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Incident No: 45 2017

Date: 2 September 2017
Time: 18.03hrs
Location: Drake Stone, Harbottle

Take Two…

As the first pint was being drunk after the Cotswold Outdoor sponsored #Cheviot2017 Challenge, Northumbria Police activated North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team and ourselves for a re-run of a rescue we performed at a similar time last year.

A 11 year old boy became crag fast after climbing to the top of the Drake Stone. Thankfully the RV was just down the valley from Rose & Thistle at Alwinton and we were swiftly on scene.

After two members climbed to the top of the Stone, a technical rope rescue system was used to lower one of the Team members and the boy safely to the ground.

We think he really enjoyed the ride!

After clearing the incident site, sorting the kit and a quick ‘hot debrief’ it was back to the pub for a well earned drink and barbecue. All in a day’s work!

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The incident involved 15 Team members for 1 hour 30 minutes. Another 10 members looked after our pints at the bar!!

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*** Incident No.57 ***

Saturday 1 October 2016, 20.15hrs

Nearly 500 Scouts and Explorer Scouts were involved in Operation Twilight yesterday. They were walking in small groups between the drop off points at Bolam and Alwinton, and finding their own way back to Rothbury. Evading capture as they went!

Unfortunately a member of one of the groups sustained an ankle injury and was unable to continue. The Team was called to assist with evacuation. SARLOC, a Smart Phone location app, was used to pin point the location of the group before two Mountain Rescue Land Rovers and members were despatched.

The Land Rovers were almost able to access the group’s location, on the footpath to the SE of Spylaw, round the back of Simonside. Whilst the casualty was assessed, the other group members were transported off the fell. A short stretcher carry to the remaining vehicle then saw the casualty, who was also mildly hypothermic, safely evacuated back to Rothbury.

The casualty was then handed over to the Ambulance service.

The incident involved 7 Team members for 2 hours.

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*** Incidents No.47, 48 & 49***

Saturday 3 September 2016, 13.00hrs

August was a very busy month and now September is off to a flier too!

On Saturday whilst the Team was covering the Cheviots Challenge, we dealt with three separate incidents in the hills to the north and north west of Alwinton.

A female in her early 50s was suffering from severe chest pains, causing her to collapse in one of the most exposed sections of the Pennine Way, west of Windy Gyle. Two Team members were on scene within minutes and further assistance arrived shortly after. One of the Doctors in the Team worked alongside two of our other medics to stabilise the casualty, before handing over to the Great North Air Ambulance Service for a short flight to a crewed Ambulance in the Coquet valley.

Whilst this incident was ongoing, Team members were also dealing with a second female who had sustained an ankle injury and was unable to continue. Both casualties were taken to hospital in the same Ambulance.

The third incident came late in the day when a group of nine walkers became lost and were overtaken by darkness. Once again SARLOC – a location App – proved its worth. A text was sent to one of the walker’s mobile phones which enabled us to pinpoint their location. The walkers had turned 90 degrees off their intended route and ended up in unfamiliar ground 2km from their last known point, Shillmoor. They had walked an extra 5km from Shillmoor and had almost gone in a full circle!

The walkers were evacuated in our Team vehicles to Alwinton where they were checked out by a Doctor and a medic from the Team before being allowed to head home.

All in a long day’s work!

The incidents involved Team 25 members over a period of 8 hours.

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35th Cheviots Challenge

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Fancy joining us for the 35th Cheviots Challenge? Sign-up on Facebook and let your friends know you’re coming.

You can enter the event online via https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=2562

This event is designed as a personal challenge that is accessible to all. We’ll be in strategic places along the routes, to provide encouragement and light refreshments, and so that if it becomes ‘too much of a challenge’, a Land Rover back to the village is possible. It’s a great opportunity to get high into the hills of the Northumberland National Park, have a great time with friends, and possibly make some new friends along the way.

There is a choice of two routes:
– Terry Lynn long route is about 23 miles and over 4000 feet of climbing
– Eileen Lynn short route is about 18 miles and over 3000 feet of climbing

http://www.cheviotschallenge.org.uk/

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Cheviots Challenge

35th Cheviots Challenge,

Saturday Saturday 3rd September 2016.

The Cheviots Challenge is a fundraising event in aid of the Mountain Rescue Team. It is designed as a personal challenge rather than a competition.

There is a choice of two challenging long distance walks:

‘Terry Lynn’ long route or the ‘Eileen Lynn’ short route – both will take you on a journey in the upper Coquetdale and Cheviot hills, start and finish at the Rose and Thistle Inn, Alwinton, Northumberland.

