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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

On Tuesday 21/02/23 Patterdale MRT responded to a request from Wasdale Mountain Rescue to assist in a search for a missing person. Wasdale team were coordinating an extensive search after being out overnight to locate a missing walker. At first light a team of 4 Patterdale Team members were tasked with searching the footpaths between…

Volunteers of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team had recently returned from their annual winter mountaineering weekend when they were called out by Cumbria Police, to reports of a lady who had slipped and injured her ankle while ascending the path up towards Red Tarn, Helvellyn. When the team arrived on scene, a bivi shelter was erected…

On Sunday 22/01/2023 at around 1600hrs the team responded to a call out at Angle Tarn. The information was that a female walker had injured her ankle and was unable to continue. The casualty had been on a walk with her sister when she had slipped on ice and gone over on her ankle. Fortunately…