Moasdale, having had a brief chat with Wasdale MRT. We just arrived at the bottom of Moasdale when we were notified that they had all returned to their accommodation and all had been accounted for.
 

A man sustained an injury to his hamstring while walking. His friend went for help and the team attended and sorted him out. We were assisted by Kendal MRT.
 

A 13-year-old boy with a group was reported as having collapsed and drifting in and out of consciousness. He was also reported as cold and exhausted. The team set off to find them. We received mixed reports about his condition while en-route, so requested a helicopter to assist. We find him, treated him and carried him below the cloud-base to Angle Tarn where we were met by a helicopter from RAF Valley. He was flown to Lancaster hospital along with one of the group leaders.
 

Lights were reported as flashing on the crags above the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel. Team members investigated, but saw nothing but stars.
 

A 64-year-old man was hit by rockfall in the bottom of the ghyll. This caused a serious lower leg injury. He was treated by team members with oxygen and given pain relief, then evacuated to hospital by a helicopter from RAF Boulmer. 
 

A woman slipped on a footpath and sustained a fractured tibia and fibula. Her injury was splinted and she was given pain relief, then stretchered to the valley floor with assistance from Kendal MRT.
 

A couple lost the path on Todd Crag. They phoned 999 for help and the team was requested to assist them. We were unable to make contact with them by phone, so a small search was organised to find them, because we couldn't contact them it was unclear if there were any injuries involved.  Before we found them, they spotted another walker and got directions back to the path they had lost. They then contacted the Police to say that they were OK. The team stood down. We eventually made contact with them and established that they were OK.  We left them to it.
 

A young male climber fell while trying to retreat from a route. His gear failed, allowing him to fall about 7 metres to the ground. He suffered spinal injuries, later confirmed as fractured T8 & T9 vertebra, and other multiple, less serious injuries. He was treated at the scene by team members, including full spinal immobilisation, and oxygen, and evacuated to West Cumberland Infirmary by RAF helicopter.
 

A man became benighted when his torch battery failed. He was located just south of Low Pike and escorted down to our vehicle. 
 

Never content to deal with one rescue at a time, we were also requested to look for two men who had become stuck on Crinkle Crags. They weren't certain which hill they were on, and thought they may have been on Bowfell. They were located on Gunson Knott and escorted off. Base closed down at 2 a.m. Again, assisted by Kendal MRT.
 

One of a group of 4 women couldn't move after she suffered a knee injury. They were in the area celebrating a 40th birthday. They called for help, but there was initial confusion when an emergency call handler got mixed up and called out a Yorkshire Cave Rescue Team! Eventually we were called and we went to find them. They gave their position as between Low and High Pike, but were located near the summit of Dove Crag. One was stretchered off and the other 3 were assisted down. We enjoyed a fine evening and an eclipse of the moon on the way down. We were assisted by members of Kendal MRT. On the way up to this rescue one team member disappeared up to his armpits in the 'infamous' Fairfield bog. We'll call him Olly to avoid confusion with any other team member. Olly later turned 30 (at midnight), but given that he was covered in mud and smelled bad, he didn't get too many kisses. He was made to stand down wind for the rest of the evening. We sent him home for a hosing down. Rumours that he spent the remainder of the night in his garden shed are yet to be confirmed.

We successfully talked down a couple who were lost on Crinkle Crag. They took a bit of a detour, but found their way down via Ore Gap and Rossett Ghyll
 

We were requested by Cumbria Ambulance Service to assist a man who had sustained an ankle injury. We found him, splinted his leg and evacuated him to Ambleside.
 

The team was contacted along with many others to assist when a train derailed from an embankment near Grayrigg, Kendal. We assisted by ferrying the injured from a casualty clearing station to waiting helicopters, and searching surrounding fields for people who may have walked away from the train. It was a long night for all involved. We finally closed down our base a 6.30 a.m.
 

A couple contacted the Police to say that they were lost on Helm Crag near a 'monument'. The 'monument on Helm Crag' turned out to be the Trig Point on High Raise. At this point things got a bit busy. The couple were eventually retrieved by members of Coniston MRT who came through to assist after LAMRT were requested to attend a serious rail crash near Kendal.
 

We were requested to assist the ambulance service when a man suffered chest pains on a path near Oak Howe. The team attended and helped load the man into an air ambulance for onward transport to Furness General Hospital.
 

We received report that a woman had fractured both ankles after she had jumped into the ghyll. We arrived  but were unable to find anyone! An investigation revealed that the pain had subsided and she had been able to make her way down with help from her companions and had been taken away in a minibus. We went home. A remarkable recovery.
 

A man slipped and sustained an ankle fracture on an icy path. He was treated by team members and then transported to hospital.
 

A 70-year-old woman slipped on an icy path and sustained a suspected fractured ankle. She was treated by the team and evacuated to the roadside where we were met by an ambulance.
 

A couple became cragfast on Crinkle Crags, then benighted. They weren't able to give us a particularly helpful position, so a lengthy search ensued before they were located at 9.30pm. We had been assisted by RAF Valley, 5 SARDA dogs and a helicopter from RAF Boulmer. After the couple had been located by team members the helicopter evacuated everyone to the valley bottom, saving another couple of hours while we rounded everyone up! It was a fine, cold, moonlit night, only complicated by patchy ground mist making landing the helicopter in the valley bottom a bit tricky.
 

