A walker (f, 54) slipped and heard a loud crack from her ankle while walking the return path of the Waterfalls Trail through the Baxengill Gorge, Ingleton. Her husband reported the suspected ankle fracture to North Yorkshire Police, who called CRO. Having assessed the injury, team members gave pain relief, splinted the injured leg then carried the casualty on a wheeled stretcher to the team Land Rover. This took casualty…
NWAS called CRO when their ambulance could not reach a dog-walker (f, 48) who was found by a mountain biker and reported to be ‘disorientated after collapse’ on the bridleway near Brownthwaite Pike, Casterton..An update showed that the patient did not know where she was or what had happened to her. As team members were responding, a further update from NWAS said that the ambulance crew had managed to get…
For those of our readers who are visitors to Ribblesdale, please be aware that the B6479 is closed to all traffic at the southerly of the two road bridges near The Crown, in Horton in Ribblesdale. The closure is posted for the remainder of November and to 2nd December. As the initial signs at Bridge End, Settle and the B6479/ B6255 junction at Ribblehead stated simply that the road was…
We’re delighted to tell you that the website for signing up for next year’s CRO Ingleborough Challenge is now live! 2022 saw our biggest ever event, with the most entries in any single year – can you help us beat that number for 2023? Full details of the event (12 mile Clapham circuit or the marathon) are on the event website at https://crochallenge.wordpress.com/ We look forward to seeing you on…
