Category: Incidents

  • Two callouts for Patterdale MRT

    Two callouts for Patterdale MRT

    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team callout at Striding Edge.

    Two callouts for Patterdale MRT

    Striding Edge. Photograph: Patterdale MRT.

    Callout 2021_068

    Rope rescue

    Date

    Tue 30 November 2021

    Called out

    14:30

    Stood down

    21:30

    Duration

    7 hours

    Location

    Striding Edge

    On 30 November 2021 at 14:30 the Team was called by Cumbria Police regarding three people stuck on Striding Edge. The walkers had set off that morning to ascend Helvellyn but, after passing the chimney, the terrain became too challenging either to continue or turn back.

    By the time Team members reached them it was dark and the party was very cold and wet. They were warmed in a shelter and provided with dry clothing and heat packs, then escorted safely over Helvellyn summit and down through Brown Cove. They were returned to Base in a Team Land Rover. The rescue involved 12 Team members and lasted 7 hours.

    The callout in numbers

    12

    Team members

    7

    Hours on the hill

    68

    Callout of the year

    Other agencies

    Cumbria Police.

    With thanks to Cumbria Police.

    Photograph from the callout

    Taken by team members.

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    The team receives no government funding. Every rope, radio and Land Rover is bought with money the public gives us.

  • Two callouts for Patterdale MRT

    Two callouts for Patterdale MRT

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    Two callouts for Patterdale MRT

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 2021_067

    Date

    Mon 29 November 2021

    Location

    Kirkstone Pass

    On Monday 29 November 2021, the Team was called by Cumbria Police regarding two vehicles which had collided after trying to descend the Struggle into Ambleside. At that time the road was closed because of snow and the vehicles had slid into each other.

    The Team leader contacted the affected party. There were no injuries and everyone involved was able to make their own way safely to the Kirkstone Pass Inn, where they organised recovery. The Team was stood down.

    The callout in numbers

    1

    Team members

    67

    Callout of the year

    Other agencies

    Cumbria Police.

    With thanks to Cumbria Police.

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    Every callout is answered by volunteers, and paid for by the public.

    The team receives no government funding. Every rope, radio and Land Rover is bought with money the public gives us.

  • Assisting Penrith MRT

    Assisting Penrith MRT

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    Assisting Penrith MRT

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 2021_066

    Date

    Sun 28 November 2021

    Location

    Penrith MRT area

    The Team’s 2021 incident attendance register records this callout as “Assisting Penrith MRT”. No further public press-release wording survives in the archive.

    The callout in numbers

    5

    Team members

    66

    Callout of the year

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    The team receives no government funding. Every rope, radio and Land Rover is bought with money the public gives us.

  • Fractured wrist above Greenside

    Fractured wrist above Greenside

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    Fractured wrist above Greenside

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 2021_065

    Injured walker

    Date

    Sun 21 November 2021

    Location

    Greenside

    The Team’s 2021 incident attendance register records this callout as “Fractured wrist above Greenside”. It was recorded as a limited callout. No further public press-release wording survives in the archive.

    The callout in numbers

    6

    Team members

    65

    Callout of the year

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    The team receives no government funding. Every rope, radio and Land Rover is bought with money the public gives us.

  • Fall on Striding Edge

    Fall on Striding Edge

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    Fall on Striding Edge

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 2021_064

    Injured walker

    Date

    Sat 20 November 2021

    Called out

    11:49

    Stood down

    14:49

    Duration

    3 hours

    Location

    Striding Edge

    Cumbria Police alerted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team, at 11:49 on Saturday 20/11/2021, to a call received by Yorkshire Police regarding a man in his fifties from the London area who had slipped and tumbled about 20 feet whilst traversing Striding Edge.

    Given the location, the nature of the report and the poor visibility in the area at the time, a full callout of the Team was initiated. The man was one of a party of four who were doing part of the Coast to Coast route from East to West. On contacting them it emerged that the casualty had sustained a deep laceration to his right leg but was able to make his way slowly back along Striding Edge.

    A group of rescue team volunteers made there way up to Hole In The Wall from Grisedale, whilst a second group ascended via Mires Beck, both aiming to intercept the descending party. The man was able to make his own way from the fell and was then transported by Rescue Landrover back to the Team’s base where he was assessed and treated by two doctors and a nurse who are volunteer Team members.

    The incident took 3 hours and involved 13 team members.

    The callout in numbers

    13

    Team members

    3

    Hours on the hill

    64

    Callout of the year

    Other agencies

    Cumbria Police.

    With thanks to Cumbria Police.

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    The team receives no government funding. Every rope, radio and Land Rover is bought with money the public gives us.

  • Head Injury Hartsop

    Head Injury Hartsop

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    Head Injury Hartsop

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 2021_063

    Injured walker

    Date

    Mon 15 November 2021

    Called out

    15:20

    Stood down

    17:20

    Duration

    2 hours

    Location

    Threshthwaite Cove

    The Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called by Cumbria Police at 15.20hrs on Monday 15th November to a report of an elderly male who had fallen whilst walking and sustained a head injury in the Hartsop area around Threshwaite Cove. The team mobilised a Landrover to locate the man and his friend who was believed to be slowly walking towards the road.

    On arrival at the car park at Hartsop the team met the casualty and his companion who had made good progress on foot. The casualty was conveyed to the Patterdale Team’s base where he was assessed by a team doctor as he had sustained bruising and grazing to his head , he was advised to attend Hospital for a check up and possible scan due to the nature of his fall.

    14 team members attended the rescue which lasted just under 2 hours.

    The callout in numbers

    14

    Team members

    2

    Hours on the hill

    63

    Callout of the year

    Other agencies

    Cumbria Police.

