A LAKE District mountain rescue team has called for walkers to be 'fully aware' of the risks that come with tackling Blencathra's Sharp Edge.
Keswick Mountain Rescue team rescued a father and son from Sharp Edge yesterday (July 21).
The team were called at 12.32pm after the two had become cragfast in wet and windy conditions.
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The team immediately sent a Land Rover full of personnel to start moving equipment up to the area, and the second vehicle followed swiftly with another six.
The first team members were on scene within an hour, and a rope rigged to take the casualties down to the lower path below the ridge, commonly known as the Chicken Path.
From there they were escorted down on to safer ground.
A Keswick Mountain Rescue Team spokesperson said: "It is worth re-iterating our advice, that Sharp Edge is a serious undertaking in the wet, and for some days after wet weather, as it holds the water for some time after. Anyone tackling it should be fully aware of the risks it poses."
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