On Monday 25th May 2009 a 20 yr old walker reported to the police that he needed mountain rescue assistance as his 17 yr old girlfriend had become stuck on Striding Edge close to the ‘bad step’ near the summit of Helvellyn. The girl was uninjured but unwilling to move up or down from her…

On Monday 5th January 2009 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by the police to assist a woman from Rutland who had fallen and injured her ankle. The woman was walking with her family and friends on the lake shore path between Howtown and Glenridding. The woman had reached a section near Scalehow Wood when…

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 Sunday 24th August 2008 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called be Cumbria police to search for a missing 16 yr old from Wiltshire who had gone for an evening walk from a campsite in Glenridding and had become separated from his companions. As the search plan was being formulated and the team was assembling…

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…