    With thanks to Cumbria Police.

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    Every callout is answered by volunteers, and paid for by the public.

    The team receives no government funding. Every rope, radio and Land Rover is bought with money the public gives us.

  • Leg Injury Descending From Caudale Moor

    Leg Injury Descending From Caudale Moor

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    Leg Injury Descending From Caudale Moor

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 2021_062

    Rope rescue

    Date

    Sat 13 November 2021

    Called out

    19:35

    Stood down

    22:35

    Duration

    3 hours

    Location

    Caudale Moor

    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at 19:35 on Saturday 13/11/2021 to assist a 56 year old man who had slipped whilst descending the ridge above Cauldale Bridge. He was a member of a party of 5 well equipped and experienced walkers who had been practicing night navigation skills on Cauldale Moor.

    10 members of the team responded to the callout and ascended to the man’s location high on the ridge, just below the disused quarry. The casualty was assessed by a team doctor who diagnosed a possible ruptured tendon. His leg was splinted, he was given pain killers and packaged in a stretcher before being sledged and carried down to the road.

    Other members of the casualty’s party retrieved their car from Hartsop, and the man was assisted into the vehicle for transport to Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle. The rescue involved 10 team members and took 3 hours.

    The callout in numbers

    10

    Team members

    3

    Hours on the hill

    62

    Callout of the year

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    The team receives no government funding. Every rope, radio and Land Rover is bought with money the public gives us.

  • Fatality on Striding Edge

    Fatality on Striding Edge

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    Fatality on Striding Edge

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 2021_061

    Date

    Tue 2 November 2021

    Called out

    16:50

    Location

    Striding Edge

    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out by the Police at 16:50 on Tuesday 02/11/2021 to search for a 54 year old man from Cheshire who was reported missing on Striding Edge. The man and his wife had set off in the early afternoon to climb Helvellyn via Striding Edge; however, on reaching the start of the ridge his wife had decided to stop and had agreed with her husband that he would traverse the Edge and return to her.

    When he failed to return, she called the Police. Team members preparing for training later in the evening immediately deployed to the fell to make a hasty search of the Edge and to escort the woman down. Meanwhile, a major search was initiated. Team members were dispatched into Red Tarn basin and Nethermost Cove to search beneath the ridge.

    Assistance was requested from the Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs and 5 handlers and their dogs were also deployed to search the terrain beneath the Edge. HM Coastguard were contacted and a SAR helicopter from Humberside equipped with night vision and infra-red search capabilities was deployed. Penrith and Keswick MRT were also called to assist.

    At approximately 20:20 a search dog located a body high up at the back of Nethermost Cove. From the injuries sustained it was clear that the man had fallen a significant distance over broken ground. He was confirmed as dead at the scene by a team doctor. 20 members of Penrith MRT were deployed into Nethermost Cove to assist the Patterdale members on scene with the recovery of the body.

    Due to the location and the terrain, this was a long and protracted extraction involving multiple fixed belays and ropes to traverse the scree and descend to the floor of the Cove. The body was eventually retrieved to Patterdale Rescue Centre at 02:30 the following morning. The Team would like to extend their condolences to the man’s family and friends and thank Penrith MRT, LDMRSD, Keswick MRT and the HM Coastguard crew for their invaluable assistance.

    The incident involved approximately 45 mountain rescue volunteers and lasted about 12 hours. Cumbria Police have appealed for members of the public who may have been witnesses to the events of the Tuesday afternoon to come forwards quoting log number 159 of 02/11/2021.

    The callout in numbers

    61

    Callout of the year

    Other agencies

    Cumbria Police, HM Coastguard, SARDA.

    With thanks to Cumbria Police, HM Coastguard, SARDA.

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    The team receives no government funding. Every rope, radio and Land Rover is bought with money the public gives us.

  • Persons lost Cofa Pike

    Persons lost Cofa Pike

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    Persons lost Cofa Pike

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 2021_060

    Date

    Sun 31 October 2021

    Called out

    18:12

    Location

    Cofa Pike

    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out with regard to 2 young males lost near Cofa Pike in bad weather. The team leader made contact by phone and, with the help of Phonefind technology, was able to talk them down the mountain towards civilisation.

    Rescue lasted 1 hr.

    The callout in numbers

    1

    Team members

    60

    Callout of the year

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    Every callout is answered by volunteers, and paid for by the public.

    The team receives no government funding. Every rope, radio and Land Rover is bought with money the public gives us.

  • Ankle injury on Gowbarrow Fell

    Ankle injury on Gowbarrow Fell

    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team callout at Gowbarrow Fell.

    Ankle injury on Gowbarrow Fell

    Gowbarrow Fell. Photograph: Patterdale MRT.

    Callout 2021_059

    Injured walker

    Date

    Sat 30 October 2021

    Called out

    15:00

    Location

    Gowbarrow Fell

    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Saturday 30/10/21 at 1500hrs with regard to a report of a woman with a lower leg injury. The woman and her family had been making their way down Gowbarrow Fell towards Aira Force when she slipped and rolled down the hill injuring her leg.

    Around 15 team members responded and quickly located the casualty. The casualty was treated by the team doctor and the leg injury was stabilised. She was then evacuated by stretcher down to the car park where she was transferred to a land ambulance for onward travel to hospital. The rescue lasted 3 hrs.

    The callout in numbers

    15

    Team members

    59

    Callout of the year

    Photograph from the callout

    Taken by team members.

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    Every callout is answered by volunteers, and paid for by the public.

    The team receives no government funding. Every rope, radio and Land Rover is bought with money the public gives us.