Pictured Dow Crag in the Coniston Fells of Cumbria. Photo credit: Submitted picture from Graham Wilkinson
Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Tuesday (29 December) at around 3.25pm to Dow Crag by Cumbria police to help a solo climber who was stuck.
A spokesperson from the team reported the climber had no climbing gear with him and had climbed past some ice and saw more above and so called for help.
Due to daylight fading, the team requested assistance from a HM Coastguard helicopter and because of concerns over the downwash from the helicopter blowing the climber off the crag, the crew had a practice on a nearby crag first.
Two callouts for a Cumbrian mountain rescue team yesterday have prompted a call for people travelling to the Lake District from Tier 3 or Tier 4 areas to walk or climb are putting people’s lives at risk.
Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was called out at around 3.25pm yesterday to Dow Crag by Cumbria police to help a solo climber who was stuck.
The climber had no climbing gear with him, the team said, and had climbed past some ice and saw more above and so called for help.
Two team members were on the next hill, and were quickly at the bottom of the crag.