Specialist mountain rescue teams raced to the Peak District on Thursday (June 11) as part of a risky mission involving walkers who had become stranded. The team from Glossop Mountain Rescue were called during the late afternoon after two people had attempted to follow a route up one of the cloughs on the North Edge of Bleaklow.
Sharing an update on social media, the mountain rescue team said due to the volume of rain, they had found themselves 'cragfast' meaning they had become stranded on steep, rocky terrain, and were in need of help. The update read: "Unfortunately the volume of rain that has been falling recently meant the stream was in spate and they found themselves cragfast, unable to ascend to the top, or descend to get back to where they came from."
The team were able to get to their location within a short time. However, when considering the ferocity of the water, the physical and mental state of the walkers and the challenging nature of the terrain, a simple walk in and out would have carried considerable risk. A rope system was set up to extract the walkers from the depths of the clough, and the walkers were escorted back off the hill.
Once back at base the 300m+ of wet rigging and hauling rope, rigging tackle etc was set out to dry, and the team stood down a little after 9pm.
