Cragfast Scramblers on Helvellyn

Keswick MRT passed details of a party of two young people reporting themselves at the top of Swirral Edge and unable to descend. Unfortunately, the Team was unable to contact the pair so a party of 3 Team Members were sent to assist. The parent of one of those involved advised the police that they had intermittent live tracking data for their daughter’s phone and that they were near Helvellyn summit.

The couple had ignored the police request made during the original 999 call, for them to stay where they were. The rescue party was diverted to traverse Striding Edge. In the absence of further tracking data it seemed increasingly likely that the couple had descended into Nethermost Cove. Further Team Members were tasked with ascending into Nethermost Cove from Grisedale, while the first rescue party descended into the Cove from Striding Edge.

Contact was made with the pair at 21:50 hours. The couple was escorted to the Team vehicles before being driven back to the Rescue Centre.