Rescued Scafell Pike hikers urged to pay hotel bill and return head torches
Wasdale mountain rescue team says ‘we struggle to understand when the rescued take advantage of hospitality’
TL;DR
- Wasdale mountain rescue team appeals for two rescued walkers to pay an outstanding hotel bill.
- The walkers also failed to return borrowed head torches and left a hospital crutch.
- The rescue took place overnight on December 29-30 on Scafell Pike in treacherous conditions.
- The Wasdale Head Inn offered the walkers discounted accommodation and snacks.
- The outstanding bill amounts to £130.
- The walkers claimed their money was in their tent high on the fell.
- The rescue team initially felt obliged to pay the bill, but public donations covered the cost.
- Additional funds raised will go towards the team's operational costs.