Three Three Peaks walkers (all m) took the wrong route off the Ingleborough summit plateau and descended to Gaping Gill in thick cloud and ‘horizontal rain’, rather than the path to Horton in Ribblesdale. They were wet, cold and unable to complete their walk, having been walking for almost twelve hours. As CRO members responded, PhoneFind placed the walkers just North of Trow Gill, going on to Clapham Bottoms. They…
North Yorkshire Police requested the team’s assistance to find two walkers (m, 45, f, 13) lost in the vicinity of Ingleborough Cave. Team members used team vehicles to conduct a preliminary search of tracks in the area, while other team members gathered at the Depot to prepare for a more extensive search on foot. A team Land Rover quickly located the missing persons near the entrance to Ingleborough Cave, cold…
The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) to a volunteer member of a working party (M, 65) who was on Pen y Ghent, one of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks, repairing the pathway. The man had been taken ill and was not capable of walking off the hill. Whilst other team members were alerted and deployed to a nearby location, we were actually able to drive our Honda Pioneer…
Four members of an original party of twelve Three Peaks walkers had been struggling and were reported overdue on the descent from Ingleborough. With a search plan in place and a handful of team members en route to begin the search, a call was received confirming that the mispers had reached Horton safely. Another party of walkers had guided them off the hill with their lights. Volunteer hours: 5
