Benighted Walker on Striding Edge
A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.
Home / Incidents / Callout 2024_104 · 3 December 2024
Callout 2024_104
Overdue party
The Team was alerted to a lone walker stranded in the dark on Striding Edge. Conditions were wintery and as he did not have a torch, he was unsure about continuing. Initially the police called out Keswick MRT who spoke to the young walker over the phone and established his exact location.
As he was parked at Glenridding they passed the job to PMRT. The young man wasn’t injured so just required assistance of the three Team Members who had been tasked with bringing him off the fell. As the rescuers approached the Hole in the Wall, just before Striding Edge, they met the walker who had managed to traverse the ridge.
He was assisted from the fell.
The callout in numbers
5
Team members
2
Hours on the hill
104
Callout of the year
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Cumbria Police.
With thanks to Cumbria Police.
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