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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Croglin Lady Stretchered from The Knott

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…

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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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