We received a request for assistance from two walkers who had become stuck in poor visibility while attempting to descend Kinder Scout in bad weather. The descent they were attempting was steep and muddy and had become very slippery in the poor weather. They had reached a point where they couldn’t safely progress any further, so called for help.
We deployed a section to locate them but as they were becoming cold we also deployed a stretcher party on to the hill in case they were needed. Fortunately they responded well to hot drinks and warming and were able to walk back to our vehicles at Edale Cross.
- Time: 14:45
- Type: Mountain incident
- Location: Southern edge path of Kinder Scout
- Team members: 21
- Duration: 4 hours
- Volunteer hours: 84
- Total volunteer hours for the year: 84
Alan Howarth, Deputy Team Leader
