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…

At 12:15 the Team were alerted by Cumbria Police to walker that had fallen on the footpath on the side of Hallin Fell near the lake shore. The walker had reported that she had sustained injuries to both arms and was in a lot of pain. 11 team members responded and the team used 2…

On 7 June 2025 at 1624 Cumbria Police received a call from a group of ladies walking in the Grisedale valley as one of them had sustained a suspected ankle fracture. The team was called out and made there way to an intitial grid reference that had been supplied above Lantys tarn. Unfortunatley once at…

On Tuesday 03/06/2025 at around 1700hrs the team received a call regards a walker who was suffering from cramp on Birkhouse Moor . The team leader made telephone contact and it was established that there were no medical issues and the male was given general advice on dealing with his cramp. The male made his…

On Wednesday 28/05/2025 at around 1445hrs the team were called out regards a walker with an ankle injury on Sheffield Pike. The casualty had been descending with his partner into Glencoyne down the side of Sheffield Pike, when he slipped and injured his ankle. The team accessed the site via Seldom Seen and located the…