Crag fast on Striding Edge
A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.
Home / Incidents / Callout 75 · 17 September 2025
Callout 75
Rope rescue
Just after midnight on Wednesday 17th September North West Ambulance Service contacted Patterdale MRT to alert them to three young men who had become benighted and crag-fast on Striding Edge.
Six team members were tasked and escorted the young men down from the fell.
This incident involved 7 personnel and lasted 4 hours
The callout in numbers
6
Team members
4
Hours on the hill
75
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