Little Narrow Cove, Scafell Pike (8)

Callout Date: 31/01/2022
Callout Time: 9:48 am
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, Wasdale MRT, Duddon & Furness MRT, Coast Guard Helicopter

After a very windy and wild night associated with named storm Corrie, Wasdale team were responding to a callout to two young men who had spent the night in a tent somewhere around the Scafell area. Keswick team were requested to attend with backup equipment in support as a precaution. A small team set off from Seathwaite up the Grains Gill track occasionally spotting the Coast Guard helicopter as it ferried Wasdale team members onto the hill. The Keswick team members got as far as Esk Hause before getting the all clear to return to base.

4 team members – 4 hours 30 minutes