Incident Report #74 1996

Five students from Bradford decided that a trip to the Lakes would be a good idea after a hard night on the town. They arrived in the area mid afternoon. They wanted to go for a walk up Coniston Old Man but couldn't find it! (Coniston MRT- you don't know how lucky you were). They did manage to find the path up to Stickle Tarn and get about halfway up before becoming cragfast. It was 8p.m. when they set off. They had one torch and no decent clothing. It took them two hours to cover a distance that most people could cover in under half an hour. Two managed to make their way off and raise the alarm. We located them quickly, suffering from apathy. The lecture we gave them was wasted, and they went home. We can only hope that they don't find Langdale next time!