Absolute scum in the lake district

[Wacky Racer]

Hopefully the hotel has CCTV.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vx0jrnmejo

[swisstoni]

Wacky Racer said:

Hopefully the hotel has CCTV.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vx0jrnmejo

Would be a shame if their names were to leak out if bill wasn't paid and the equipment returned in, say, a week?

[redback911]

Yup, that was a shocker. They were brought down very late, given head torches, warm jackets and micro spikes to use. Wasdale Head Inn gave them shelter in the middle of night. The manager stayed up and provided food them as well. One of them had a dodgy knee and needed medication, also provided by the team.

On the positive side a lot of a very generous folks have donated to Wasdale MRT in the last few days.

[uk66fastback]

Name and shame the feckers. Their real names must be known, surely?

[Earthdweller]

"We also would like to return their hospital crutch left in our vehicle that one of them with a previous leg injury had used on the ascent but again, sadly no replies to date."

Do what ?

He climbed up the fell on crutches !!

[bobtail4x4]

I am of the opinion that idiots like this should have insurance to pay for the expenses,

[Its Just Adz]

I saw this on Facebook. Disgusting people.
Surely the rescue team or hotel must have taken some details from them?

[OutInTheShed]

redback911 said:

Yup, that was a shocker. They were brought down very late, given head torches, warm jackets and micro spikes to use. Wasdale Head Inn gave them shelter in the middle of night. The manager stayed up and provided food them as well. One of them had a dodgy knee and needed medication, also provided by the team.

On the positive side a lot of a very generous folks have donated to Wasdale MRT in the last few days.

Seems like the Inn actually offered them a small discount on the accommodation they didn't really have any choice but to accept?

[W12GT]

OutInTheShed said:

redback911 said:

Yup, that was a shocker. They were brought down very late, given head torches, warm jackets and micro spikes to use. Wasdale Head Inn gave them shelter in the middle of night. The manager stayed up and provided food them as well. One of them had a dodgy knee and needed medication, also provided by the team.

On the positive side a lot of a very generous folks have donated to Wasdale MRT in the last few days.

Seems like the Inn actually offered them a small discount on the accommodation they didn't really have any choice but to accept?

For clarity, whose side are you taking here?

[MonkeyBusiness]

"claimed they had left their money in a tent" - Of course they did.

The MR teams must have special powers to stay calm when dealing with utter aholes like this.

[TheInternet]

EFA

[Ridgemont]

bobtail4x4 said:

I am of the opinion that idiots like this should have insurance to pay for the expenses,

Better still leave them on the peak…

[POIDH]

bobtail4x4 said:

I am of the opinion that idiots like this should have insurance to pay for the expenses,

At what point would you need this insurance? When you are planning a peak over 600m? What about a walk through the woods from the car park? A cut through the dean between the housing estates? A float down a river in a canoe? Up the marked waterfalls trail about 400m from a house? A wander along a remote road towards Ardnamurchan? These are all MRT calls I know folk have responded to.

Insurance and payment for these services just does not work.

Do bear in mind that police can charge people with wasting police time on MRT calls, as MRT are under police direction/call. I *think* in this circumstance the police did not get out of bed / were too busy, so while HQ was involved the MRT turned out themselves. So I am not sure how much water a 'wasting police time' charge would hold or if desireable.

The rescue, while being numpties, I am OK with. We all start somewhere. And we all take risks when outdoors.
The treating of local businesses with such disrespect is unfathomable.