Shepherds Crag (108)

Callout Date: 16/08/2026
Callout Time: 3:23 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, GNAAS, NWAS

The team was deployed following a report from an informant that a climber had accidentally abseiled off the end of their rope at Shepherd’s Crag. The casualty hit the ground and tumbled approximately 5 metres down the terrain, sustaining a concussion. Team members arrived on scene alongside the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) Helimed crew and a North West Ambulance Service land ambulance. After a medical assessment, the climber was packaged into a rescue stretcher and carried by the team to the waiting land ambulance.

17 team members – 1 hour 8 minutes