On Tuesday 16/09/2025 at around 20:24hrs, the team were called out regards a child who was having an asthma attack. The team were already at their base on their Tuesday training night. The child was part of a school group who were on an expedition with a local outdoor centre. They were wild camping on…

On Thursday 18th September at 12:49hrs the Team were contacted by Cumbria Police to reports of a male who had slipped and was stuck in a Gulley and had received a head injury. The Duty Leader who was at base doing some admin took the call and attempted to contact the informant to get an…

Just after midnight on Wednesday 17th September North West Ambulance Service contacted Patterdale MRT to alert them to three young men who had become benighted and crag-fast on Striding Edge. Six team members were tasked and escorted the young men down from the fell. This incident involved 7 personnel and lasted 4 hours

Report of a 68 year old gentleman requiring assistance on Great Mell fell. The report was recieved by Patterdale Mountain Rescue via Cumbria Police at 1800 on 11 September 2025. The gentleman had braved the heavy showers through the day to walk with his sister to the summit of Great Mell. Unfortunatly whilst descending through…

Whilst dealing with rescue number 71 some of the Team were heading up Grisedale with potential new team members for a walk around the Edges when they came across a couple who were doing the Coast to Coast.The female had slipped and received an injury to her ankle which was too painful to walk on.…

On Sunday 7th September at 12:35hrs Cumbria Police alerted the Team to a Runner who had fallen whilst descending from Helvellyn into Greenside.  The Duty Leader made contact with the informant and established the runner was in a race and had simply tripped over whilst descending the start of the Zig Zags down into Greenside,…

On Sunday 7th September just before 8am the Team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a Male who was on the summit of Fairfield and suffering Exhaustion and felt he was unable to safely walk off the hill.  The Duty Leader put the Team on standby whilst he contacted the casualty to establish exactly…

Following the activation of an emergency beacon by a Duke of Edingburgh group,  Patterdale Mountain Rescue were requested to investigate on the behalf of Cumbria Police. The beacons last location was on Beda fell, Martindale Common and the DofE group were out of contact. A small team of Patterdale members travelled to the fell bottom…

On Monday 25th August at 18:23rd the team received their 3rd job of the bank holiday weekend. North West Ambulance Service requested assistance with extracting a number of casualties from the scene of an RTC in Martindale. A vehicle had left the road and ended up around 80ft down an embankment. On arrival the team…

On Sunday 24th August at 17:42hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue were contacted by Cumbria Police to a report of a Female walker who was near Red Tarn and had injured her ankle.  On speaking to the casualty it was established she was with her family and had slipped whilst crossing the stream at Red Tarn and…

    On Saturday 23rd August at 16:55hrs the team were tasked by Cumbria Police to a walker who had fallen  around 100m from Swirral Edge down towards Red Tarn. The Duty Leader called the team out and requested a Coastguard Helicopter to assist with the rescue due to the location and nature of the…

  Date: Saturday, On Saturday 9th August 2025 at 15:35hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by Cumbria Police to assist a walker who had sustained a lower leg injury while descending from the Red Tarn area. The injured individual was being supported off the fell by companions who had contacted emergency services for help.…