We were requested to assist the ambulance service after a they were called to help a woman who had sustained a dislocated knee after a slip. She was evacuated to an ambulance in the valley bottom, and were assisted by RAF Valley MRT

Two men became benighted on Long Top. Despite being able to give us a ten figure grid reference from their GPS, they were unable to locate a way down. Concern was expressed by one of the men's family about his diabetic condition so team members battled 65mph wind and heavy rain to retreive them. They were escorted back to Wrynose Pass and driven back to their car. Team members were blown over numerous times and experienced the rare phenomena of water blowing uphill on the 'Bad Step'.
 

A 65-year-old woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated from the fell by stretcher to a waiting ambulance. 
 

A young male phoned for help when he became very wet and cold at the end of Far Easedale. He was able to give us an approximate grid reference. A group of team members located him, warmed him up and escorted him down. His rucsac was huge, and with the water it had soaked up, also very heavy! 
 

A party of around 15 had left the summit of Broad Crag to descend to Gt Langdale when they realised that they had left one of their number behind. Most of the party continued their descent back to Langdale, but 4 broke off to look for the missing man. All 5 were reported overdue at around 18.00. Initially Wasdale MRT were contacted, but once it had been established that they were all most likely on the Gt Langdale side, the problem was handed over to us. An initial check of cars established that all 5 were still on the hill, but it was decided to let time pass to give them all chance to make their own way down. This is what happened, with the lone man arriving at about 18.30, and the other 4 making their way off at 20.30. Although neither of the previous incidents resulted in a full team callout, they are recorded here because, although they involved a small number of people, they consumed some considerable amount of time.
 

A party of three reported themselves lost on Crinkle Crags. They had a tent. Repeated attempts to contact them by mobile phone failed, and eventually the decision not to search for them was made. However, when they still hadn't turned up by 11am next day it was decided to organise a search for them. Inevitably, they turned up at a remote farmhouse at around 12am as the search was being organised. They had spent the night in their tent.
 

We were requested by the Police to look for a man reported overdue from a walk in the Easedale, Grasmere area. The description of the route he had taken was vague, and left plenty of possibilties, but fortunately he turned up (in Borrowdale!) just a the search was starting. He had been unable to walk back to Grasmere because the wind was to strong! Severe weather warnings had been issued and the forecast was spot-on.

During the evacuation of the previous casualty, one of our team members slipped and fell about 20', sustaining very severe bruising to his leg. He was assisted to the valley bottom, and transferred to hospital, where he was detained for several days in a bed near casualty 98!
 

Shouts for help were reported in the Pike O'Blisco area. We investigated,and after a bit of a hunt around, found a man who had slipped on wet snow and sustained a suspected lower leg fracture. He was treated and evacuated by stretcher. We were assisted by Kendal MRT.
 

A man collapsed while walking with family at Alcock Tarn. Unfortunately attempts to revive him failed and he died at the scene. The team evacuated the man's body to our base, and were assisted by RAF Leemimg MRT
 

Two men phoned for help when they became lost on Silver How. A search was being planned while efforts were made to talk them down. Fortunately we succeeded with the armchair plan, and nobody needed to venture out.
 

The team were contacted by the Police about three men who had been reported overdue at their Ambleside guesthouse. Their car had been traced at Old Dungeon Ghyll car park and they had left information saying that they were going up Scafell Pike. They hadn't returned. The Police managed to track down the wife of one of the men, who said that her husband was diabetic, and had left an answering machine message at 20.20 stating that they had been forced to take shelter on their way back from Scafell and were 'freezing', but would make their way down in the morning. The woman was, however, very concerned about her husbands welfare with respect to his diabetes. After consultation with the team's GP it was decided that we should go and look for them. (I'll pause briefly here, while you go and get a cup of tea, because this story goes on while). We had tried the men's mobile numbers repeatedly up to this point, but only got answering machines. Keswick and Wasdale MRTs and SARDA were requested to assist, because we didn't know the men's position at this point. However, as we were getting things organised we receive a phone call from one of the men. They had become very cold and had decided to try and find their way down. We agreed to go and meet them, having established that they were near Allen Crags and heading for Rossett Ghyll. A small group set off up Rosset Ghyll to rendesvous. The weather was appalling, with very strong gusts of wind and torrential rain. We struggled across swollen becks and eventually got up to Angle Tarn without making contact. We continued up and eventually located them not far from their original position. It was 3.30am by this time. One was suffering from hypothermia and the other two were very cold. They were given hot drinks, food and spare, dry clothes and cajoled into moving. We were making very slow progress, with one of them suffering form very stiff legs, and as we soon discovered, rapidly and dangerously rising blood sugar! Other team members arrived at this point, and we were able to split into two groups, one moving considerably faster than the other. The lead group arrived back at our vehicles in Mickleden at 5.30am, while the others were trying to manage the man's blood sugar and keep him moving much higher up the fell. At this point a decision to call out the full team was made to continue to evacuate them man by stretcher. The man was finally brought back to Ambleside around 9am. It had been a very long and wet night!

We were requested to help a man who had sustained a suspected fractured ankle above Troutbeck Park Farm. When we got there we discovered that the farmer had retrieved the man on his quad-bike, saving us effort. He was transferred and ambulance.
 

A woman sustained a suspected fractured wrist near Stickle Tarn. Her injury was treated at the scene and she was escorted to the valley floor.
 

In a repeat of last Sundays incident, shouts for help were reported by walkers. Investigation found nothing. A well intentioned report. We would never wish ill on people, but you do know where you are with a broken leg. A rescue has a beginning, middle and end. There's always a nagging doubt that the decision to call off a search is the wrong choice!
 

