The Team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police with information that two walkers (F, 35 and 37) were stuck on the summit of Ingleborough in bad weather conditions. Having established that the two were close to the Swine Tail path near the summit plateau, they were advised to remain where they were whilst team members were mobilised to them. Hasty teams were sent on foot from both Crina Bottom and…
The Team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a walker (F, 40) who had slipped whilst descending Little Ingleborough. The casualty had sustained a painful lower leg injury and was unable to continue her walk down. The Team’s Honda Pioneer ATV vehicle was despatched and managed to get close to the injured lady’s party. Following immediate treatment on scene other Team members walked up from Trow Gill with…
North Yorkshire Police were called by two walkers (m,27; f,27) who said they were lost in low cloud and rain after following a published walk on Ingleborough. As they were in a poor reception area, the usual telephone location systems were ineffective. However, the caller had mentioned walking past ‘a tanker’, which the team’s local knowledge suggested was the bowser (for watering stock) in the Clapham Bottoms area. With other…
A group of walkers (2f, 3m, 30s) set off up Ingleborough from near Chapel-le-Dale. One member of the group turned back at Humphrey Bottom. Having later received a message from the rest of the group saying that they were lost, she called 999. As a small CRO team met with her to get further information, the other members of the group turned up safe and well. Volunteer hours: 16
