Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out to help a man in distress in the early hours.
The team were called at around 2.50am to Seathwaite. Two men were heading along the Corridor Route – Sty Head Pass to Scafell Pike – to set up a safety rope on Broad Stand above Mickledore, Scafell, for a Bob Graham Round runner.
One of the men tripped and fell on a tricky step, injuring his head.
After some time and a check over from his mate, they deemed the injuries serious enough to warrant calling 999 and asking for mountain rescue help.
The two started to make their way down towards Seathwaite. On receiving the callout, a team member who lives in the valley quickly made his way up towards Sty Head Tarn but missed the two men. The next team member to arrive at Seathwaite found the casualty and his mate who had made it down to the valley.
The rest of the team arrived and after a quick assessment transported the injured man back to Keswick for a rendezvous with an ambulance. The Great North Air Ambulance rapid response team arrived at the base and did an assessment of the casualty.
The incident involved six team members and lasted two hours and 18 minutes.
