Cumbria Police asked the Team to assist a walker who had lost their way between Aira Force and Glencoyne. The walker, from the USA, was contacted by a Team Deputy and guided back to her intended destination.

Cumbria Police had received a call from a couple reporting themselves lost on the Helvellyn range. In low cloud and rain, they had become disoriented and thought they were somewhere near to Nethermost Pike. The couple were uninjured, had a torch and suitable clothing, so were given directions off the fell via Dollywagon Pike and Grisedale Tarn.

Meanwhile, the Team was placed on standby. The couple’s progress was monitored and contact was made at various points to ensure that they were on the correct route. Eventually, the couple arrived safely in the valley bottom and their vehicle.

Cumbria Police contacted the Team to report a fell runner missing in poor visibility. A party of three runners had been approaching the summit of The Knight when contact was lost with the slowest of the group. It was agreed with the police to place the Team on standby pending renewed phone contact with any of the runners.

On returning to their vehicle, the missing runner was also back at the car.

Cumbria Police requested the Team investigate a report of flashing lights. It was established that there were multiple lights, indicating several individuals, and that there was no clear pattern to suggest that they were a signal. Since the area has good mobile coverage and there were no reports of parties overdue in the vicinity it was agreed, with the informant and the police, that no further action would be taken.

The Team was contacted by Coniston MRT who had been passed the incident in error. Overcome by darkness, two walkers had reported themselves lost on the Coast- to-Coast route between Patterdale and Grasmere. As their phone was registered overseas, the exact location couldn’t be ascertained.

Personnel from Patterdale were sent up Grisedale to clear the paths to the tarn while personnel from Langdale Ambleside MRT were sent up Tongue Gill and Raise Beck. The walkers were located on the Grasmere side of the fell at approximately 22:45 hours and escorted to their accommodation by members of the Langdale Team.