Rescue after hiker was stuck on steep and rocky ground
An experienced female walker was descending from Kings How when she lost the path.
She found herself stuck on steep and rocky ground between Bowder Crag and Kings How, which led her to request help.
The team was called out at 3:59pm on June 28.
In a Facebook post, Keswick MRT said: " The team bashed their way through the dense bracken, set up a rope rescue system and brought the walker up to safer ground.
She was accompanied down to the valley to meet her partner–involving some more bracken wading."
The incident took three hours, one minute to resolve, and was only attended by Keswick MRT
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