Eagle Crag (32)

Callout Date: 18/04/2025
Callout Time: 3:30 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

‘It was the dog’s fault, he pushed me!’ The words (with a smile) of a lone Wainwright-bagging walker who had been descending the very steep path down the nose of Eagle Crag with his dog Benji. After scrambling down a steep step on the ‘path’ the man went to lift his dog down, Benji pushed at the wrong time and unbalanced him sending the man tumbling. Fortunately a good ledge stopped him going a lot further but not before he had sustained a large gash on his head. Many thanks to the passing walker who showed us the way to the casualty. A team medic scrambled up to the man and treated his wound whilst a rope was rigged from above to allow a protected scramble back up for a walk off down a better path. By the time the team reached the bottom of the hill Benji had long since been forgiven!

19 Team members – 3 hours 45 minutes