A man walking on Loft Crag heard shouts of 'help' from the south. This appeared to be in the area of Pike O'Blisco. An investigation was made, but nothing was found. Thought to be a farmer bringing in sheep.
 

A man slipped and went over on his ankle, hearing it 'crack'. Help was summoned by passing walkers. A team member walking in the area was on scene within minutes and able to relay information back to the remainder of the team. He was treated by the team and evacuated to the roadside for transfer to hospital by ambulance.
 

Two climbers suffered a momentary lack of reason when they decided to set off to White Ghyll to do some climbing at 3.30pm without a torch! Inevitably they became stuck soon after the sun set! We located them by their shouts and the dim glow of their mobile phone. They were escorted off. For goodness sake, a torch is a such a simple bit of kit, very reliable and long lasting, especially modern LED lamps. They don't cost much and are very effective. There are very few circumstances when it is excusable to go into the hills without one!! Although there are a great many available you can't go far wrong with <a href="http://www.climbers-shop.com/461/lighting/Petzl_Tikkina_2_LED_headtorch.aspx" target="_new">Petzl Tikka</a>. If you don't already own one, go and buy one tomorrow and stick it in a rucsac pocket.,
 

A man walking with his wife on Silver How slipped and sustained an ankle injury. He was treated by the team and evacuated to the roadside for onward transfer to hospital.
 

A woman sustained a displaced ankle fracture when she slipped on a greasy slab while descending from Loughrigg. She was treated by the team and then evacuated to the road and transferred to an ambulance.
 

While dealing with the previous incident we received a report from the Police that another 4 people had been reported overdue. An interview with the informant and a few preliminary checks led us to conclude that the people had made their own way off the hill.
 

A local phoned to say he was unable to find his way from Three Tarns to the descent route on The Band. Attempts to talk him down failed, and eventually we gave up and went and got him. He wasn't quite where he thought he was, and was further up on Gunson Knott near a nameless pool. He was escorted (painfully slowly) to the valley by team members.
 

A woman sustained an ankle injury after she slipped on a damp log. The team were called and she was treated and evacuated to an ambulance.
 

Two people became cragfast after their torch battery ran flat. They phoned for help and we went and retrieved them. They were located near the site of the previous incident. Could this be the new 'Silver How Triangle? Just colder and wetter than the Bermuda version.
 

A man, who had been delayed by reoccurrence of a previous knee injury, was benighted when his torch battery went flat. He called for help by mobile phone. We located him fairly quickly and escorted him down. On being found and being given a torch he said he didn't need one, because he could see fairly well in the dark. The question of why he was still there was thought, but never voiced.
 

A woman, walking with a small group, slipped and sustained a suspected fractured ankle near the summit of Pavey Ark. The informant was a member of Kendal MRT, who was walking in the area. We were unable to re-contact him because of poor mobile phone coverage. Because of this, it was only when we arrived on scene that we discovered that the woman had a pre-existing spinal problem. This may have been made worse by her fall, and a the very least would have made a two hour stretcher evacuation very uncomfortable. We requested a helicopter to speed her evacuation. A Royal Navy helicopter was working in the area, and came to evacuate the woman to West Cumbria hospital. We were assisted by Kendal MRT, who had been called in anticipation of a long stretcher carry, and two members of Patterdale MRT. The woman's companion was then escorted safely to the valley bottom. This took while, but what's the rush! Nice enough evening for a walk, and we got down before it went dark.
 

We were requested to investigate reports of flashing lights and shouts for help in the Raven Crag area of Langdale. We were en-route when we were stood down by the Police, the people having made their own way off. They had been shouting, but apparently to each other, not for help!!
 

A woman phoned for help after being unable to find her way off Loughrigg. She had become cragfast in failing light. She described herself as having climbed walls and fences and being quite close to the road. It took us a while to get to her, having become trapped in what amounted to somebody's very large, very overgrown back garden. Plenty of nettle stings and bramble scratches all round!
 

Two men in their 70's were reported overdue at their rendesvous in Langdale. A search was organised and they were located in Hell Ghyll, one of them having sustained minor injuries.

A 51-year-old woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture near the summit of Pavey ArK. The team was called and treated the injuries. She was evacuated via Bright Beck with assistance from Kendal MRT. All done and dusted in three and a half hours and only cold dinner to contend with when we got back. I'm not sure what MRT members did before microwaves and take-aways were invented! Actually, I don't think mountain rescue was invented before that.
 

We were called to attend a woman with a suspected broken ankle at Stickle Tarn. We were en-route when we learned that an air ambulance had also been sent. It arrived before us, treated and evacuated the woman, and left us to escort her husband safely from the hill.
 

A 16-year-old female collapsed with a suspected epileptic fit.  The fit was severe and prolonged. The initial grid reference was wrong, so a brief search entailed before she were eventually located. She was treated by team members at the scene, and then evacuated to Cumberland Infirmary by air ambulance.
 

We were requested to assist the Police with the evacuation of a man's body from a steep sided gorge in the centre of Ambleside.
 

A brother and sister became separated on Greenup Edge. The man made his way to Grasmere and reported the woman missing. She had limited survival equipment and experience. A search was being organised when she turned up having taken over 4 hours to find her way down.
 

A man became lost in the Crinkle Crag area having wandered off the back side and become disorientated. He didn't have a compass and although he could give us a good description of his surroundings he couldn't give us a bearing or aspect, so it didn't narrow it down much. A search was organised with help from Wasdale MRT. He was located near Lingcove Beck by Wasdale members, escorted back to Brotherilkeld and returned to Langdale.
 

