Two walkers were helped to safety after getting lost coming down from England’s highest mountain.
The pair phoned for help on Friday when they became disoriented in mist descending Scafell Pike.
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team used the Sarloc system devised by former Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation member Russ Hore to pinpoint their position on Allen Crags above Esk Hause.
The software sends a link to the lost walkers’ smartphone which, when clicked, sends their co-ordinates to rescuers.
Team members were called out about 8.40pm.
A Keswick team spokesperson said: “A few team members went up to guide the lost walkers down, returning at 1.25 am.”
The rescue involved seven Keswick MRT members and lasted almost 3½ hours.
Medleysdad
24 September 2014Oh dear. what were they doing up there at 8.00 at night without the equipment or skills to navigate down. Head torches anyone? If they had smartphones then how about pre-installing some mapping on it to confirm your position, find the path and walk down? On Allen Crags while descending Scafell Pike? So they decided walkng up again was a good idea? I think that maps and compasses are generally the way to go, but a properly charged phone with OS mapping on it to give you an accurate location when things get tricky is the least that people should have if in such challenging terrain, in September, in worsening weather! I woudl be so embarrassed calling out MRT just because I was lost. Ill, injured or in danger maybe. But find your own way off. It's character building!