A Lake District mountain rescue team has been called out 103 times so far this year.
Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out for the 100th time on July 29 at 1.15am to Brown Tongue on Scafell Pike.
A walker had fallen close to the stream crossing on Brown Tongue and sustained a potentially dislocated shoulder.
Team members quickly made their way to the scene. After an assessment some strong pain relief was administered and the walker was stretchered and carried to Brackenclose, after which a handover to a land ambulance crew was undertaken, before a transfer to hospital.
On August 2, at around 9pm, the tam was called out in heavy rain after a lone walker who had had fallen and injured his leg, had lost the path and was not equipped for the weather, which had deteriorated significantly with torrential rain arriving. He had called police because was concerned for his safety.
The team said: “The initial location description was described as Lingmell Crag. A full callout was made, with a potentially serious and challenging crag rescue from the east side of Lingmell.
“However a subsequent accurate Phonefind put the walker on Goat Crags, and with a clear mobile phone reception, the team leader was able to direct the walker to the Lingmell Nose descent path.
“Fortunately the leg injury was not serious and the walker then made his own way safely off the fell, wet and cold, but otherwise okay. Team members who had been waiting at base were stood down having not been needed to deploy. A good outcome.”
On August 3, the team was alerted at around 7.40pm about a family party of four walkers who were overdue from a walk up Scafell Pike. Another family member called raising concern.
The team said: “However, as the team leader started to gather information, a call to one of the party connected and it was confirmed that all of the group were safe and well and nearly back to their vehicle. A patchy mobile signal explained the lack of contact before this. The team was stood down.”
At around 8.20pm on the same day, a second alert from Cumbria police was sent to the team, about a walking party of 11 people seeking help to get to Seathwaite having become lost on the descent on the Corridor Route from Scafell Pike.
The team said: “The co-ordinates from the call to the police put them close to the old Sty Head path in Wasdale. With the cloud base well above them, the team leader gave advice that the shortest route to safety was to Wasdale Head and then a taxi ride back to Borrowdale. This would be visible downhill from their location. The police relayed this message and the log was closed.”
