Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue have had a busy two days with four call outs to walkers on the fells.

Their first call out came on Friday, June 27, when Cumbria Police alerted them to two groups of DofE students, 12 people in total, that were in difficulty close to the summit of Bowfell.

The grid reference of one of the groups put them at Ore Gap.

At the same time, we received a second report from NWAS of a group on Bowfell.

Being unable to communicate with either group and therefore not being able to confirm that this was the same job, two parties of team members set off up Rossett Ghyll and The Band.

Assistance from Kendal Mountain Rescue Team was called for due to the group size and gaps in information.

Both DofE groups had kept moving since they called in and were found half way down Rossett Ghyll.

Vehicles transported them down Mickleden to their intended campsite in Langdale.

Later that evening a call from Cumbria Police came in about another group of DofE students that were lost, wet and cold in their tent.

Their intended location was Grizedale Tarn, however due to extremely reduced visibility they had become disorientated.

After numerous calls to the school staff, as well as liaising with Patterdale Mountain Rescue, it was decided that two small groups would be sent to search the paths up to the Tarn.

The group had set off from Grasmere and ascended Tongue Gill earlier that afternoon and were now uncontactable.

Half of the grid reference given was accurate, meaning we were able to figure out roughly where the group would be.

School staff also headed out to turn another of their groups around who were camping up Tongue Gill.

One group headed up Raise Beck to the Tarn, while the other went up Little Tongue Gill. Locating one group at the outflow of Grizedale Tarn and the other at Grizedale Hause.

Team members helped the groups pack their tents and walked them down to the valley floor where they were met by the minibus to take them to Patterdale.

An early start on Saturday, June 28, as a report that 9 people were requiring assistance at Coddle Tarn.

Not being able to get in touch with the campers meant that the team was left with no choice other than to head out to assist.

The volunteer team scraped together a party of 6, three of which had already been out on the previous rescue and 2 had been out on both of the previous rescues and headed up the valley.

Once on scene the campers were helped to pack away their collapsed tents, filled with an abundance of items and started the long walk back to the vehicles.

In an easier rescue the team were alerted to an ankle injury on the Garburn Pass.

Able to drive to the scene the casualty was assessed and packaged and brought back down to Troutbeck.

A spokesperson for Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue said: “Planning and preparation is absolutely key when heading out into the mountains.

“There are so many ways to assess the mountain weather forecast, ensure you have the equipment you need and gain the skills to undertake your planned activity.

“As we often say, we will always come out to help those in need and we know that accidents happen; all we ask is that you do everything in your power to create a safe and successful day.

“A huge thank you goes out to Kendal Mountain Search and Rescue Team who are always happy to assist, as well as the landowners who allow our vehicles to access to their land.

“We would also like to do a special shout out to Lisa and Ashley from Greggs in Ambleside, who provided us with breakfast on our way home. Their service was outstanding and we are extremely grateful.”