The team provided rescue cover for the annual Three Peaks Mountain race. Almost 1000 runners took part in the open race and team relay events. Team members were placed at strategic locations throughout the course. Fortunately, despite the warm conditions the team only had to provide support for a few minor issues and had to give medical assistance to one runner (m,36) who had collapsed with heat exhaustion close to…
3 peaks
INCIDENT 12/2026. MARCH 2ND MON 19:38 HRS INGLEBOROUGH, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE
A walker (M 27) walking the 3 peaks, struggling with sore knees on the summit of Ingleborough, called for assistance. The team were put on stand by and a small team headed off up the fell in the team’s ATV CRO 4. The local running club (Settle Harriers) were out on their Monday night run and tonights was over Ingleborough, two of our team members were out with them so…
INCIDENT 07/26. JANUARY 24TH SAT. 14:14 HRS. WHERNSIDE, CHAPEL-LE-DALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) to a lost walker (m,14) who was doing the Yorkshire Three Peaks and had become separated from his group, was unsure where he was, and had a nearly flat phone battery. From the description given of his location, the Duty Controller had a good idea of where to find him so initially a small team was deployed to collect him, however…
INCIDENT 80/2025. (same day) 18.17 hrs PEN Y GHENT, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE.
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…