Hollins Cross, The Great Ridge

  • Call out for year: 2
  • Date: 4/01/19
  • Time: 2:16 pm
  • Grid ref: SK 13443 83495
  • Type of incident: Walker Injured(1)
  • Team members involved: 16
  • Time taken: 2 hours
  • Total man hours: 32 Hours

Incident report

The team was called along with Edale Team to help a walker who had suffered an injured leg whilst walking along the ever popular, Great Ridge above Castleton / Edale.

The teams administered first aid before the casualty was placed onto a mountain rescue stretcher, carried down to the road side and transferred to an East Midlands Ambulance, which was waiting on the Edale side of Mam Nick.

An unfortunate end to the New Year walk.

Photo Credit: Buxton Mountain Rescue Team member.

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