A MAN in his sixties was rescued from Brown Cove Crags last Wednesday (February 14).
The 61-year-old had been walking with his son-in-law when he tripped, his crampon points stuck in the ice and he fell and suffered an ankle injury.
With the help of his companion, he attempted to make his way down the Swirls path but found it impossible.
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) went out to the car park at 2.12pm, making their way to the casualty who was near the end of the wall bounding the Brown Cove area.
He was given analgesia, and then lowered and sledged down to the car park in very icy conditions.
There he was transferred to his son-in-law's car to be driven to Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
A spokesperson for Keswick MRT said: "Conditions on the hill were full winter, and intending walkers should be suitably equipped with crampons & ice axe."
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