RESCUERS were called after two men found themselves on the summit of Scafell Pike in the dark with no map and no idea how to get down.

Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team (WMRT) was notified at around 10.50pm on Wednesday.

A WMRT spokesman said the men were uninjured and were talked down by phone.

The spokesman said they had no map but both had compasses, which 'made the team leader's task much easier and also made a refreshing change from the usual no map, no compass scenario.'

"They called in as requested once they were off the hill so the incident could be closed," he said.

The team's logged finish time for the incident was 2.04am yesterday morning.