On Monday 7th July at 15:00hrs the Team were tasked by Cumbria Police to a report of an elderly male who had fallen in the Grisedale valley and unable to continue his walk, he was described as suffering with head and back injuries due to the nature of his fall. On arrival at the casualty…

On Sunday 6th July at 19:45hrs Cumbria Police alerted the Duty Leader to a Lone Spanish Female who was on the High Street range on the Straits of Riggindale and was struggling with the harsh weather conditions.  The Duty Leader spoke to the female and ascertained that she was running the Coast to Coast and…

Whilst the previous search on Glenridding Dodd was in progress, the Team received a second call from the Police reporting that an 18 year old man had been taken ill with persistent vomiting whilst camping near Grisedale Tarn.  A full call out of the Team was initiated, but given the other incident ongoing assistance was…

Cumbria Police contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team at 23:58 on Friday 4th July with a report of a man missing on Glenridding Dodd.  The man and his partner had climbed the Dodd in the evening, returning to their car on Greenside Road at about 21:30,  just as the light was starting to fade.  At this…

On Monday 01/07/2025 at around 3pm the team were called out regards an elderly walker who was dehydrated and exhausted. The walker had been walking from Howtown back to Patterdale along the lakeshore path. The distance combined with the heat of the day had taken it’s toll and he became exhausted and unable to continue.…

On Saturday 21/06/2025 at 18:12 hrs the team was alerted about a walker on Striding Edge who had a panic attack. The team leader made phone contact and spoke to the partner of the panicked walker. They had been coming along Striding Edge from Helvellyn summit went the panic attack occurred. By chance a member…

On 21/06/2025 at 14:00 hrs the team were alerted to 2 paddle boarders in trouble on Ullswater. Fire and Rescue had been contacted by someone on the lake who had seen 2 paddle boarders blown off course to the east side of Ullswater. The team leader contacted a team member who was working on the…

On 19/06/2025 at 20:05hrs the team were called out regards a walker who got stuck coming down from Arthur’s Pike. The walker had tried to descend down a sheep trod. When the vague path ended in a rocky steep area, he called for assistance. The team leader spoke to the walker on the phone and…

At 18:51 on 16 June 2025 Cumbria Police contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue requesting assistance for a 20 year old male suffering with leg cramps on Helvellyn summit. Upon investigation, the Duty Leader ascertained that the male had carried camping equipment to the top of Helvellyn with a group of four friends and was suffering from…

On 14 June 25 North West Ambulance Service contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team with a report that a male had fallen down a waterfall. Upon further investigation the casualty was located near the shore of Ullswater. The team were dispatched and due to the nature of the fall the casualty received pain relief before being…

At 15:30 on Wednesday, 11th June, Patterdale MRT were tasked to go to the assistance of a lady from the Cheshire area who had begun to feel unwell while walking along the Lake shore path. The Team launched their rescue rib and after examining the woman and stretchering her down to the Lake shore she…