On Friday 17 April 2026 at 1518 Patterdale Mountain Rescue recieved a request to assist a gentlemen who had sustained a suspected broken ankle whilst walking the Coast to Coast path between Grisdale tarn and Patterdale. Grisedale is notorious black hole for all forms of modern communication.

Thankfully the gentleman’s friend managed to make their way down the valley to pass the request for help to a passing walker who in turn got a lift from a local farmer who assisted getting the message down to the valley bottom where the call to 999 could finally be raised. The Team deployed and drove as far as possible up the valley.

The gentleman was assessed and treated by the Team medics before being transported to the Team base to meet with the ambulance. for onward treatment. A great example that rescues are a team effort requiring friends, walkers, farmers, mountain rescue and the ambulance service. Thank you to all involved.

On Monday 6th April at 09:55hrs the Team were contacted by Cumbria Police to assist a female who had been walking with her brother and had aggravated an old injury and was unable to carry on with her walk. Contact was made with the casualty and established they were descending from Dollywaggon Pike towards Grisedale Tarn.

The team were called out by the Duty Leader and made their way to Patterdale Base. As it was Easter Monday and our annual fundraiser the Duck Race was taking place in the afternoon a request was made to Penrith MRT to assist with the rescue so that some of Patterdale’s members could stay behind to make sure the ducks were ready and on the start line for their big race.

Patterdale members ascended on foot from the Grisedale valley bottom up to Grisedale Tarn and then up the path towards Dollywaggon where they found the casualty had managed to shuffle down to meet them. She was treated at the scene for a knee injury and given suitable pain relief, her leg was splinted and then she was stretchered off the hill.

Penrith team members arrived at the Tarn and assisted with the evacuation down to the Land Rovers , from here they were driven down to their vehicle to enable them to attend hospital for further treatment. The rescue managed to conclude in time for the rest of the Team to attend the duck race and cheer on the winning ducks in the glorious sunshine amidst a large crowd of onlookers.

This is the second rescue of the weekend we have asked for Penrith MRT assistance for which we are very grateful to receive.

On Tuesday 24/03/2026 Cumbria Police called the Team regarding a female walker who had fallen 30 meters and had injured her hip. The casualty had been walking with her partner and had been on the way back down after walking up Striding Edge.

When on Lower Man the female lost her footing and fell injuring her hip. She was unable to continue due to the pain. The couple reported that they were becoming very cold in the wet weather and therefore the leader requested assistance from a coastguard helicopter. 13 Team members made their way up on foot and arrived at scene only minutes after the helicopter.

The casualty was assessed by the coastguard paramedic before being airlifted to hospital.

On Saturday 21st March the Team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a male walker who had slipped and injured his ankle whilst walking with his family near Angle Tarn above Hartsop. The Duty Leader spoke to the casualty’s daughter and established details of the injury and location before calling the full Team out to assist.

Team members ascended from the Filter House in the Hartsop valley where the Land Rovers were left making their way on foot to the scene. The casualty was assessed by a Remote Rescue Medical Technician, his ankle was splinted and he was placed onto a stretcher to be carried off the hill. Once back at the Land Rovers the male was transported down to the family’s vehicle and he was then conveyed to hospital for further treatment.