On the 4th June 24 Cumbria police received a call from a person lost on the summit of Helvellyn. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team were initially Tasked with  the job but as the information revealed the walker was on Patterdale’s area it was handed over to us. The walker made an initial call, enough to get…

On Saturday 25/05/24 at around 1600 hrs the team were called out by the North West Ambulance Service regards a female who had slipped whilst walking by Aira Force. The female had a suspected ankle injury. The first team members who arrived at Aira Force located the casualty at the cascades at the top of…

At lunchtime on Monday May 20th Patterdale Mountain Rescue team were tasked by the North West Ambulance Service to an incident in the area of Silver Point, on the shore of Ullswater, below Place Fell. A 78yr old female had taken a stumbling fall, sustaining an arm injury and facial lacerations. Once on scene, a…

On the evening of Tuesday 14th May Patterdale Mountain Rescue team were tasked by Cumbria Police to an incident just below Helvellyn of three people in their early 20s who could no longer make their way down the fell and were crag-fast. A team of seven Mountain Rescue team members were dispatched to meet up…

During some training the Ullswater Steamers Staff reported to the team that a tent  had been seen in the same location for 2 weeks. Team members headed to the location and found the abandoned equipment, which they collected and brought back to the base to be repurposed. 7 team members were involved and lasted 2…

On the weekend when Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were celebrating their 60th anniversary, a call from the Police tasked them to an incident on a section of Striding Edge, known as the “Bad Step”. Initial reports stated that the casualty, a 27 year old man from Hull, had lost his footing on the ridge, fallen…

On Tuesday 30th April at 15:30hrs the Team were contacted by North West Ambulance Service to reports of a Male who had received a leg injury.  The Team responded in two Land Rovers and were able to drive to the location which was inaccessible by an Ambulance near to Dockray on the side of Gowbarrow.…

At 20:12 on Saturday 27/04/2024 the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were alerted by Cumbria Police to reports of shouts for help heard coming from a kayaker on Ullswater in the vicinity of Howtown.  Team members responded to the call out and proceeded towards the scene in the Team RIB.  However, before their arrival the casualty…

At 21:50 on Saturday day April 20th Patterdale Mountain Rescue team were tasked by Cumbria Police to go to the aid of a young man whom had misplaced his tent while wild camping on the fells above Ullswater. A 19yr old male had wandered away from his campsite at dusk and as darkness fell he…

At 02:00 on Sunday 07 April 2024 Cumbria Police alerted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team to a report of lights seen on Place Fell. In spite of repeated attempts to contact the informants mobile phone, no further information was available, and by the time that a team member was able to inspect the area from Patterdale…

Just before 15:00 hrs on Saturday 6th April the Team were called by Cumbria Police to reports of a Female who had slipped whilst walking in Aira Force and received an injury.  The Team responded and as the Duty Leader could not make contact with the Casualty and no exact location a hasty search was…

On Saturday 30th March at 12;21hrs the Team responded to their fifth rescue of the week to a Male who had been walking on his own on Little Mell Fell. The male had slipped whilst descending on the slippery ground and suspected he had broken his leg.  The Team were mobilised and one the Team’s…