Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were contacted at 14:45 on Sunday 18th June after a woman taking part in an organised charity fundraising event slipped while descending from Gowbarrow.  She suffered an injury to her lower leg which was treated at the scene by paramedics employed by the event organisers.  Team members responded and stretchered the…

On Saturday 10/06/23 at around 1700, the team were just finishing a call out in the Grisedale Valley when a second call out came in for Boredale House area. A female walker had gone over her ankle as she was descending down from Boredale Hause into Patterdale. The casualty was with friends who called 999…

On Saturday 10/06/23 at around 13:15 the team were called out regards a female who had injured her ankle. The injured walker had walked over Helvellyn and the down to Grisedale Tarn. At the tarn she slipped and injured her ankle and she was unable to continue. Kind passersby looked after her and called 999…

The team were called by Cumbria Police on Friday 9th June at lunchtime to a report of a female who had tumbled and had received a head injury . Initial enquiries were carried out and the Deputy Leader called the team out to respond to the rescue. Two Land Rovers headed out from Patterdale base…

On Thursday 8th June at 13:08hrs the team were contacted by North West Ambulance Service to a report of a Female who had tripped whilst traversing Striding Edge and had sustained a suspected Dislocated Knee in the fall. The Duty leader spoke to the informant and established what had happened and called the team out…

At about 21.15 on Wednesday 31st May 2023 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were made aware of a report from a member of the public that an apparently unaccompanied boy of about 12 years of age had been seen on Striding Edge.  The Duty Leader discussed the report with Cumbria Police and attempts were made to…

At lunchtime on Monday May 29th Patterdale Mountain Rescue team were tasked by Cumbria Police to an incident in Hallinhag Wood, on the shore of Ullswater, below Hallin Fell. A 34yr old male had taken a stumbling fall, sustaining a wound to his leg. Because of the location of the casualty it was decided to…

At 21:40 on Tuesday night Cumbria Police contacted Patterdale MRT with regards to a dropped 999 call. Following investigation, the call was traced back to a student group camping at Grisedale Tarn, one of whom had become unwell following a long walk on warm day. The student who was taking part in a Duke of…

On Saturday 20th May at approximately 19:00hrs the team were contacted by Cumbria Police to a report of a Paraglider who had taken off from Red Screes summit and crashed into the rocks below.  He had got into difficulties when his canopy folded and sent him around 50 metres to the ground.  The Duty Leader…

The Police contacted the Team at 15:45 on Wednesday 17/05/2023 with a report of an Australian woman who had injured her ankle whilst walking near Angle Tarn.  The Team responded and 9 members drove to Hartsop and climbed to her location.  She was assessed and her ankle was splinted before she was stretchered back to…

The Team were alerted by Cumbria Police at 18:40 to a report of an elderly man who had climbed Helvellyn, made his way along to Dollywagon and then down to Grizedale Tarn, but was unable to continue due to sever cramp in his legs.  His companion called the Police and requested assistance from Mountain rescue.…

After an unusual quiet spell of rescues, volunteers of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team we call by Cumbria Police to their third rescue in as many days, to a lady who had sustained injuries from a tumbling fall from Striding Edge. The lady who had been out walking with friends slipped while traversing Striding Edge and…