An experienced wild camper had pitched up at Swine’s Back while completing a through hike.  He was settling down for the night when he had two very cold people turn up at his tent asking him for help.  They had been out on a first time wild camp and had badly underestimated the strength of the wind and how cold it was going to make them.  They had attempted to put their tent up in the dark, but it had broken in the strong wind.  By this time they had been out for hours and were now getting seriously cold.  They were starting to become hypothermic so they took shelter in the porch of the one man tent while other gentleman made them some hot chocolate.  As they were significantly shivering he took the decision to call for our help.

This was the correct decision as both casualties were beginning to deteriorate and we can access Edale Cross with our vehicles, which is within 400m of the incident site.

Once we reached Edale Cross it was a short walk until we reached the casualties.  We gave them both a Blizzard jackets to warm them up, before walking them the short distance back to our vehicles. 

Back at our base we continued to warm them up with warm drinks.  It was now 1am and as there was no public transport, we drove them back to their car in Edale.  Our thanks go to the gentleman who called for assistance.  His help was invaluable to the couple having a safe outcome.

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– Time: 22:45

– Type: Mountain Incident

– Location: Swine’s Back, Kinder Scout

– Team members: 12

– Duration: 2.5 Hours

– Volunteer hours on this incident: 30 hours

– Total callout hours in 2025: 1771 hours