NYP contacted the team regarding a collapsed walker (m, 51) with central chest and arm pain on the ascent of Whernside. A full team callout was made and CRO2 and 3 were mobilised to Ribblehead. Team members were collected there and transferred to the aqueduct, while three swift team members were sent ahead with medical equipment. Once at the aqueduct members were swiftly sent to the casualty site with further…
A Three Peaks walker (f, 41) collapsed near ‘the fingerpost’ at the corner leading on to ‘the miners’ track’ to the summit of Pen y ghent (Taking the clockwise route.). Team members, most of whom had just returned from the previous incident, were taken to the top of Horton Scar Lane by Land Rover, then walked up the hill. The team’s casualty carers were sufficiently concerned at the condition of…
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a party of walkers who had become separated from one of their number whilst descending from the summit of Ingleborough. Although initially uncontactable the missing walker came back into mobile signal as the Duty Controller was making initial enquiries. Upon speaking to the missing person the Duty Controller was able to ascertain that she had taken the path back to…
A Three Peaks walker (f, 55) experienced pain in one knee on the descent from Whernside. This had worsened by the time she reached Ingleborough so she was unable to put any weight on it as she left the summit plateau. In the really dry conditions, team vehicles were taken quite a way up Little Ingleborough then members continued on foot to the summit and just over the eastern ‘corner’…
