Mountain rescuers were called out on an early morning mission to save a man who tripped and fell, injuring his head.

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team, Great North Air Ambulance and North West Ambulance Service were called out at 2:52 am yesterday (June 18) to respond to a call.

Two men were heading along the Corridor Route (Sty Head Pass to Scafell Pike) to set up a safety rope on Broad Stand above Mickledore, Scafell, for a Bob Graham Round Runner.

One of the men tripped and fell on a tricky step, sustaining head injuries.

After some time and a check-over from his mate, they deemed the injuries serious enough to warrant calling 999 and asking for mountain rescue’s help.

The two started to make their way down before Seathwaite.

On receiving the callout a team member who lives in the valley quickly made his way up towards Sty Head Tarn, somehow missing the two men.

The next team member to arrive at Seathwaite found the casualty and his friend who had made it down to the valley.

The rest of the team arrived and, after a quick assessment, transported the injured man back to Keswick for a rendezvous with the ambulance.

The 2 hours and 18 minutes long mission took the efforts of six team members.

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