
Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team see exceptional rise in call-outs
The Lake District's mountain rescue team say they have had an exceptionally busy week with 20% more call-outs than pre-pandemic.
The Lake District's mountain rescue team say they have had an exceptionally busy week with 20% more call-outs than pre-pandemic.
Volunteers from the Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team and the Great North Air Ambulance attended the incident at Wallowbarrow Crag on Saturday 18 June.
Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out 12 times to Scafell and Scafell Pike, five of these in a single day. The team say nine rescues were avoidable.