Four Three Peaks walkers reported themselves lost on the descent from Ingleborough to Horton in Ribblesdale. Initial attempts to pinpoint their location with W3W and phone find were unsuccessful due to limited phone coverage, however they were able to provide a grid reference which enabled their location to be established. As the team started to assemble the lost party were able to locate the path and continue their journey safely.…
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INCIDENT 33/2025. APR 24th THU. 22.56hrs Nr NICK POT SHOOTING HUT, AUSTWICK, NORTH YORKSHIRE
Two Three Peaks walkers (f, 23; f, 22) reported themselves benighted near the ruinous Nick Pot shooting hut on the route from Ingleborough to Horton in Ribblesdale. The battery of one of their mobile phones was completely flat and the other was failing rapidly; they were using it as a torch, to find their way over a rough section of the path. Two team members drove up Crummackdale and to…
INCIDENT 15/2025. (same day) 14.23. PEN Y GHENT, NORTH YORKSHIRE
A caller from Poland reported her son and a friend ‘scared and lost’ on Pen y ghent. After some confusion, the members who had been at Malham drove up Horton Scar Lane (a.k.a. the vicarage track) in two team Land Rovers while other team members reported their availability from home or work, in case the need for a search developed. When it was learned that the two were near Hull…
INCIDENT 02/2025. JANUARY 4th SAT. 19.40 INGLEBOROUGH SUMMIT
Two walkers (m, 25; f, 25) reported themselves lost and benighted on the summit plateau of Ingleborough. Having confirmed that they were at the summit shelter, the Duty Controller asked them to stay where they were and to keep as warm as possible. Team members drove from Storrs Common to Crina Bottom then continued on foot with the necessary equipment (lights, heated waistcoat etc) and escorted the mispers down to…