1990 – 1 JAN the Team Travelled to Kendal Stopping Overnight With

1990 – 1st JAN The team travelled to Kendal stopping overnight with Leeming and Valley at the Parish Church. 2nd JAN 90 The team returned to RAF Stafford. BASECAMP – SPARROWPIT 5 – 7 JAN Duty Team: Winn Clethero Ellis Shaw Caulton Cooper Starling Egerton Franklin Underwood Thomas (D) Sat 6 JAN HOTEL 1 Winn Running! Little Longstone – Millers Dale – Monksdale – Underwood Peter Dale – Hay Dale – Down Dale – Peak Forest. 2 Hrs. HOTEL 2 Clethero Recip of H1. 1 Hr 30 “says Jim!”. Hotel 3 Shaw 259830 – Stange – High Neb – 231878 – Strines Edge – Franklin Dovestone Tor – Black Tor – Lost Lad – Abby Brook – Derwent Res – Fairhomes Car Park. HOTEL 10 Cooper Recip H3. Thomas HOTEL 6 Starling Started Fri eve. 201011 – Margery Hill (Bivvi) – Slippery Stones – Egerton Hagg Side – Endale End – Lose Hill – Hollings Cross – Windy Knoll – Base Camp Cook: Caulton WX: Rain and hill fog. Generally Dismal. Sun 7 Jan HOTEL 1 Winn Windgather Cooper Quarry Traverse 200’ Crack 25’ Diff Arête Direct 30’ V Diff Winnats Pass Elbow Ridge 200’ Diff HOTEL 2 Clethero Mam Tor 250’ Scottish Grade II! Shaw Climbing Burbage N Overhang buttress direct 9m S Route 3 6m V Diff Cranberry Crack 6m Diff The Curse (Jim only) 6m VS 5B Winnats Pass Elbow Ridge 200’ Diff HOTEL 5 Ellis Climbing at Lawrencefield Caulton Snail Crack HV Diff Pulpit Groove V Diff Winnats Pass Elbow Ridge 200’ Diff HOTEL 6 Starling Edale – Grinds Brook – Crowden Tower – Kinder Scout 636 – Franklin Kinder Low – 624-625 – Seal Edge, Madwomans Stones – ringer Rodge – Thomas Edale Egerton Cook: Underwood WX: Cold – Fine in morning – rain in afternoon. BASECAMP – GRASMERE 12 – 14 JAN Duty Team: Winn Clethero Thomas H J Shaw Caulton Cooper Starling Van Der Lee Champion Thomas D Saul Bolt Baskerville Fri 12 Jan HOTEL 2 Clethero Long Fell (Cross Fell Group) Shaw Caulton Cooper Sat 13 Jan HOTEL 1 Winn ) Hartside Cross GR91/647418 Maiden Way (Roman Road) – Clethero ) * Melmerby Fell – Friends Fell – Hartside Cross. Thomas D) Melmerby Fell was Jim’s last top in England and Wales. *Middlefell Buttress 111 *** 300’ (Raven Crag) Winn – Hilltop Farm – Thirlmere – Grasmere (Running) HOTEL 3 Shaw Seathwaite – Grains Gill – Sprinkling Crags – Great Eng – Caulton Scafell Pike – Corridor Route – Styhead – Gt Gable – Green Gable – Cooper Base Brown – Brandreth – Grey Knotts – Sour Milk Gill – Seathwaite. HOTEL 6 Starling Old Duneron Ghyll – Jacks Rake – Thunacar Knott – Van Der Lee Harrison Stickle – Pike O’ Stickle – Thunacar Knott – Champion High Raise – Ullscarf – Greenup Edge – Far Eastdale Gill to Base. HOTEL 25 Thomas J H Seathwaite – Esk Hause – Rosset Pick - Pike O’ Stickle – Saul Loft Crag - Harrison Stickle - Thunacar Knott - High Raise – Bolt Ullscarf – Greenup Edge – Grasmere WX: Cloud base 2,500 ft – Ice 3000 ft Duty Cook: Basky + 1 Leeming Troop (Conrad) Sun 14 Jan HOTEL 1 Winn Side Pike Crag – Langdale Van Der Lee Pulley Systems – Tension Lower Sour milk Ghyll *** 1 (Easedale HOTEL 2 Clethero High Side – Randel Crag – Skidaw – Carl Side – Long Side - Cooper Ullock Pike – High Side Thomas D Caulton HOTEL 3 Shaw Gatesgarth – Fleetwith Pike – Black Beck Tarn – Buttermere Saul HOTEL 6 Starling Kentmere Pike – Harter Fell – Mardale 111 Rell – High Street – Baskerville Thornthwaite