INCIDENT 53/2019 – July 6th. Sat. 04.59hrs – Pen y ghent, North Yorkshire – Mountain Incident

A Three Peaks walker (m, 60) lost his footing on the steep, rocky path to the summit of Pen y ghent, falling about two metres and landing on his head, shoulder and arm. He sustained shoulder, opposite wrist and slight head injuries and lost consciousness for a few minutes.  CRO members carried him down, by stretcher, to a team Land Rover, passing hundreds of ascending walkers on the way.  He…

INCIDENT 52/2019 – June 27th. Thu. 17.18hrs – Malham Cove, Malham, North Yorkshire – Mountain Incident

One of a group of three adults rang North Yorkshire Police for Mountain Rescue assistance at the top of Malham Cove and a small group of CRO members was turned out to help. Two members of the walking group were experiencing difficulty on the limestone pavement, so were assisted off the rocks, onto a grassy area and into a team Land Rover. This took them, physically unharmed, to their own…

INCIDENT 49/2019 – June 23rd. Sun. 12.49hrs – Ingleborough summit, North Yorkshire – Mountain Incident

A young person was attempting the 3 peaks walk with a school group when he developed pain in his right upper leg and found himself unable to continue walking beyond the summit shelter on Ingleborough. Two teachers waited with him while the rest of his group continued their walk. CRO team members were able to drive as far as Crina Bottom, before continuing to the summit on foot. The young…

INCIDENT 48/2019 – June 22nd. Sat. 17.01hrs – Little Ingleborough, Clapham, North Yorkshire – Mountain Incident

On the descent from Ingleborough towards Gaping Gill, a walker (f, 59) slipped and fell forward, sustaining a facial injury. Although originally reported to have lost consciousness, briefly, and possibly having a hip injury, neither may have been the case, as she recovered before CRO team members arrived. Although a little shaky, she was able to stand and begin walking down to meet the team’s ‘hasty party’. After assessment  by…