A climber took a lead fall, ripping out gear and hitting the ground, sustains injuries to both ankles and the lumber area. He was treated and evacuated to an air ambulance for transport to Preston hospital
A 33-year-old male fell about 4 metres while climbing, landing on his feet and injuring both ankles. There is potential for a fall of this nature to cause other injuries, masked by the pain in the ankles, so the man was splinted in a full-body vacuum splint as a precaution and then evacuated to the air ambulance waiting in the valley bottom. He was then flown to hospital
A male climber fell whiel demonstrating techniques to a group. He sustained a nasty head injury and a fracture/dislocated ankle. He was treated by team members, air and land ambulance paramedics and evacuated to the valley floor for onward transport to hospital by air ambulance.
The Team went to the aid of a 49 year old man from Bridgend who fell 25ft. to base of crag and sustained pelvic injuries and fractures to his arm and leg.
The team and R.A.F. Linton M.R.T. went to the aid of a 27 year old man from Middlesex who fell 40 feet when his belay harness came undone. He suffered spinal and hand injuries and a compound fractured right foot.
The team went to the assistance of a 39 year old Surrey man who fell 6 feet whilst on an O.B. course. He sustained a compound fracture of his right leg/ankle when someone failed to hold him on a safety rope.
An A.T.C. Officer aged 40 from Wilford, Notts, demonstrating abseil methods, fell 50' when climbing belt and safety rope became detached from tutor. He sustained serious multiple injuries. A helicopter from R.A.F. Boulmer flew casualty to Whitehaven Hospital.
A 13 year old schoolboy from Stockport, who was under instruction, fell 60 ft. on Lower Scout Crag, Langdale. He sustained head and spinal injuries. The team carried him down on a stretcher and then to Hospital in Kendal.
Footnote: The 'Whillans' harness, which the boy had on, came undone, was not fitted correctly.
A 20-year-old male climber fell from Lower Scout Crag, ripping out all his gear and hitting the ground. He sustained an open fracture to his femur, a broken wrist, two fractures to his arm, a fractured jaw, and head injuries. The left-hand picture, below, shows the severe shortening caused by the femur fracture, and the third picture shows damage to his helmet.
head injury.
A climber hit the ground from about fifteen metres after he fell and his runners failed.
We were driving home from the previous incident and had just passed Scout Crag when we were notified of an incident there.
A 40-year-old man fell while climbing, ripping two pieces of protection on the way to hitting the ground.
Male, 25 years. Leading a climb on Lower Scout Crag, Great Langdale when he slipped and sustained a fracture of left knee and shoulder injuries.
Male, 28 years. Climbing on Lower Scout Crag, Great Langdale, when he slipped about 30 feet sustaining a lacerated right knee and an injury to his right elbow. Brought down the fell by the team and taken in the land rover to Ambleside and then by ambulance to hospital.
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.