Craf – Foswick – Kentmere 111 Rell – Yoke Bolt WX: Cloud base 1500K – Cold wind 20kts Duty Cook: Thomas J H + 1 Leeming trialist BASECAMP – TREFEW 19-21 JAN 90 Jimmy’s last weekend Duty Team Clethero Cockram Shaw Neil Ellis Allen Cartwright Caulton Van Der Lee Cotton Sobey Franklin Sat 20 Jan HOTEL 2 Clethero GR643607 – Cum Coch – Needles Eye Arête 111* - Cockram Foel Goch – Y Garn – Llyn Y Cwn – Devils Kitchen – Ogwen. Whilst descending the Devils Kitchen our intrepid heroes came across an injured soldier and proceeded to assist in his evacuation to hospital. RPT Rnd 014 refers. HOTEL 3 Shaw Moel Siabod Neil HOTEL 5 Ellis Gashed Crag – Aborted. South Gulley – Aborted. Allen Then ascended to the summit of Tryfan – Llyn Bochlwyd – Milestone Car Park HOTEL 4 Cartwright Bivvied on Friday night, then walked into Craig Yr Ysfa in the Caulton morning: Van Der Lee Amphitheatre Buttress. V Diff. Cook: Sobey/FRanklin WX: 35 kt winds. Extensive hill fog. Heavy rain SUN 21 Jan HOTEL 2 Clethero Failed to complete Jammed Boulder Gulley. Cotton Then ascended Lockwoods Chimney II *** HOTEL 3 Shaw Ascended Pen-Yr-Ole-Wen HOTEL 4 Cartwright Running! Betws – Llanrwst – Trefriw Caulton Cockram HOTEL 5 Ellis Lockwood Chimney II *** Van Der Lee Cae Coch – Tal y Fan HOTEL Allen Abseiling and techniques – Tin Can Alley Sobey Cook: Niel/Franklin WX: 60 Kts wind 3000 ft. Heavy rain – hill fog NB: The Bedford broke down twice over the weekend and spent Sunday night at Tern Hill Barracks. BASECAMP – BROWN COW INN, BARK ISLAND, NR RIPPONDEN, W YORKS – 26-28 JAN *PDMRO Panel Exercise* Duty Team Winn Shaw Caulton Champion Cockram Underwood Cooper Egerton Bolt Sobey Franklin Gault (ILR) Edwards Sat 26 Jan The overall Exercise control was carried out by Home Vole MRT (Who?) with Phil Shaw controlling for us and Conrad Wopping. The team were tasked with two search areas, just north of the M62 in the vicinity of Dog Hill, which were completed without Incident. The Party Leaders were Pete Caulton and Richie Cooper. During mid-afternoon the team were tasked with another area, Searching a Clough in Wessenden Moor area, finding and Evacuating two casualties. From our point of view the Exercise went well, although there was very little contact with other teams. WX: Very cold wind with squally showers. Cook: Shaw Sun 27 Jan Heavy snow and gale force winds the night before, led to the team packing up and returning early before being stuck there. WX: Very cold wind with squally showers. Cook: Shaw BASECAMP – HOPE – 2 – 4 FEB 90 Duty Team Winn Egerton Saul Caulton Allen Cockram Thomas H Cotton Bolt Thomas D Cooper Sat 3 Feb HOTEL 1 Winn Barber Booth – Jacobs Ladder – Kinder Law – Grindsbrook – Edale – Hollins Cross – Black Tor – Lose Hill – Hope (Running) HOTEL 8 Caulton Barber Booth - Jacobs Ladder – Edale Head – Crowden Tower – Egerton Upper Tor – Ringing Rodger – Edale – Booth Cotton Bolt Hope – A625 – Castleton – Winnats Pass – B6061 – Sparrowpit – Slack Hall – A625 – Windy Knoll – Base HOTEL 25 Thomas H Mam Tor to Base Dunn ) Jones ) Ex Foreman) Members RAF STAFFORD MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM REPORT A SERIAL No: 2/90 REFERS TO REPORT R: 063 DTG: ----------------------------- NATURE OF INCIDENT: AIRCRAFT CRASH AREA BLACK MOUNTAINS DATE OF INCIDENT : 6TH FEB 90 NARRATIVE STAFFORD