Archives: Rescues

Quayfoot Buttress (12)

A rock climber took a leader fall from a route on Quayfoot Buttress in Borrowdale sustaining very serious injuries. The ...

Callout Time: 1:28 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, GNAAS, Coast Guard, NWAS, Police

High Seat (11)

A man was walking with his wife on High Seat when he jumped over some boggy ground. On landing he heard/felt his hamstri...

Callout Time: 4:31 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, GNAAS

Whinlatter Forest (10)

A couple of mountain bikers were descending the "Grand National" section of the North Red Loop when one of the riders cr...

Callout Time: 10:14 am
Agencies Involved: NWAS, Great North Air Ambulance, Keswick MRT

Base Brown (9)

A couple came across a lone walker who had slipped and suffered a suspected ankle fracture. They managed to contact the ...

Callout Time: 4:17 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, NWAS

Eagle Crag (8)

After a day in the fells a man was descending from Eagle Crag when he slipped and fell on steep ground. The man suffered...

Callout Time: 7:52 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, Coast Guard Helicopter, GNAAS

Blease Fell (7)

An experienced paraglider pilot suffered a heavy landing after a partial canopy collapse. A team member who was on Bleas...

Callout Time: 12:02 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, GNAAS

Hindscarth (6)

A 71 year old male took a fall whilst descending from Hindscarth suffering head and neck injuries. The man's wife was ab...

Callout Time: 12:29 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, GNAAS

Barf (5)

A man was ascending Barf by one of the original, and particularly unpleasant, paths to the summit. Having made some prog...

Callout Time: 4:34 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

Launchy Ghyll (4)

A 46 year old male was looking for photographic inspiration in Launchy Ghyll when he slipped and fell into the stream be...

Callout Time: 2:05 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, NWAS