INCIDENT 34/2022 MAY 18th WED. 15.07 IVY BUTTRESS, COMMON SCARS , LAWKLAND, NORTH YORKSHIRE (a.k.a. ‘GIGGLESWICK NORTH’) – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A climber (f, 54) fell from above her highest anchor, catching one foot on a ledge and sustaining a suspected ankle fracture on Ivy Buttress, Giggleswick North. Arriving on scene, YAS paramedics asked that CRO be called. Following their assessment, a vacuum splint was applied and team members lifted the injured climber into a casualty bag and onto a lightweight stretcher. She was carried down the steep, wooded slope to…