A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

Lost Walkers at Tongue Gill

A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

Callout 2024_078

Date

Tue 3 September 2024

Called out

20:45

Stood down

23:15

Duration

2½ hours

Location

Tongue Gill

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.

The callout in numbers

12

Team members

Hours on the hill

78

Callout of the year

Other agencies

Langdale Ambleside MRT.

With thanks to Langdale Ambleside MRT.

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

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