Rescue

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…

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Young person flown from fells above Hartsop

On Thursday 18th September 2008 at 13.13 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a 17yr old youth from London who had collapsed on the fells above Hartsop near Patterdale while walking with an organised outdoor group. The team attended and also called the Cumbria Air Ambulance and Penrith Mountain Rescue…

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Place Fell Rescue

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…

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Youth falls from Striding edge

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…

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Unlucky slip

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…

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Cragfast climbers rescued

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…

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Two simultaneous rescues at Patterdale

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…

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Search

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…

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