Incident Report #19 2005
A woman was reported missing by her husband after they became separated while walking in the vicinity of Harrison Stickle.
A woman was reported missing by her husband after they became separated while walking in the vicinity of Harrison Stickle.
A man and his partner phoned for help when they were unable to locate a path down from Harrison Stickle.
A man suffered a suspected ankle fracture near the summit of Harrison Stickle, continuing the trend our casualties seem to be developing for injuring themselves as near to the top of mountains as possible.
A woman fell on the summit of Harrison Stickle, sustaining a wrist fracture and minor head injury.
A woman descending from Harrison Stickle saw and heard a dog barking incessantly and refusing to follow her down.
A group of five were struggling with one torch, approaching darkness and steep snow covered paths. They were located by team members and escorted to the valley floor.
Man, aged 27 years, slipped while descending from Harrison Stickle. Fell some 80ft. Serious rib, back and head injuries. Brought down by the Team to Hospital with Landrover escort part of the journey. Not properly shod or clad. Remainder in the party similarly equipped.
54 year old woman slipped and, guess what, fractured her ankle.
A couple became cragfast after losing the path from Harrison Stickle. Attempts to talk them down failed, so eventually they were located and escorted off.
A 76-year-old solo walker became cragfast when he strayed from the path while climbing Harrison Stickle. His detour took him onto an area of vertical rock and dripping gullies. After a bit of hunting around he was located, and with some considerable technical difficulty, evacuated to safe ground, from where he was accompanied to the valley floor. He was given a lift back to his accommodation, the delay having caused him to miss the last bus! We were also complicit in a lie, to stop this gentleman being grounded by his Granddaughter. If anyone asks, we've never met!