2 days ago
'Separated' walker calls rescue team from Lake District pub
A walker who had become separated from his walking group called a mountain rescue team after being unable to contact them from a Lake District pub.
On Sunday, June 29, Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team (Wasdale MRT) received a call from a walker who had become separated from his group during a walk to Scafell Pike summit.
The walker has descended into the wrong valley and was now attempting to contact the rest of their group from the Wasdale Head Inn.
This loss of contact was put down to a loss of mobile phone signal.
However, after hours without contact, concerns began to increase before a PhoneFind located the two walkers on Pen, behind Scafell Summit.
As conditions were misty, a 'small party' make the journey to meet the walkers and escort them back to Wasdale.
Writing on social media, Wasdale MRT said: "A call was received from a walker who had become separated from the two other people in his group from a walk to Scafell Pike summit.
"He was walking faster than the others and had then descended into the wrong valley and was now in the Wasdale Head Inn.
"However, he could not make contact with the others in his group. Their intended destination was Seathwaite in Borrowdale.
"The Team Leader concluded that there was no reason to deploy, with the informant safe and well in the wrong valley, and most likely the others were temporarily without a mobile phone signal, which would resolve in time.
"A PhoneFind was used to see if the others could be located to quickly resolve the situation, and the log left open.
"However, after a couple of hours, with no resolution, concerns started to increase.
"When the PhoneFind links were eventually clicked, the two walkers appeared on the map on Pen, behind Scafell Pike summit.
"This is difficult terrain for inexperienced walkers with some steep ground nearby.
"In misty conditions, a 'talk-off' was considered too risky and so a small party volunteered to make the long walk to access the walkers and then escort back down to Wasdale.
"This was completed without incident and with the party reunited in the valley the team returned to base and stood down.
