On 26th March police requested the team to locate two inexperienced walkers who had phoned to say that they were on the west side of Helvellyn and were unable to move. They had lost the path in snow, traversed and were now stuck on steep snowy ground. After speaking with them the team deployed members…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called today by the Police to assist an 18 year old from Barnstable who was reported to have slipped and injured his ankle. The casualty, who was walking with 4 other people as part of a Duke of Edinburgh expedition, was unable to walk and had requested assistance. When the…

A report was received to assist a male who had severe cramps in his legs . He was reported to be on steep broken ground and was unable to descend to the road side. The Team deployed a vehicle and Team members to Red Pits for investigation but nothing was found. On speaking to a…

The Team assisted with a mountain biker who had crashed descending Park Brow. The 30 year old female from Cambridge suffered head injuries and was uncounscious. She was treated by the team doctor and ambulance paramedics. Due to the seriosness of her injuries the road was closed and an air ambulance transported her to Newcastle.

A party of three from London had walked from Glenridding to Red Tarn wanting to summit onto Helvellyn via Swirral Edge. One member of the party became tired and was advised by other members of the party that Swirral Edge would be too difficult a challenge for her. She was to return by the same…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called by Cumbria Police at 17:30 on 14th April to assist a 53 year old lady from Suffolk who had slipped approximately 6 metres on Swirral Edge, Helvellyn. She had sustained an injury to her ankle and was unable to make her own way of the fell. The lady was…

The team launched its boat to rescue a 6 stone Old English Sheepdog which had collapsed on the path from Howtown to Patterdale. The dog was carried some distance on a stretcher before being ferried across the Lake1.

Following a call from the Police, Patterdale Mountain Rescue team were called out to a group of students camping on the valley side over looking Ullswater. The group, from Nottingham, were camping on Glenridding Dodd as part of an expedition with an outdoor centre. After setting up camp, one of the group, a 14 year…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called today by the Police to go to the assistance of a walker on the Glenridding – Helvellyn path. The 18 year old from Wakefield was on a Duke of Edinburgh practice expedition and was reported to be suffering from Hypothermia. When the rescue team reached the casualty, they found…

At 17:00 on Monday 11th May Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to evacuate an 18 year old male from the Priest Hole, Dovedale. The young man, from Wiltshire, had slipped in the cave and sustained a painful knee injury which prevented him from moving. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team’s Doctor was already on board the…

On Sunday 24th May 2009 a 20 yr old American woman had become lost whilst descending from Striding Edge Helvellyn. The family group had split up and missed each other having agreed to meet up by the Hole in the Wall area. On arrival back at Glenridding the party reported the 20 yr old girl…

At 16:10 on Monday 25th May 2009 a 68yr old male from Clifton in Bedfordshire who was walking with his family at Aira Force slipped on wet and greasy rock close to the beck. He dislocated his shoulder and was given pain relief by the Team and his arm was splinted before being placed on…