While competing in the Three Peaks Race, a runner (m, 20) tripped on the approach to the summit of Pen y ghent, having run up via Horton Scar Lane. When he fell forwards, he put an arm out to arrest the fall and, in doing so, dislocated a shoulder. The two team members stationed on the summit were alerted and descended the short distance to the casualty. They assisted him,…
A fell-runner (m, 38) called NYP to say that he was on Ingleborough and stuck in a snowdrift. He said he had 10% phone battery, was in running gear, with a head torch, but no injuries. 24 seconds later, a further call was received and that became incident no 95. Members were warned to be ready to go out, but while the duty controller was attempting to confirm the locations…
A visitor reported that her husband (67), a keen fell-runner but un-familiar with the area, had gone for a run up Ingleborough and not returned to Chapel le dale over an hour after the arranged time of 16.00 hrs.. When the duty controller tried to call the reporting person, the call went to Voicemail. Having left a request that she phone back, he then phoned NYP’s Force Control Room for…
A competitor (m, 44) in the Spine Challenger ultra-marathon event (along the Pennine Way from Edale to Hawes, in one go) collapsed at Comb Hill, just above the head of Watlowes (a.k.a. ‘The Dry Valley’), North of Malham. Even after attention from the event’s doctor, he was unable to move, so team members carried him, by stretcher, to the road at Langscar Gate, where he was handed over to YAS…
