On Thursday 8th January Patterdale Mountain Rescue were called by the police to assist a fell walker from Bolton. The man was with his family in Glaramara Park above Patterdale when he slipped on a frozen path. On reaching the casualty site, the team assessed the man’s injuries as a fractured lower leg. The leg…

On Tuesday 20th January the police called Patterdale Mountain Rescue to search for a group six of ambulance personnel who were attempting to walk the Kentmere Horseshoe. The group reported to their Yorkshire Ambulance Control that that they had become severely disorientated in worsening conditions and believed they were on the High Street ridge. Thinking…

Patterdale Mountain rescue team were on a winter training exercise, when they were called by police to assist a man that had fallen 50m from Striding Edge, Helvellyn. The man from Birkenhead was walking with a friend when he slipped and fell in the icy conditions down towards Red Tarn. Following the fall, the casualty…

On Wednesday 27th August at 21.00 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police and asked to go to the assistance of a group of 7 D of E award students from Gloucestershire who had become lost and needed assistance. The caller had been able to give a very good description of their location…

On Monday 15th September at 14.00 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a 68 yr old lady from Dartford, Kent who had slipped while walking with her family on Sheffield Pike, Glenridding and sustained an injury to her right knee. 11 members of the team attended the scene and after…