An aspiring Three Peaks walker (m, 39) called North Yorkshire Police, who called CRO, reporting that he was on the descent from Ingleborough towards Horton in Ribblesdale, ‘4 miles from the bottom’ and that he had ‘fallen over and broken finger, going into shock. Cannot continue with journey and requires help.’ As the location system used by the statutory emergency services had not produced a result, the CRO duty controller…
A walker (m, 62) phoned North Yorkshire Police and asked for Mountain Rescue after he had slipped, just a short distance from the summit of Ingleborough, having ascended from Ingleton. He believed that he had broken an ankle and said he was unable to walk unaided. CRO 4, the Honda Pioneer ATV, took two members and initial equipment as far up the path as was safe then returned to the…
Members were called to a D of E expeditioner (f, 17) who had collapsed while climbing Ingleborough. A phone call to the group’s supervisor established that the person involved had collapsed a second time. PhoneFind showed the exact location, at about the 550m contour, and the team approached via Crina Bottom. The casualty was brought down to a team Land Rover at Crina Bottom, using a wheeled stretcher, then driven…
Having experienced inclement weather on the summit of Ingleborough, a walker (m, 26) began to descend the stone-stepped path from Little Ingleborough towards Gaping Gill, but turned an ankle, not far below the ridge. He was in considerable pain and could not stand, when a party* of three other walkers came across him. One of the party called for help, giving a description and a grid reference, then stayed with…
