Female with Ankle Injury

On Saturday 6th May at 14:55hrs whilst the team were already on a job they were made aware by Cumbria Police  of another female requiring our assistance as she had slipped and also received an ankle injury.  5 team members who were still at base responded and started making their way on the hill to…

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Female fallen near Ruthwaite Lodge

At 12:56 hrs on Saturday 6th May the team were asked to respond to assist a female who had tripped and injured her ankle whilst walking the coast to coast in the Grisedale valley. The team responded with 19 members and made their way on foot to the scene. On arrival the lady was examined…

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Lady Fallen in Glenridding

On Tuesday 4th April at 11.30hrs whilst team members were at Patterdale Base checking rescue equipment they were made aware of an elderly female who had fallen in the village. Two team members attended in a team Landrover and checked the lady over , she had received an injury to her shoulder and arm possibly…

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Cragfast Angletarn Beck

On Sunday 02/04/23 at around 1430hrs the team received their second call-out on this sunny day. This call-out involved a family of four who got stuck in rough ground by the side of Angle Tarn Beck. They had attempted to scramble up the side of the beck to get the Angle Tarn, but had veered…

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Cragfast Place Fell

On Sunday 02/04/23 the team were alerted regards a walker who had got himself trapped on the western side of Place Fell. The walker had attempted to scramble up the cliff face and had got stuck. The location was not far from Side Farm and the first land rover arrived at the scene around 30…

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Female with ankle injury

On Wednesday 29th March at 14:10 hrs the team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a Female who had slipped on the Path heading down Glencoyne below Sheffield Pike.  The Lady who was on holiday had been walking with her partner heading back to their vehicle when she slipped on the wet ground and…

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Couple lost on Helvellyn

On Tuesday 28th March the team were requested by Cumbria Police to assist a couple who were lost somewhere on Helvellyn summit in a whiteout and unable to find the path back down. They had ascended from Glenridding onto the summit when the weather deteriorated rapidly and visibility was lost.  The Duty leader tried to…

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Family separated on High Street

Shorty after 20:00 on Thursday 09/03/2023 the Team received notification from Cumbria Police of a family who had become separated whilst walking on High Street.  The call had come through on the 999 roamer service and indicated that the parents had become separated from a son who had then messaged them sometime later indicating that…

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Cragfast Sheep

25/02/2023 Reports were received from a local farmer of a sheep cragfast on Eagle Crag in Grisedale.  5 team members assembled on Saturday morning, drove up the te valley and walked into the crag.  After locating the swaledale sheep a rope system was set up and two team members abseiled down to the animal.  It…

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Walker lost in blizzard

On Tuesday 14/03/22, the team received a call out regards a lone walker and her dog. The walker had set off from Glenridding to walk to Grisedale Tarn with a plan to return via St Sunday Crag. Whilst ascending St Sunday the weather drew in and started to snow heavily. The walker got disorientated and…

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Broken Ankle on Little Mell Fell

At 16:14 on Tuesday 21st March 2023 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were requested by the North West Ambulance Service to assist a 73 year old woman who had slipped and injured her right ankle whilst descending from Little Mell Fell. 18 team members including responded to there callout and rendezvoused at the The Hause before…

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Group requiring assistance on Helvellyn

At 18.49hrs  on Saturday 11th March the Duty Leader was contacted by Cumbria Police to a group of 9 males form the Manchester area who were somewhere on Striding Edge/Helvellyn area needing assistance to get back down to their vehicles.Contact was made with the group and after a short while a Sarloc text was intercepted…

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