Over 30 rescuers battled for nearly six hours to save an injured woman from an exposed peak in darkness.
The extraordinary effort involved 36 members from two different mountain rescue teams.
They were called to help the woman with a dislocated ankle.
And had to stretcher her off the treacherous slopes in a gale and in darkness.
It happened on Skiddaw in the Lake District, as reported by, Need To Know.
A Keswick Mountain Rescue Team spokesperson said: “A couple located by Carlside Tarn below Skiddaw called 999 and asked for assistance after the woman injured her ankle and could not bear weight.
“Poor mobile signal and bad weather meant that attempts to get more information failed.
“Meantime the couple made valiant efforts and somehow made it along to the top of Ullock Pike where they managed to get through to the police once again.
“The team, very gratefully assisted by members of RAF Leeming Mountain Rescue Team, made their way up the ridge of Ullock Pike in wet and very wild conditions to the casualty location.
“Once protected from the elements in a group shelter, the woman was given strong analgesia before her ankle was reduced, realigned and splinted.
“The team and RAF members were then able to mostly sledge the casualty on the stretcher back down to the roadside.
“As ever many thanks to RAF Leeming MRT for their help”
There were 26 Keswick team members, 10 RAF Leeming Mountain Rescue team members in the five hours, 25 minutes long rescue on 11 January.
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