Rescuers in action during the incident. Photo: Keswick MRT
Three walkers were rescued from a Lake District fell after getting into difficulties in low cloud.
The group summited Clough Head and intended to descend to Threlkeld Knotts via the Red Screes path on Wednesday.
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team, which went to the walkers’ aid, said the trio had difficulty finding the start of the path in poor visibility and returned to the Clough Head summit from where they rang for mountain rescuers’ help.
The Keswick team was alerted about 7.20pm and three of its volunteers drove a team Land Rover along the Old Coach Road and made their way to the summit via White Pike.
A spokesperson said: “The walkers, who were suitably dressed for the conditions, had hunkered down by the summit cairn whilst waiting for the Keswick team to arrive.
“They were then escorted off and driven down to the road in the team vehicle.”
The rescue lasted just short of three hours and involved five Keswick MRT volunteers.
Bobby Benson
17 October 2020It's a decent path when you're on it but OK, finding the start of that path isn't the easiest thing to do, especially in cloud.
Thing is, when they walked back to the top of Clough Head why not just follow the good path down past White pike and onto the old coach road.
Not far at all and an easy to follow path which they were already on.
What is wrong with people these days.
Jeff Breen
17 October 2020Bobby got to agree with you.
Ian512
18 October 2020First thing we might consider is for government and its many agencies (whatever the arguments or justification used) to stop 'encouraging' people to venture into potentially hazardous mountain environments.
If individuals want to go to the hills they will discover them. The unintended consequences of 'encouragement' appear to have been given little consideration.
Bit like encouraging someone to drive off in fast car but not telling them how they can stop it.
Mike
19 October 2020Agree. if they could get back to the summit of Clough Head then its less than a mile to the Old Coach Road If they knew where they were a simple bearing down the wide and not very steep ridge. And it has a patch A quick look at the map would show you thats the way to go. And a better route down in mist anyway. Misty in October. Who could have predicted that? When we read all the amazing rescues of people who are in real trouble, its very annoying to learn of people who were in no danger if they had a map a compass and a torch!