On the day of the event, you will receive a route card and a photocopy map giving details of the route. Checkpoints along the route must be visited before the closing time shown on the route card. Checkpoints can provide first aid and one or more will provide refreshments. Participants completing the event between 0800 and 2000 hours will be awarded, upon presentation of a completed route card, a certificate and souvenir mug.

Once again a souvenir T-Shirt of the event is available to order, payment extra to entry.

ENTER ONLINE – Cheviots Challenge Online Entry

Or if you prefer to post your entry and fee:

Click here to print off an entry form and T-shirt order.

Click here to read our rules of entry and recommended equipment list.

If you would like to raise further funds for the Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team in our Cheviots Challenge please download our sponsorship form.

Contact: cheviotschallenge@nnpmrt.org

We would like to thank the following for making the event possible:

  • Land owners and farmers in Upper Coquetdale, Breamish and Harthope Valleys.
  • The proprietors of the Rose and Thistle Inn, Alwinton.
  • Northumberland National Park Rangers.
  • Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team members, their families and friends.

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Cheviots Challenge 2015

34th Cheviots Challenge,

Saturday Saturday 5th September 2015.

The Cheviots Challenge

The Cheviots Challenge is a fundraising event in aid of the Mountain Rescue Team. It is designed as a personal challenge rather than a competition.

There is a choice of two challenging long distance walks: 

‘Terry Lynn’ long route or the ‘Eileen Lynn’ short route – both will take you on a journey in the upper Coquetdale and Cheviot hills, start and finish at the Rose and Thistle Inn, Alwinton, Northumberland. 

Terry’s route this year will be approximately 22 miles in distance and involve over 4000 feet of climbing.

Eileen’s route this year will be approximately 16 miles in distance and involve over 2500 feet of climbing.

On the day of the event, you will receive a route card and a photocopy map giving details of the route. Checkpoints along the route must be visited before the closing time shown on the route card. Checkpoints can provide first aid and one or more will provide refreshments. Participants completing the event between 0800 and 2000 hours will be awarded, upon presentation of a completed route card, a certificate and souvenir mug.

Once again a souvenir T-Shirt of the event is available to order, payment extra to entry.

ENTER ONLINE – Cheviots Challenge Online Entry

Or if you prefer to post your entry and fee: 

Click here to print off an entry form and T-shirt order.

Click here to read our rules of entry and recommended equipment list.

If you would like to raise further funds for the Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team in our Cheviots Challenge please download our sponsorship form.

Contact: cheviotschallenge@nnpmrt.org

We would like to thank the following for making the event possible:

  • Land owners and farmers in Upper Coquetdale, Breamish and Harthope Valleys.
  • The proprietors of the Rose and Thistle Inn, Alwinton.
  • Northumberland National Park Rangers.
  • Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team members, their families and friends.
  • Great Outdoors Superstore, Shiremoor.
  • Vango Tents. 
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Cheviots Challenge 2015

34th Cheviots Challenge,

Saturday 5th September 2015.

The Cheviots Challenge

The Cheviots Challenge is a fundraising event in aid of the Mountain Rescue Team. It is designed as a personal challenge rather than a competition.

There is a choice of two challenging long distance walks: 

‘Terry Lynn’ long route or the ‘Eileen Lynn’ short route – both will take you on a journey in the upper Coquetdale and Cheviot hills, start and finish at the Rose and Thistle Inn, Alwinton, Northumberland. 

Terry’s route this year will be approximately 22 miles in distance and involve over 4000 feet of climbing.

Eileen’s route this year will be approximately 16 miles in distance and involve over 2500 feet of climbing.

On the day of the event, you will receive a route card and a photocopy map giving details of the route. Checkpoints along the route must be visited before the closing time shown on the route card. Checkpoints can provide first aid and one or more will provide refreshments. Participants completing the event between 0800 and 2000 hours will be awarded, upon presentation of a completed route card, a certificate and souvenir mug.

Once again a souvenir T-Shirt of the event is available to order, payment extra to entry.

ENTER ONLINE – Cheviots Challenge Online Entry

Or if you prefer to post your entry and fee: 

Click here to print off an entry form and T-shirt order.

Click here to read our rules of entry and recommended equipment list.

If you would like to raise further funds for the Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team in our Cheviots Challenge please download our sponsorship form.

Contact: cheviotschallenge@nnpmrt.org

We would like to thank the following for making the event possible:

  • Land owners and farmers in Upper Coquetdale, Breamish and Harthope Valleys.
  • The proprietors of the Rose and Thistle Inn, Alwinton.
  • Northumberland National Park Rangers.
  • Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team members, their families and friends.
  • Great Outdoors Superstore, Shiremoor.
  • Vango Tents.