An autistic 8-year-boy went missing at Limefitt Holiday Park. Because of the terrain around that area, which includes fast moving water, disused quarries, mine shafts and steep crags we mobilised quickly to go and look for him. Fortunately he turned up quickly, as the team was en-route. We all returned home.
 

A man was reported overdue from his walk in the Langdale Pikes area. His car was found in the car park at Old Dungeon Ghyll. Initial reports suggested he had gone in the direction of Pavey Arc, so we started our search there. With help from SARDA we scoured the area, but were unable to locate him. Team members started to return to base having spent a very wet night out! A helicopter was arranged for first light and plans were prepared to scale up the search  when his car was spotted driving down the road. He had become disorientated on Crinkle Crags, descended into Eskdale, back-tracked and finally become benighted in Oxendale after he ran out of daylight, having no torch.  He bivvied out near the bridge in Oxendale, unable to make any more progress in the dark. At first light he had been able to make his way down to his car. We had spotted him as he made his way to find a phone to report himself safe.
 

A 28-year-old Kendal man was soloing 'Gimmer Chimney' on Gimmer Crags when he became cragfast about 40 metres up. Team members climbed up to him and assisted him down on an abseil rope. He was uninjured. 
 

A man walking on Helm Crag collapsed. An air ambulance was called to assist, but sadly the man was confirmed as having died. His body was evacuated to Ambleside, along with family members who had been walking with him.
 

A mother and daughter were reported overdue from their walk in the Oak Howe area of Langdale. They had become separated from their husband/father on Lingmoor. The man was very concerned for their safety, convinced that they would walk off the crags at Oak How. A search was organised, but they turned up safe and well as the team were deploying on to the hill. A little confusion was added to the whole affair, when before all were reunited, the women managed to report the man missing! All were eventually reunited and all confusion was cleared up.
 

A member of a group of four became cragfast in very wet conditions. The initial location we were given was incorrect, because the informant didn't actually know where he was! He was eventually located near the summit of Pavey Arc. The cragfast man was recovered on an abseil rope by a team member, rewarmed and then evacuated with his companions to the valley bottom. A number of other parties were also given route finding advise on our descent since weather conditions were making accurate navigation difficult.
 

We were requested to assist North West Ambulance Service with the evacuation of a male who may have suffered a diabetic collapse. The air ambulance had been called, but was not available.
 

Three women from Surrey, walking the Cumbria Way, became lost near the summit of Stake Pass. Although the forecast had predicted rain and wind, they were only wearing shorts and lightweight waterproof jackets, and quickly became cold and distressed. They phoned the Police, claiming to be near Pike O'Stickle. We were unable to re contact them, so a search was organised. They were located at 8p.m. after a bit of detective work. They were on Black Crags. It then transpired that they were carrying camping kit, but it hadn't occurred to them to put on extra clothes, erect their tent, or make use of their sleeping bags. They had had been using a 'strip map', a map that shows the route of the Cumbria Way, but doesn't have any information for more than a few hundred metres each side. Fine until you stray of the map! They were escorted to the valley bottom. Keswick MRT had been called to assist, but were stood down when the three were located.
 

Two men at the campsite spotted two climbers, seemingly struggling near the top of the crag. They had made little progress for quite some time. The men contacted us. We went to investigate, by which time it was dark, and found two people near the bottom of the descent gully, having made their own way down. They had been having difficulty locating the safe descent route, but had made good progress once they  had.
 

A 70-year-old woman slipped and sustained a suspected broken wrist. The team was already engaged in the previous rescue, so we were grateful for the news that she had been assisted from the hill by passersby. A team member went to check that all was well before joining us on the The Band.
 

A 69-year-old man slipped and sustained a leg and facial/head injuries. He was treated by his colleagues and the monitored by the team until a helicopter arrived to transport him to West Cumberland Infirmary. The remainder of the party were escorted from the hill.
 

A vulnerable man went missing from a local care home. A search was organised with assistance from SARDA. He was located around 11.30am in the grounds of the home.
 

A man collapsed from a suspected heart attack. An air ambulance was called, and then the team. CPR was attempted but sadly the man died. His body recovered from the fell by the team. Also present were Langdale First Responders and MRT members from Derbyshire.
 

A Canadian father and son, walking from Borrowdale to Grasmere became disoriented and lost  in the Greenup Edge area. They had spent the night out and tried to descend, but because they were unfamiliar with the area, weren't confident that the areas they were descending to was inhabited. They were located by a team member and escorted down. They were hungry and dehydrated.
 

Another mountain marathon competitor sustained a leg injury that meant she was unable to bear any weight on it. The team went to assist. A search and rescue helicopter offered to help, and airlifted team members to a position close to the injured woman, and then airlifted all of us back down again. It turned out that the woman had been injured the previous day. Messages left with other passing competitors didn't make it through to the police. We don't know why. They subsequently spent the night out on the hill. Eventually her running partner had got sick of waiting and had descended to raise the alarm himself. We were on our way home when we were told of another incident, back in the same area. We turned round to attend, but only got to the end of Mickleden before checks revealed that finally a message had got through about our earlier casualty, and we had already completed the job!
 

A competitor in a mountain marathon fell and sustained a serious knee injury. The team were called and were heading uphill when we were notified that a Royal Navy search and rescue helicopter in the area had gone to his aid and airlifted him off. We turned round and headed back down again.
 

