In warm and humid conditions, a Three Peaks walker (m, 39) became exhausted – unable either to walk or to stand – and experienced occasional cramps on the approach to the summit ridge of Whernside. Despite being given drinks and energy food, his situation did not improve and, after half an hour, his companions rang 999. North Yorkshire Police passed the request for help to CRO. Although the party was…
In extremely hot and humid weather, a Three Peaks walker (m, 31) suffered prolonged and incapacitating cramp in one leg, reportedly on the summit of Ingleborough. Because of communication problems, it was not possible to confirm his party’s location, so a small, fast group of team members ran up from Crina Bottom, with first aid kit and drinks. While they were en route, the casualty party’s position was confirmed as…
Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked for help in bringing two people (m, ;f, 61) up the riverbank to ambulances waiting on The Green. The pair had been walking from the village to the caravan site and had fallen over a low wall, in the dark, tumbling into Clapham Beck. One, with an apparent shoulder injury, was helped to climb a ladder, up the bank. The other, with face and painful back…
Three inexperienced walkers, attempting the Three Peaks, reported themselves lost, but uninjured on Ingleborough. The Phonefind app showed them to be on the Swinetail, from where they were advised by phone to return to the summit shelter. This they did, but declined to risk trying to find a way off and were instructed to stay at the shelter. One member ran up the hill from Newby, one remained at home…
