Summary
The Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team helped two men who got into trouble while hiking on Scafell Pike. After their rescue, a hotel offered them a discounted stay, but the men have not paid their bill three weeks later. The mountain rescue team and hotel are trying to contact the men to settle the unpaid debt and retrieve borrowed equipment.
Key Facts
- The rescue of the two men took seven hours and occurred on December 29.
- The Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team called the rescue "avoidable" due to the difficult conditions.
- The Wasdale Head Inn provided the men with snacks and a room at a 35% discount.
- Three weeks after their stay, the men have still not paid the £130 bill.
- The men left the hotel with no working contact information and borrowed head torches not returned.
- The men claimed they left their money in a tent on the mountain but promised to pay later.
- The rescue team wants to return a crutch left by one of the men and has been unable to contact them.
