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ALERT ONLY. SEPTEMBER 25th THU. 20.36 hrs INGLEBOROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT No 15 OF 2025

The team recieved a call that a group of Three Peaks walkers had become concerned about the welfare of one of the group whilst descending Ingleborough in darkness. The Duty Controller was able to speak with the group and confirmed their location and was able to give assurances that they were close to the finish and on the correct path. The group were able to complete the walk safely and…

INCIDENT 33/2025. APR 24th THU. 22.56hrs Nr NICK POT SHOOTING HUT, AUSTWICK, NORTH YORKSHIRE

Two Three Peaks walkers (f, 23; f, 22) reported themselves benighted near the ruinous Nick Pot shooting hut on the route from Ingleborough to Horton in Ribblesdale. The battery of one of their mobile phones was completely flat and the other was failing rapidly; they were using it as a torch, to find their way over a rough section of the path. Two team members drove up Crummackdale and to…

INCIDENT 72/2024. SEPTEMBER 25th WED. 19.23 hrs. CLAPHAM BOTTOMS, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

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…

INCIDENT 36/2024 MAY 26th SUN. 22.00 INGLEBOROUGH/HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

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