On Sunday 28th September Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a woman from Croglin who had slipped on the fell above Hayeswater close to the Knott. The woman had damaged her ankle and was unable to walk. After treatment at the scene the woman was stretchered down to Hayeswater to…

On Sunday 5th September Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were tasked by Cumbria Police and Ambulance Control to go to the assistance a women near the summit of Place Fell. The 39 year old woman, from Weatherby, had slipped and injured her ankle. Thirteen members of Patterdale team ascended Place fell from the Ullswater valley. On…

On Saturday 11th October at midday 13 members of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to rescue a 17yr old youth who had slipped from Striding Edge Helvellyn. He had fallen about 30 meters from the edge towards Red Tarn. The alarm was raised by a passing walker who stayed on the…

On Sunday 9th November 13 members of Patterdale Mountain Rescue team were called by the police to rescue a 39 year old man from Bristol. The man had slipped in the snowy conditions while descending off Catstye Cam. While the slip in itself was not serious, the man unfortunately slid into an old metal stake…

Following a call from the police, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to assist two cragfast climbers on Hellvelyn. The two climbers, from West Yorkshire, were climbing up a gully on Hellvelyn when they became stuck. The two were climbing in winter conditions but reached a point where they could neither ascend or descend. After…

On Wednesday 14th December Patterdale MRT were asked by the Kendal team to assist in locating two walkers who had become disorientated above Kentmere. It was thought that the man and woman, who had separated from their companions, may have descended to Hartsop via Hayeswater Dam. The missing walkers companions were located at Patterdale. The…

While the team was assembling for the previous incident, they were called by the police to assist a fallen walker. The man from York, was descending Hellvellyn via Swirral Edge with a companion. The man slipped and fell ~200m into Brown Cove. The casualty and a passing walker who had come to the aid of…

On Monday evening 22nd December 14 members of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team assisted Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team to search for a lone female fell walker who had become lost in the mist. The woman from Richmond in North Yorkshire, was located by the Patterdale Team at Link Hause. She had been descending from Fairfield…