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…

On Sunday, July 16th at 05:55 the team were asked to contact a solo, wild camper whom had become concerned about her ability to safely return to the valley bottom in adverse weather conditions. Two team members were tasked to make their way to scene and help the anxious camper pack up her equipment and…

On July 9th at 11:10 the team were asked to investigate an overdue walker, believed to be in the area of Arthur’s Pike. With limited information it was decided to hold off deploying any team members until Cumbria Police had conducted further investigations. The team were stood down 30 minutes later. Caller with good intent.…

On June 27th at 23:10 the team were asked to investigate a possible distress signal in the area of Blowick Bay. A small group of team members travelled to scene but nothing was found. Caller with good intent. This incident involved five team members for a total of 45 minutes.

On May 29th the team were asked to investigate a possible wildfire at Devils Chimney above Ullswater. The team liaised with Cumbria Fire & Rescue and passed the incident on to them. This incident involved one team member for a total of 30 minutes

On May 24th at 17:20 the team were alerted to potential distress whistles in the area of Hartsop Above Howe but were almost immediately stood down by Cumbria police. Incident described as a 999 caller with good intent but no further investigations being required. This incident involved one team member for 15 minutes.

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…