A man fell off a crag after becoming separated from his friends. He fell a short distance and received only minor injuries, but landed on a ledge from which he couldn't climb back up. The ledge was small and below him was a drop of several hundred feet. He was lucky. He lost his glasses and rucsac (which was later recovered), but not his mobile phone, with which he was able to call for help. He is fully aware of how lucky he is! He was roped back up the crag and walked off.
 

A body located in a gulley on St Sunday Crag has been identified as that of Peter Finley, the man missing since 21st May
 

A man was reported as being separated from his friends after an early morning walk up Loughrigg. The initial search was delayed to allow time for the man to make his own way down, but when he hadn't returned by 9am we began to organise a search. He turned up about 9.45am, unhurt, but unable to account for his movements. It's possible alcohol consumption steered events in this case.
 

A woman slipped on a dirt path and sustained an ankle injury. She was treated by the team and evacuated to a waiting ambulance. It was a fine, warm day and a little sweat was expelled.
 

A couple were reported as not having returned from their walk to Langdale Pikes. A search was organised and some preliminary checks were being carried out when the couple were located in their hotel beds. It transpired that the walk had been completed the day before! They had left a message of their intended route with a friend, telling them to contact Police if they hadn't returned by 10pm. Somebody, somewhere had got their wires crossed and reported them missing today.
 

We were requested to assist the ambulance service with the evacuation of a woman who had sustained an ankle injury on the lake shore.
 

More checks were carried out in the search for the missing man from 21st May. Again nothing was found. Assistance was provided by Patterdale MRT, Bowland Pennine MRT and SARDA
 

Further areas were searched for the missing person from 21st May. Again nothing was found.

Further areas were searched for the missing person from 21st May. Again nothing was found.

A 70-year-old man collapsed on a rough track in Troutbeck. An ambulance was called, but were unable to evacuate him. The team assisted and he was taken to hospital for treatment.
 

Attempt 3 to find our missing Fairfield man started with a more detailed search of a number of specific areas. Again, nothing was found and the search wound down with agreement with the Police. Assisted by 3 SARDA dogs this time.
 

A man was reported as having collapsed. An ambulance had been called but had requested our attendance because of potentially difficult access. As the team arrived the diagnosis of the man's condition was revealed. Sleeping! We gratefully stood down, having had a bit to do recently.
 

The search recommenced in daylight and improved weather. This time we were assisted by Kendal, Duddon and Furness on the south side, and Patterdale, Kirkby Stephen, Penrith and RAF Leeming MRTs on the northeast side. Also assisting were 4 SARDA dogs, including one from southern Scotland, and a search and rescue helicopter. An extensive search was carried out, but nothing was found.
 

A man was reported as not having returned from a walk around the Fairfield Horseshoe. A search was organised with assistance from Kendal and Patterdale MRT's and two SARDA dogs. The search continued until about 5am, limited by the poor weather.
 

A team member fell in the ghyll, while ascending to assist on this rescue, sustaining chest injuries. A group of team members went to his aid while the remainder continued with the evacuation of the previous casualty. After some spectacular flying the helicopter managed to reach both sites and evacuated both injured parties. Kendal MRT had been called to assist, given the weather and doubts that the helicopter would be able to gain access, but in the end weren't required. Team members will be issued with snorkels if these weather conditions persist. It was very very wet.
 

The team were called to the aid of a 37-year-old male who had sustained a suspected ankle fracture high up in Crinkle Ghyll. Because of the difficult location we called for the assistance of a Royal Navy SAR helicopter. The weather conditions were atrocious, with very heavy rain and low cloud. Unfortunately a team member was injured while making his way up to the casualty site when he took a small fall.
 

We were midway through evacuating the first casualty when we were made aware of second incident in nearby Oxendale. Resources (mainly comprising tired and sweaty people, some of whom were missing the FA Cup Final!) were divided up and the second incident dealt with. A woman had slipped and fallen, sustaining a suspected fractured humerus and neck injuries. She was immobilised on a vacuum mattress and evacuated to an ambulance. Again we were assisted by Kendal MRT and SARDA handlers
 

A woman walking with small group started to feel dizzy and nauseous and was unable to continue. The team was called and she was treated with oxygen, and stretchered down the hill. We were assisted by Kendal MRT and some SARDA handlers who were training in the area.
 

A young male sustained an ankle injury when he and a group of friends strayed on to rough ground. Their shouts for help where heard by people outside a nearby pub. The group were located and the injured male was reunited with his leaders for onward transport to hospital.
 

A 21-year-old woman sustained head and arm injuries when she was hit by rockfall generated by other members of her party while scrambling up steep, rocky ground. Her companions managed to assist her down to easier ground where she was met by team members, treated, and evacuated to hospital. 
 

Two boys, aged 14 and 16 became separated from their parents when their dog ran away near Angle Tarn. They chased after it. It came back of it's own accord, but the boys didn't. Their parents searched for them for about 4 hours, before coming down to the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel and raising the alarm. A search was quickly organised, with assistance from Keswick and Wasdale MRTs. While this was happening we received a message from the boys saying that they had found their way down to Stonethwaite in Borrowdale. A Keswick team member went to collect them, and one of vehicles was dispatched to Keswick to meet them. The family were reunited about 10.30pm.
 

A Manchester man went up Loughrigg to photograph the sunset, perhaps not realising how dark it would be once said event happened. As a result he was unable to find his way down. He phoned two friends for help initially and they took a torch, but were unable to located him. We were then called, and located the man after a brief search. He was unharmed.
 

