A local farmer contacted one of the Assistant Controllers to request assistance with one of his lambs that had fallen down a small pothole off Horton Scar Lane. After alerting the Duty Controller, the Assistant Controller went up with the farmer to assess the situation so that a rescue could be arranged. Later that afternoon a small team headed up Horton Scar Lane to the pothole and one member descended…
North Yorkshire Police asked the team to assist with a report of two cavers significantly overdue on a trip into Stile Pot. As the Duty Controllers placed underground members on standby and gathered further information, NYP called back to advise that the missing cavers were out of the cave and safe. Volunteer hours: 2
A caver (f, 20) was unable to ascend the final pitch out of Gaping Gill (Dihedral Route) and became stranded on the ledge. The group leader and a CRO duty controller discussed the wisdom of initiating a rescue by the group itself but agreed to bring in the team. A team member descended to the ledge with a group shelter to keep the caver warm until the pitch had been…
Despite being quite small, a caver (f, 20) was unable to exit Big Meanie. She had adequate food and equipment but did not know the other way out via Death’s Head Hole, so members of her party called for help. While the first team members went to descend Death’s Head Hole, members of the original party were persuaded to return and try to assist their colleague. In this they were…
