A PHOTOGRAPH taken on a mobile phone was used to help Keswick Mountain Rescue team in their attempt locate a couple in difficulty on the fells yesterday (Saturday).

The pair had set out from Bassenthwaite to walk up Ullock Pike but encountered problems as the ground became steeper and snow covered.

A team spokesman said: "The lady became panicky, and her partner then phoned for assistance. His phone was low on battery, and he had very little idea of where he was.

"Eventually, by getting him to take a picture of what he could see, emailing it to the team, and checking how they had got there, we deduced that they were somewhere in the top of Southerndale.

"A small group of team members with two search dogs set off to bring them down. By this time, the gentleman's phone had died, and no further contact was possible.

"As the team neared the top of Ullock Pike, a phone call was received to say that they had managed to get off by themselves.

"It afterwards transpired they had been on the adjacent ridge which they had mistaken for the Ullock Ridge.