Shortly before mid-day on Tuesday 12/09/2023 the Team were alerted to reports of shouting heard from beneath Thornthwaite Beacon by a party on the ridge to Froswick.  The reporting person was contacted by mobile phone and confirmed that they had heard shouting for a few seconds but that it had then stopped.  They also reported…

On Sunday 3rd September at 11:48hrs the team were tasked by Cumbria Police to a male with a head injury on the footpath near Sheffield Pike.  Further information was gathered by the Duty Leader and as a result a full call out was initiated alongside the request for The Great North Air Ambulance.  As the…

On Saturday 2nd September Cumbria Police contacted the Duty leader with reports of lights being seen on Glenridding Dodd. A concerned  Camper on the East side of Ullswater had been watching the lights and thought they were giving the distress SOS signal.  On further investigations by the Duty Leader who also talked to other groups…

The team were requested to assist their 3rd fell runner of the day who again had fallen and sustained a laceration to his arm. The male attended Patterdale Base and had the injury treated and bandaged, he was advised to attend hospital for further treatment and checks.  Whilst the race was ongoing the weather turned…

On Saturday 26th August whilst team members were already treating a Fell runner who had collapsed they were made aware of another runner who had fallen and had an injury to his knee.  The male had his injury cleaned and bandaged and advised to attend hospital for further treatment.

On Saturday 26th August whilst team members were providing First Aid cover at Patterdale Dog day, they were requested to assist a female who had collapsed at the finish line after competing in the Fell Race.  The female was checked over and medical assistance was given to make the casualty stable, she was then conveyed…

On Monday, August 21st at 16:10 the team were tasked by Cumbria Police to go to the aid of a group of young people who had become cold and were unable to continue their walk due to strong winds. Sixteen team members responded and thirteen made their way onto the fell to escort the group…

At 21:55 on Saturday 12/08/2023 Cumbria Police called Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team for a second time in the day.  A report had been received of a party of two people who had set off from Patterdale for Angle Tarn to camp, but were lost and now stuck and unable to move on the fell side…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called at 07:00 on Saturday 12/08/2023 by the police, who had received a report of a woman camping near Grisedale Tarn who had developed severe abdominal pain and was unable to make her way down off the fell.   Team members responded to the callout and made their way up the…

At 15:00 on Tuesday 8th August Cumbria Police alerted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team to a woman who had slipped and injured her ankle whilest walking the path above Ruthwaite Lodge in the Grisedale Valley; she was unable to weight bear and could not continue.  Due to the poor phone reception in the area the Team…

At 15:25hrs on Wednesday 26th July the team were called by North West Ambulance to assist a female who had slipped whilst walking on Keldas near Glenridding with her partner. The team responded and treated the lady for an ankle injury , she was given pain relief and her ankle was placed in a splint…

On Friday, July 16th at 18:00 the team were tasked to young, solo female walker whom had become crag fast in steep and broken ground above Dove Crag. Seven team members from Patterdale were tasked to make their way to scene, backed up by a further eight team members from Penrith Team. Because of the…