A walker (m, 38) slipped on the thawing ice surface of the field path between Hoffmann Kiln Lane and Langcliffe village, sustaining a lower leg fracture. On receiving the 999 call, YAS sent a road
Mountain Rescue England & Wales publishes a quarterly magazine and CRO’s recent Alum Pot rescue features in the January 2023 edition, out now. The account of the rigging employed is rather more technical than we
Team members have been ‘dot-watching’ over the weekend, following the progress of CRO colleagues entered in the Montane MRT Winter Spine Challenger event for members of mountain rescue teams. The event – along the southern
A farmer's son (23) slipped down a muddy slope while looking for a missing sheep at dusk, near the path into Stainforth Scar Wood from Winskill. He thought he had dislocated a shoulder and was
From walkers exhausted in the heat to ‘white van man’ stranded in the snow and from pot-holing sheep to an injured caver needing hauling 80m to the surface, 2022 was a very varied year for
A walker (f, 46) slipped, sustaining a knee injury, on the steep muddy path from Twisleton Hall to Beezleys Farm which connects the two arms of the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. Having confirmed the location, a
NYP received a call from a delivery driver (m, 28) 'stuck in snow' on Thornton Lane. He had described 'heavy snow and icy conditions', then added 'new-born baby on board, as well as partner'. It
A fell-runner (m, 38) called NYP to say that he was on Ingleborough and stuck in a snowdrift. He said he had 10% phone battery, was in running gear, with a head torch, but no
In the early hours of the morning, Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) asked if CRO were able to assist one of their crews. Their ambulance had become stuck on a track following attendance at a remote
Snowfall throughout the night of Friday 9th December was lying several centimetres deep by Saturday morning. That afternoon, a walker slipped and fell on compacted snow on the nature trail between Clapham village and Ingleborough