A party of three, including a 15-year-old child became lost in mist on Crinkle Crags as darkness approached. They were given directions via mobile phone to Three Tarns, and then were met by team members while descending The Band.
 

A 31-year-old woman sustained a suspected fracture to her left tibia and fibula. She was treated by team members and evacuated from the fell by stretcher.
 

A 60-year-old woman sustained an ankle injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher. We had barely completed the previous job when this one came in.
 

A 75-year-old man collapsed. A team member walking nearby was able to render immediate assistance, and the team was called to evacuate him.
 

A man suffered knee ligament damage and was unable to continue. He was treated by team members  and evacuated by stretcher.
 

A group of ten people from Thailand got in to difficulties when they tried to walk from Langdale to Borrowdale. They became very cold and wet during heavy snow fall in the Angle Tarn area. Eight of them were helped to safety by passing walkers, and two of the more seriously affected were given shelter in a tent put up by a school party. They had become seriously hypothermic. The shelter provided by the school probably saved their lives, and their actions are to be commended. So to are the actions of the people who assisted the other eight. The team were called to assist the two in the tent, and we requested the assistance of a search and rescue helicopter from the RAF, and help from Kendal MRT. The two were treated by team members then all were evacuated from the hill by helicopter. The group were inadequately equipped and had little by way of appropriate clothing or footwear. Without the sound thinking of passersby and the assistance of the helicopter, the outcome would have undoubtedly been much worse.
 

A 75-year-local man slipped while walking near Tarn Crag. The team was called and the man was treated and evacuated from the fell.
 

A group of three were lost on Crinkle Crags. They phoned for help. We tried to talk them down but eventually gave up and went and got them. A team of 3 plus Search Dog Yana found the party. They were  on Gunson Knott. They were escorted to Three Tarns and down The Band where they were met by other team members ascending with spare torches and flasks of hot drinks.  Because of the very slow progress, and very poor weather conditions Kendal MRT assisted with more hot drinks and food. They reached the valley bottom about 2am. This was late finish to a day that started very early!! Hopefully it doesn't turn out to be an early start for another day!
 

A woman sustained a wrist injury when she slipped near the summit of Wansfell.
 

A couple in their 30's camped near Scandale Tarn, in what appeared to be an idyllic sheltered spot. Until it rained! Then tent was then swamped by an 18" deep pool that formed around them. They were woken by the waterbed effect associated with air mattresses floating. They abandoned their tent and took to higher ground, quickly becoming very cold. The team was called and they were escorted back to valley level. Their kit was recovered, and all were reunited in Ambleside.
 

A 56-year-old man sustained an ankle injury when he slipped on very wet ground. We found him struggling down the path, so we administered a bit of TLC, then evacuated him back to Ambleside. He was transferred to an ambulance for onward transport to hospital.
 

We received a report that a man had sustained a shoulder injury near the summit of Pike O'Stickle. The team was dispatched to deal with it, with assistance from Great North air ambulance. We arrived in the valley bottom and were about to set off when an RAF Seaking appeared, as if by magic (do you remember Mr. Benn. He became a great many things, but never a helicopter, so no explanation there!) They winched up the injured man, plus a couple of others, dropping one off in the valley bottom with us, and taking the injured person off to Carlisle hospital. This left one other person to make his way down from the casualty site with a dog that couldn't be persuaded that a ride in a helicopter was a good idea. Team members walked up to meet them, then they were transported to their car, so they could catch up with their friends in Carlisle. It turned out that the Seaking was from Devon?! Bit of a south-westerly blowing then? After a quiet January, our current busy run seems to be continuing.
 

A woman slipped and sustained a suspected wrist fracture near the summit of Loft Crag. The team was mobilised and found her being assisted down by other walkers in very slippery conditions. She had had a sling put on, and we arranged an air ambulance to evacuate her. The team then assisted the remains of the party off the fell.

A woman walking with a group suffered chest pains. Initially an ambulance was called, but the the team was mobilised along with an air ambulance. The woman was treated by team members and then loaded into the air ambulance for transport to Furness General Hospital.
 

A 21-year-old man fell while scrambling. He fell on to the snow and slid over 200 metres. Luckily he didn't hit anything solid and sustained a gash to the head, sustaining suspected fractured ribs, and multiple bruises and abrasions. He was assisted initially by witnesses, and then handed over to the team for treatment and onward transport to hospital.
 

A 45-year-old woman slipped and fell 100 metres on hard neve. Quite what her and her partner were doing at 600 metres on solid snow in the just about the most inappropriate footwear we've encountered is anybody's guess. The footwear shows the tell-tale of LAMRT modifications. She had lost consciousness briefly and sustained a suspected fractured femur, head, chest and rib injuries. She was treated by team members and evacuated to hospital by RAF helicopter.

We spent an additional day providing ambulance assistance while the snowy weather continued to cause problems on many roads.
 

The team provided assistance to the Police after further heavy snow caused disruption in the area. Abandoned cars were checked to make sure there were no occupants stranded and several people were ferried to Coniston and Grasmere. As we were about to pack up we received a succession of requests to help the ambulance service with 999 calls to the Windermere area, and a 999 request to the Langdale area that was caused by a malfunctioning phone.
 

The team provided assistance to the Police and ambulance service after heavy snow caused disruption in the area.
 

