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Wookey Hole, Mendip

24th May 2018: with Jake, Jonathon, Alex, Duncan, Nick and Mike. Nick, after a longish stint working away, was keen to get back to digging, so we let him, Mike clearing away the filled buckets to Jake, who was loading the skip. I was at the firs ...
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Alert only – May 23rd Wed. 15.05 Cove Top, Malham, North Yorkshire – Mountain Rescue

Having dealt with incidents 25 and 26, whilst team members were sorting equipment in the visitor centre car park, the duty controller was approached by 2 walkers seeking advice. A friend had slipped and injured their ankle whilst walking on the cove to ...
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Incident 26/2018 – May 23rd Wed. 14.30 Malham Cove, Malham, North Yorkshire – Mountain Rescue

Whilst dealing with incident 25, the team were asked to assist a girl in a school party who had slipped on the limestone pavement, injuring her right ankle. A team casualty carer assessed the injury and strapped it up, before transporting the student a ...
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Incident 25/2018 – May 23rd Wed. 12.52 Malham Cove, Malham, North Yorkshire – Mountain Rescue

The Team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a walker (f) who had slipped and injured her ankle on the steps on the left side of Malham Cove. On arrival, team casualty carers splinted the injury and placed her in a stretcher, before sledging her d ...
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Caver Keith Videos Four Million Views

21st May 2018 and Caver Keith is celebrating clocking up 4,000,000 caving video views on YouTube, as awell as 20,000 likes 👍, 2,000 dislikes 👎, 13,000 shares and 3,000 subscribers.A huge thanks to all my viewers and an enormous thanks to Brendan, Jess, ...
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Incident 24/2018 – May 19th Sat. 15.45 White Stone Lane, Wharfe, North Yorkshire – Mountain Rescue

Whilst the CRO Ingleborough Challenge was underway, a collision between a mountain biker and a CRO challenge competitor on a public bridleway was reported to our Control by a check point. We treated the runner for a head injury at the check point. A li ...
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19th May 2018

With Alex, Brockers and Jonathon. Alex digging, Brockers clearing away and doing some tidying-up, I was on the slope and loaded the skip to Jon, on the haul and shuttle. The bags, and very occasional rocks, were stacked at the bottom of the entrance ...
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Incident 23/2018 – May 15th Tue. 16.07 Shorkley Hill, Malham, North Yorkshire – Mountain Rescue

A school student (f, 13) slipped and sustained an apparently serious lower leg injury on the path from the Rakes road to Malham Cove.  Having been given pain relief by the YAS paramedic, she was carried to a waiting road ambulance for transport to hosp ...
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Incident 22/2018 – May 15th Tue. 12.32 Rowten Pot, Thornton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire – Animal Rescue

A lamb was reported to be stranded on a ledge, 8m down into the open pot-hole. A small team rescued the lamb and re-united it with its mother.              Volunteer hours: 6   ...
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Wookey Hole, Mendip

15th May 2018: with Jake, Tav and Duncan. We did what we set-out to do. The loose rocks, plus a few others, were removed from the top of the dig, we also cleared a quantity of fine sediment as well. This should enable us to angle the slope down, ...
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Incident 21/2018 – May 13th Sun. 10.09 Near Gaping Gill, Ingleborough, North Yorkshire – Mountain Rescue

A walker (f,67) sustained severe bruising to her shins when falling as she walked. After being assessed by a team member attending the Gaping Gill Winch meet, a team vehicle was requested to transport the woman off the hill, and back to Clapham. Volunt ...
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12th May 2018

With Jake, Tav, Brockers, Alex and Jonathon. Jonathon digging with assistance from Alex, who was clearing the filled bags and occasional rocks to Brockers, on the slope. The spoil, loaded into the skip and I hauled and shuttled the bags and r ...
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Incident 20/2018 – May 10th Thu. 19.15 Shout Scar, Thornton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire – Animal Rescue

A passer-by reported that a lamb was stranded on a ledge on Shout Scar, Kingsdale.  The duty controller went to investigate, but couldn’t quite reach the lamb. While two other members were en route to assist,the duty controller found that if he c ...
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Alert – May 8th Tue. 16.13 Gaping Gill area, Clapham, North Yorkshire – Alert only

Two 13-year old students (f) were reported missing from a school group between Gaping Gill and Ingleborough Cave. However, just as the duty controller was telephoning North Yorkshire Police’s Force Control Room for more information, they were rep ...
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5th May 2018

With Brockers, Jonathon, Alex and Duncan. As our guest of honour, Duncy got to go upfront and dig, assisted by Jon, Alex went to the slope, Brockers on the haul and shuttle and I was on the surface again. Duncan supplied some insect r ...
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Wookey Hole, Mendip

3rd May 2018 : with Jonathon, Alex, Tav, Brockers, Mike and Ray Deasy. Another fine assemblage of willing diggers gathered, destined for the Sand Dig. Alex digging, aided by Brockers, I was loading the skip, Ray on the slope, leaving Tav, Jona ...
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Wookey Hole, Mendip

1st May 2018: with Jake, Tav, Jonathon, Duncan and Mike. A bigger turn-out than expected for this digging session. At the Sand Dig, Mike digging, Tav shifting the filled buckets back up to Jonathon, who was loading the skip and, in between ti ...
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28th April 2018

With Jake, Nick, Jonathon and Alex. After missing a digging session last weekend, due to a variety of reasons, the team re-assembled to return to the fray. Jake upfront digging aided by Nick, Jonathon was on the slope clearing away th ...
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