NYP contacted the team regarding a collapsed walker (m, 51) with central chest and arm pain on the ascent of Whernside. A full team callout was made and CRO2 and 3 were mobilised to Ribblehead. Team members were collected there and transferred to the aqueduct, while three swift team members
The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to two walkers who were ‘stuck’ on the summit of Ingleborough. Although uninjured, the two (F, 30 and M, 37) were reported to be very cold and on very steep, icy ground. Whilst the team mobilised, on what was a particulary horrible
The Team were requested by Kendal MRT to assist with an extensive hill search in the Howgills near Sedbergh. A number of teams from the Lakes and Pennines were asked to assist in searching for a male missing in the Howgills area. A small team assisted in searches on Friday
A walker (f, 72) slipped on the field path below Oxenber Wood, near Wood House, Austwick, sustaining a very painful ankle injury. After assessment, pain relief and splinting of her leg, she was lifted onto the back seats of CRO 4 (Honda Pioneer) and driven to Feizor to meet the
A walker (m, 70) was unwell on the limestone pavement at the top of Malham Cove. A Community Safety Officer and a team member were first on scene and the casualty appeared to be recovering. However, after initial assessment, they handed over to the YAS paramedics from YAA, who decided
INCIDENT 01/2026. JANUARY 2nd FRI. 11.31 hrs GIGGLESWICK SCAR (SOUTH), GIGGLESWICK, NORTH YORKSHIRE.
A climber (m, 39) fell a reported 8 metres from a climb at the southern end of Giggleswick Scar (South). He landed awkwardly on a ledge, was unable to move and was complaining of mid-back and severe ankle pain. The first team members to arrive found that YAS paramedics and
Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked the team to assist with a walker (m,61) who had experienced a medical episode. With YAS paramedics first on scene and providing care, the team transported the casualty by stretcher to the road ambulance on Stainforth Lane. Volunteer hours: 21
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a caver (m, 43) who was struggling to exit the Gaping Gill system via Bar Pot. A small hasty party of three cavers set off in CRO 4, our Honda Pioneer ATV, to make an initial assessment of the situation and
Following an alert from Yorkshire Ambulance Service, the team assisted our colleagues from YAS and North Yorkshire Police with an incident on Pen-y-ghent.
North Yorkshire Police asked the team to assist a walker (m, 60) who had fallen while descending Ingleborough toward Clapham and injured his knee. A small party of team members set off toward Trow Gill in a team Land Rover, meeting the casualty who was being brought down from Ingleborough

