Man aged 25 years climbing on Holly Tree Wall, Raven Crag. Believed to have been blown off the crag in heavy wind. Injuries, fracture of left femur and back injuries. Lowered 50 feet to the foot of the crag, stretchered down by the Team and conveyed to County
Hospital, Kendal, by Ambulance.
Girl aged 20 years. Slipped on rock as she was crossing small stream on the path between East Raven Crag and Gimmer Crag. Sustained leg and head injuries. Brought down by Team and conveyed to County Hospital,Kendal, by Ambulance.
Girl, aged 23 years: Climber. Hit by stone whilst on Jack's Rake, Pavey Ark — stone dislodged by climbers above. Sustained injuries to back, leg and head. Brought down by Team and conveyed to County Hospital, Kendal.
Woman aged 21 years: Climbing on Scout Crag Langdale. Leading, slipped on wet rock and fell 40 feet. Sustained hip and ankle injuries. Brought down by Team and conveyed to County Hospital,
Kendal.
Man, 21 years: Climbing solo on Raven Crag. Slipped, fell 40 feet. Brought down by Team and conveyed to County Hospital, Kendal. Sustained head, back and hand injuries.
Youth aged 18 years: Slipped whilst leading climb on Raven Crag, Langdale. Brought down by Team on stretcher. Conveyed to County Hospital, Ken¬dal, by ambulance. Clothing, equipment and footwear good, experience not known. Sustained suspected fracture of the base of the skull.
Student aged 19 years had been climbing on Gimmer Crag and on his way down after finishing the climb slipped and fell some 100ft. Was lowered a further 80ft. and carried down by stretcher to the O.D.G. Base. Suffered head injuries, was conveyed by Ambulance to County Hospital, Kendal
Two men (one a Priest) aged 29 years and 21 years, fell a considerable distance whilst climbing on Pavey Ark. The Priest suffered leg, hand and facial injuries and his companion rib and thigh injuries. The Team on this occasion was assisted by Kendal Mountain Rescue Team . Both the injured were brought down by stretcher and conveyed to the County Hospital, Kendal.
Man, aged 34 years, slipped on Raven Crag and fell some 30ft. Was lowered by Team and conveyed to Kendal Hospital by Ambulance Sustained fractured left arm.
Student 20 years, climbing solo on Raven Crag, Gt. Langdale, slipped and fell some 80ft. Sustained rib, back and head injuries. Brought down by the Team and conveyed to County Hospital, Kendal, by Ambulance. (Life saved by wearing crash hat).
Man, aged 26 years. Leading climb on Pavey Ark, slipped and fell some 40ft. Injuries to left shoulder and ribs. Team lowered him down the crag, and he was then carried down by stretcher and conveyed by Ambulance to County Hospital, Kendal.
Report came from the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel that two men walking up The Band with the intention of climbing on Bowfell Buttress and intending to return by 4 p.m. had not done so. Team Members were alerted in the late evening but before leaving the Advanced Base at the Old Hotel report came the men had returned at 10-5p.m. A false alarm with good intent.
Man, 21 years, Climbing Instructor, climbing on Tarn Crag. The man, leading, slipped and fell some 40ft. receiving serious back injuries. His second on the rope, a girl 18 years, sustained a broken wrist. Both brought down by the Team and conveyed to Kendal Hospital by the Ambulance.
A Dental Nurse, 18 years, slipped some 20ft. on Scout Crag, Gt. Langdale. Sustained back injuries. Adequately clad and shod. Brought down by Team and conveyed by Ambulance to Kendal Hospital
27 year old fell 100 feet onto a ledge sustaining multiple injuries. Airlifted to hospital by RAF Boulmer.
25 year old man fell 80 feet whilst climbing and sustained serious injuries to head, neck, spine and arms. Airlifted to hospital by RAF Boulmer. Wearing a helmet saved this man's life.
A 22-year-old woman suffered a fractured femur when she fell about 5 metres from Lower Scout Crag, hitting the ground. She treated and splinted by team members, then airlifted to Furness General Hospital.
A climber fell from the descent route sustaining serious multiple injuries. He was treated by team members and evacuated to hospital by RAF Boulmer helicopter. Sadly he died the following morning in Intensive Care at West Cumberland Infirmary.
Gimmer again! This time for a 62-year-old male who fell while climbing on Gimmer Crag. He fell about 10 metres, breaking his ankle ankle in the process. He was treated and lowered off the crag and then evacuated to the valley floor for onward transport to hospital. It was a fine day for climbing...there's never a good day for falling!
We were contacted to assist a female climber with her leg jammed in a crack on A Route on Gimmer. She wasn't injured, but was well and truly stuck. The team was mobilised and all seemed straight forward until....
A 35-year-old male sustained suspected serious multiple injuries when he took a leader fall. He was treated, stabilised and evacuated from the crag by team members, then airlifted to hospital in Newcastle by RAF Boulmer.