A woman sustained a suspected fracture wrist when she slipped on wet ground. She was given pain relief, her injury was immobilised and she was stretchered from the fell with help from Kendal MRT
 

A woman sustained a suspected fracture tibia and fibula after she slipped on wet ground. She was treated by team members and stretchered down the fell. She was then transferred to an ambulance.
 

Two men walking the Cumbria Way became benighted as a result of a spectacular navigation error. The Cumbria Way follows the valley bottom in Mickleden, and the weather was as good as it gets(fresh snow, cold with clear blue skies), so some considerable effort must have gone into going so far off route. They were located by taking bearings from their camera flash being discharged from the opposite side of the valley, and then guiding team members to them. They were escorted from the crag, and returned to their B&B.
 

A man in his 50's started to feel unwell. The team was called and he was assisted from the fell by the team and referred to a doctor.
 

A 51-year-old man collapsed near Codale Tarn. The incident was initially reported as near Blindtarn Moss, but after another walker came across them he was able to pass on an updated position. An RAF helicopter was called to assist and arrived just ahead of the first team members. The man was loaded into the helicopter, along with other group members, and flown to Carlisle. Unfortunately the man was confirmed dead on arrival at hospital
 

A group of 5 climbers from Birmingham University became cragfast on rough ground at the top Middlefell Buttress. Four where recovered from the top and one was assisted from the descent gulley. One of the group seemed to think he was in Scotland! While the team was on scene a team member who is also a First Responder was alerted to a man who had suffered a suspected cardiac arrest in a nearby hotel dining room. A number of team members not committed to the crag where able to attend and carry out CPR until the First Responders and Paramedics arrived. Unfortunately the man died.
 

A man sustained an ankle injury when he slipped on an icy slab near Three Tarns. Team members set off the old fashioned way, on foot, but were overtaken by an air ambulance that had been requested to assist. It managed to land its paramedic nearby, then came back and picked up a couple of team members to help with the lifting. The injured man was airlifted to Furnace General Hospital, and his companions were escorted down by team members.
 

An elderly woman sustained an ankle injury after slipping. She was treated by team members, who were assisted by Kendal MRT.
 

A young woman celebrating her 30th birthday slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. The team responded, splinted her leg and started to carry her down. We had just started when we were alerted to a second rescue in Langdale. We requested the assistance of the Great North Air Ambulance with our first casualty to allow us to attend to the second. They came and evacuated the woman to Furnace General Hospital. Attempts by her partner to convince her that the helicopter ride was a birthday treat seemed doomed to failure.

We were requested to assist the ambulance with the recovery of an 11-year-old girl who had suffered a displaced ankle fracture. She was treated by the paramedic, and we evacuated her by stretcher.
 

A couple from London became lost in the vicinity of Bowfell. They had initially descended towards Green Hole, realised that they were going wrong and then went back up, but went past Three Tarns and back up Bowfell. They phoned for help, and were located by team members and escorted back down again.
 

A male walker collapsed with a suspected heart attack. A helicopter was requested to assist, but couldn't get to us because of the weather. Sadly, despite attempts to revive him, he died. His body was recovered to Ambleside. We were assisted by Kendal MRT.

The team was requested to search for a person missing in the Rydal area. The search was called off in the early hours of the morning, and then resumed during the daylight hours of Saturday 11th. Nothing was found. The search started again on the morning of Sunday 12th, but was called off at around 10am when information was received that the missing person had been sighted outside the area.
 

We were requested to assist Kendal MRT with a search for a person missing in the Scout Scar area. Nine team members went to help. Nothing was found and the incident remains unresolved despite further searching by Kendal MRT the following day.
 

A male walker sustained a dislocated his shoulder on the summit of Thornthwaite Beacon. An air ambulance was called, but couldn't get in because of the weather, so it had to be done on foot. Kendal MRT were called, and then requested our help. Their team doctor relocated the shoulder (it not having gone far) and the man was evacuated to Troutbeck and taken to hospital in Kendal MRT's ambulance.

No rest for the wicked. We'd barely packed up from the previous rescue when we were presented with another. A 19-year-old male had sustained an ankle injury while descending from Easedale Tarn. He was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley floor. He was transported to hospital by Kendal MRT, who had come to help.
 

A woman sustained an arm injury after a fall. The team was called and she was evacuated with help from Kendal MRT.
 

An elderly woman sustained an ankle injury after a slip on icy ground. An ambulance was called, but couldn't find her. We were called when a team member working in the area was made aware of the incident, and alerted the team. She was treated by team members and transferred to the ambulance which, by then had arrived at the roadside nearby.
 

An elderly woman sustained an ankle injury after a slip on icy ground. An ambulance was called, but couldn't find her. We were called when a team member working in the area was made aware of the incident, and alerted the team. She was treated by team members and transferred to the ambulance which, by then had arrived at the roadside nearby.
 

A couple walking above Grasmere, near Silver How phoned to say they couldn't find their way off. They could see Grasmere and the A591, but couldn't find a way down. After attempting to talk them down for 45 minutes, we gave up and went and got them. They were located 10 minutes up the hill and escorted back to the valley.
 

The team was asked by the ambulance service to assist with a woman who was suffering from chest pains in Bowness. They were having difficulty reaching her because of the snow that remained from the earlier heavy fall.

A 33-year-old man slipped on an icy path and sustained a lower leg injury. He was treated by the team and evacuated to an ambulance.

A man slipped on an icy path and sustained a lower leg injury. He was treated by the team and evacuated to an ambulance.

A woman walking with a family group slipped on an icy path and fractured her tibia and fibula. Her injury was splinted by team members and she was evacuated to an ambulance.