MRT WERE CONTACTED BY RCC PLYMOUTH AND INFORMED OF A POSSIBLE CRASHED A/C NORTH OF HEREFORD. THE TEAM PROCEEDED TO THE DESIGNATED RV POINT, LONGTOWN MOUNTAIN RESCUE POST (161/322290) AND WERE KEPT ON STANDBY WHILST THE TL, SGT WINN AND WOP, SAC ELLIS WENT TO CONTACT THE ST ATHAN TL AT CRASH SITE. ON ARRIVAL AT THE CRASH SITE, ST ATHAN MRT WERE IN THE PROCESS OF STANDING DOWN AND OUR ASSISTANCE WAS NO LONGER REQUIRED. THE TEAM WERE STOOD DOWN AND RETURNED TO BASE. OTHER SAR FORCES INVOLED: ‘A’ FLT, 22 SQN, RAF CHIVENOR. RAF ST ATHAN MRT COMMENTS ON EQUIPMENT: CELLPHONE PROVED INVALUABLE IN THIS SITUATION BY ALLOWING THE TL TO ARRANGE POLICE ESCORTS IN BUILT UP AREAS, WHILST ON THE MOVE. STATISTICS: TIMES: ALERTED 1050 DEPLOYED 1120 ON SCENE 1445 STOOD DOWN: 1450 TOTAL MAN HOURS: 156 MILEAGES (STATUTE): VEHICLE: REGISTRATION: MILEAGE 1. 238 29KA91 61 2. 231 88KE51 247 3. 229 31KG45 216 4. 230 88KE07 217 5. - 0984 FBF 220 TOTAL MILEAGE: 961 No OF PERSONNEL ON TASK: 17 CURRENT TEAM STRENGTH: 20 REMARKS: IT WAS ONLY A QUESTION OF TIME, BEFORE THE BEDFORD MJ LET US DOWN ON AN INCIDENT. IT HAS REPEATEDLY BEEN SNAGGED FOR THROWING FAN BELTS OFF. THIS TIME, IT LEFT THE TL WITH THE PROBLEM OF HAVING THE MRT AT THE INCIDENT SITE, WHILST THE BEDFORD AND ITS EQUIPMENT WERE STRANDED ON THE M5. HAD WE HAD TWO LOAD CARRIERS THIS AWKWARD SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN ALLEVIATED. DATE 14 FEB 90 SIGNATURE: ----------------------------- NAME P SHAW RANK CPL APPOINTMENT: DTL DISTRIBUTION: EXTERNAL: INTERNAL: ACTION: MOD SAR/2 (ILR RAF) HQSC ATTN SQN LDR AIR RCCE ATTN OC RCCP ATTN OC INFORMATION: INFORMATION: MRT RAF KINLOSS STATION COMMANDER MRT RAF LEUCHARS OC ADMIN MRT RAF LEEMING CRC MRT RAF ST ATHANS 10 COPIES MRT HQ MRT RAF VALLEY HOTEL 22 Silvester (Guest) Edale – ringing Rodger – Upper Tor – Crowden Tower – Saul Cluther Rocks – Kinder downfall – Seal Edge – Blackden Edge – Cockram Madwomans Stone – Ringign Rodger – Edale HOTEL 14 Allen Gabriel VS 4C 22M Thomas D Fingals Flue VS 4C 28M WX: not bad/ a bit wet (says Conrad!) Cook: Cooper/Egerton Saturday Eve: The Reunion was held at the “Rising Sun”, Bamford A successful night Sun 4 Feb HOTEL 1 Winn Base - Lose Hill – Edale End – Hope Cross – Winn Hill – Base Egerton Saul HOTEL 8 Caulton Farlands Booth – William Clogh – 624 – Kinder Downfall – Kinder Allen Low – Kinder Low End – Farlands Booth Cockram HOTEL 25 Thomas H Edale – Grindslow – Kinder – Ringing Roger – Edale Cotton Bolt WX: Dry – very windy Thomas D Cook: Cooper BASECAMP – MUNGRISDALE – 9-11 Feb 90 Duty Team Shaw Underwood Ellis Cooper Cockram D Thomas Birkett Egerton Allen Franklin Sat 10 Feb HOTEL 3 Shaw Mungrisdale – Bowscale Fell – Bannerdale Crags – Underwood Blencathra – Skiddaw House – Sale How – Skiddaw – Birkett Pirck up at car park GR 282254 RAF STAFFORD MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM REPORT A SERIAL NO: 3/90 REFERS TO REPORT R: 105 DTG 191400Z NATURE OF INCIDENT: Missing Hillwalkers AREA: Carneddau N. Wales DATE OF INCIDENT : 17TH Feb 90 NARRATIVE: CPL Shaw plus 9 were requested by the North Wales Police, to assist Ogwen Valley MRT and Sarda in search for 2 missing hill walkers last sighted on Carnedd Dafydd during the afternoon of Friday the 16th of February.

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