Two walkers had to be rescued after getting stuck on Striding Edge.
The couple from Skelmersdale in Lancashire became cragfast on the ridge and called for help about 4pm on Saturday.
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out and went to the aid of the pair on Helvellyn, close to the ‘bad step’.
A team spokesperson said: “A hasty party of five team members was deployed to go to their aid and walk the stricken pair off the arête.”
Eight Patterdale MRT volunteers were involved in the four-hour rescue.
On Thursday morning, the team was called out when a 30-year-old from Leeds became unwell while wild camping on Sheffield Pike.
An ear infection caused him to become very unsteady on his feet and he was suffering from vertigo and vomiting violently.
The spokesperson said: “The team treated the young man with medication to alleviate his symptoms as best as possible but because stretchering him was proving difficult it was decided to request the assistance of a Coastguard helicopter to evacuate him to the valley bottom and further, more definitive medical care.
“The whole callout took five hours and involved nine members of the team. Patterdale MRT would like to thank the crew of the Coastguard helicopter for their assistance which almost certainly reduced team members’ time on the hill by half and meant the casualty could receive relatively prompt onward care.”
Patterdale MRT was alerted a second time on Saturday when the partners of two walkers reported them overdue from a walk.
The pair had set off from Glenridding heading for Keswick. Police contacted the rescuers about 9.10pm.
The spokesperson said: “As the team began making plans for a search the walkers turned up safe and well at their intended rendezvous point.”
christopher whitehead
06 May 2019I called mountain rescue for the lady who was stuck on striding edge on saturday with her partner, she was in a real state, im glad she was ok after all.
Ted Higgins
06 May 2019I passed them as soon as they became stuck and asked if I could help out and was turned down. I suggested that maybe they should have turned back before getting to this point and for my trouble I was told to "f*** off and mind your own business" and "sooner or later the rescue people will come and get us because that's what they're paid to do"
Ted Higgins
06 May 2019I passed them as soon as they became stuck and asked if I could help out and was turned down. I suggested that maybe they should have turned back before getting to this point and for my trouble I was told to "f*** off and mind your own business" and "sooner or later the rescue people will come and get us because that's what they're paid to do".
L. Plant
06 May 2019These people should not be out there if this is their attitude...how many times do they need to be told that Mountain Rescue are NOT paid for the wonderful work they do !!
Dan P
07 May 2019Idiots. Bad enough getting that far across before realising they were out of their depth but treating the Mountain Rescue teams in this way is disgusting.
Between calling for help and the team arriving, dozens of people must have walked past. I wonder how many of them offered to help and were also told where to go.
Would be nice to know if they gave a donation to the team; just to top up their wages.
Ian Mercer
08 May 2019I've never been anywhere like that so I don't know how difficult or easy it might be.
It seems far fetched that they can simply get stuck after being able to walk there.
I can only imagine the embarrassment of clinging on while people march past laughing at them, and taking pictures of them with their phones.
Heidi
08 May 2019Sorry to hear this Ted. Couple of idiots and not very nice people into the bargain. I was wondering why they didn't turn back sooner
Margaret
27 May 2019Mountain Rescue is not a 'service', like the RAC - mountaineers and hillwalkers are 'privileged' to have many groups of 'volunteers' ready to assist in 'real' emergencies.