A competitor in the annual Wansfell Race sustained a suspected left ankle fracture while descending. He was treated by team members and transported to hospital. Hopefully they've still got a bit of turkey in the canteen. It was icy underfoot and light snow fell on the descent… That's the boring version! The red-top version might read...
FATHER RESCUE SON FROM WINTER ICY HELL!
An Ambleside Mountain Rescuer was involved in the dramatic rescue of his son today. The man was hurtling down an icy mountain while competing in a race, when he slipped and suffered serious injury (he told us it hurt) to his ankle. The man's father, watching the race with the rest of the family, was just wondering where his son was after the leading competitors had passed through, when his pager sounded to alert him to a rescue. "Imagine my surprise when the casualty turned out to be my son" remarked the team member.
The team braved winter conditions (it snowed gently, but was quite chilly!) to rescue the man. He was reunited briefly with his family at the bottom of the hill, before being transported to hospital.
The victim's son (6-years-old) was heard to comment that he thought the rescue went well, but that if it had been any higher up, we should have used a helicopter. The team suspects that he is jealous, because his Dad got a sledge ride down the hill, and he didn't.

Snow and freezing rain fell on frozen ground, causing very slippery conditions on every surface. A woman who was part of a large rambling group from Southport slipped on a quiet back road and sustained painful wrist and shoulder injuries. An ambulance was called but was unable to reach her in the icy conditions, so the team was requested to assist. She was transported to the ambulance in a team 4x4.

After an overnight high level camp a group of three young men were descending the Band when one of them became separated from the other two. The two had a look back up the hill, waited for him in the valley, but he didn't appear, so they called us. A small group searched Mickleden and he was located in a remote part of the valley, having missed the path and descended steep ground, his torch having failed. He was tired, but unhurt. He was reunited with his friends back at the Old Dungeon Ghyll car park. While we were there another man identified himself to us. It transpired that he was the casualty from rescue 62. He showed us his scar, and explained that he was recovering, but still had trouble stamping the mud from his boots!

A local man, aged 83, stumbled and fell as a result of problems with his hips. He was treated by team members and transported back to Ambleside for the onward journey to hospital.

Five team members assisted with a search carried out by Keswick MRT for two people overdue from a walk. They were located in Little Narrow Cove, having taken cover for the night.

A man in his 70s collapsed with suspected epilepsy. He was evacuated by air ambulance.

A group of four descending the Band spotted a light, apparently signalling for help across the valley on Mart Crag Moor. They noted their position and a bearing to the light, convinced themselves that it was a signal for help and not just another person descending after a long day, and phoned for help. They were interviewed by the team, and the position of the light was calculated. A group was dispatched, and after a short search found a lone male walker trying to find his way off Mart Crag Moor.

A young man on a night walk slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. And what a fine night it was to be walking. Cold, moonlit and clear. You could see for miles! We did what we do a lot of, and went home.

A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture after she slipped. She was treated by the team, and stretchered from the fell.

A couple in their 40s from Settle, with two dogs, phoned to say that they were lost on the Crinkles, with darkness rapidly approaching. After talking to them we deduced that they were probably in the Long Top area. They were directed downhill towards Moasdale, where they met by personnel dispatched to avoid a lengthy night search! The couple had no torch and weather was due to worsen and prevention is better than cure! They were located at Throstle Garth and escorted back to the valley. We were assisted by Wasdale MRT.

The team was paged to respond to three men who where cragfast on Raven Crag. Team members were dispatched to investigate, but while this was happening further enquiries linked this to an incident in Keswick where a man had reported his friends as overdue and could see lights on Raven Crag, Borrowdale. We managed to get home just as the rain started again, and left Keswick MRT to deal with it. There are about thirty Raven Crags in the Lake District, so I suppose it's inevitable that they get mislaid every now and again.

A woman with her 10-year-old son was reported as overdue from their walk. A search was being organised when she turned up in Grasmere.

The team was called to assist a couple who had become cragfast on Kettle Crag, above Blea Tarn. They were escorted to safety by team members.
 

We were called to the aid of a 15-year-old boy who had sustained a suspected fractured ankle above Easedale Tarn. He was treated with a splint and pain relief, and then, with assistance form Kendal MRT, he was carried down to the valley and transported on to hospital. The remainder of his companions were escorted down.
 

A 68-year-old woman sustained an suspected ankle fracture in a slip. Her location was given as near Easedale Tarn, but she was eventually located on the other side of the ridge, in Far Easedale. She was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley bottom, with assistance from Kendal MRT. She was then transported to Keswick for onward transport to hospital. It rained. Heavily! With thunder. Nice.
 

A man sustained a head injury while walking. He was treated by team members and transferred to hospital.
 

A woman slipped and sustained a fractured wrist. She was treated by companions at the scene, and the received further treatment from the team, before being evacuated by air ambulance to Furness General Hospital.
 

A 69-year-old man became unwell on a walk to Silver How. He was evacuated by the team.

A member of a National Trust footpath repair team took a tumble and badly cut his knee. The wound was cleaned, closed and splinted by team members, and he was evacuated by Great North Air Ambulance to Carlisle hospital. His knee was described as looking like a pizza, which is difficult to argue with when you examine the picture below!

A man slipped and sustained a knee injury. He was evacuated from the fell for onward transport to hospital.
 

Two walkers descending towards Blea Tarn came across the body of a man. The team was asked to recover the body by the Police. The circumstances of death are not known at the time of writing.