On Saturday 06/08/2022, the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team received a call out regarding a walker who had injured her ankle whilst descending Rest Dodd. The casualty and her companions had set off early that day from Hartsop for a walk around Brock Crags and surrounding peaks.

The casualty had slipped on a grassy track and injured her ankle, after which she was unable to walk and carry on. 10 team member responded and went up from Hayeswater. The team doctor stabilised the injury with a splint and the woman was then evacuated from the fell on a stretcher to the team landrover at the Hayeswater outflow.

The rescue lasted 3 hours.

On Monday the 1st of August 2022 the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out after a walker had fallen on Striding Edge. The lady had been walking with her partner on Striding Edge heading for the Helvellyn summit. Whilst negotiating the “bad step” the woman lost her footing and fell around 10 metres down the rocky chute, sustaining serious injuries.

In addition to the Patterdale team, the Great North Air Ambulance (GNAAS) and Rescue 199 coastguard helicopters responded. The GNAAS helicopter landed on the Helvellyn summit and their medics arrived first on scene to treat the casualty’s injuries. Rescue 199 landed at Red Tarn and flew Patterdale members to near the scene.

Once the casualty had been treated and stabilised by the medics she was transferred to a stretcher and then winched off the mountain by Rescue 199. She was then flown to the RVI in Newcastle for further treatment. The team would like to thank GNAAS and the Coastguard for some great team work which made this another efficient rescue.

We also wish our casualty a rapid recovery and hope to see her walking in the Lakes again very soon. The rescue involved 13 Patterdale Team members and lasted 4 hours.

At 13.45 hrs on Saturday 16th July Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called by Cumbria Police to assist an elderly lady who had slipped whilst traversing Striding Edge and taken a fall. The Leader on call initiated the response by the team and due to her injuries, the location and the hot weather requested a Coastguard SAR helicopter to assist.

Team members ascended on foot to Striding Edge whilst the helicopter from Prestwick arrived on scene. The lady was treated at the scene for shoulder and arm injuries including a fractured wrist. She was winched into the helicopter and flown to Hospital for further treatment. The team would like to thank the coastguard for their assistance, this saved a long and very hot evacuation as the weather was extremely hot.

The rescue took just over 3 hours and involved 12 team members.