Cave Dale

  • Call out for year: 75
  • Date: 20/11/15
  • Time: 12:17 pm
  • Grid ref: SK 150 826
  • Type of incident: Climber Injured(1)
  • Team members involved: 10
  • Time taken: 1
  • Total man hours: 10

Incident report

The Buxton Mountain Rescue team along with colleagues from Edale M.R.T. was  called to Cave Cave Dale signDale, Castleton following reports of a fallen climber.  

A 21 year old male had been scrambling on the limestone outcrop when he suffered a fall.  A rescue team doctor and paramedic treated the man for a variety of complaints before he was placed on a stretcher and carried down to Castleton.  An East Midlands ambulance was waiting to transfer the casualty to a Sheffield hospital..

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