Dove crag possible ankle injury

On Tuesday 3rd May at  15.40hrs Cumbria Police called  Langdale And Ambleside team to a report of  Two males possibly in the Dove Crag area of Patterdale region. On speaking to the informant Langdale Team leader established that at 13.30 hrs the boyfriend had sent a picture to the informant showing him possibly near Dove…

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Lost on Glenridding Dodd

On Saturday 23/04/22 at around 1400hrs the team were called regards a walker who got disorientated and lost in the wood on the side of Glenridding Dodd. The walker had strayed of the path and got lost in an area with lots of fallen trees. The team leader made phone contact and with the help…

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Faller from Helvellyn

The Team were alerted by Keswick MRT who received a call from NWAS regarding a walker who had fallen from Helvellyn down towards Red Tarn. The team responded to the location, along with the air ambulance which located the casualty who had suffered minor injuries and transferred him to Carlisle Hospital for a check up.

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Gentleman reported overdue from Helvellyn

A lady who was concerned for the whereabouts of her husband, who was late in returning from Helvellyn to their car, parked at Swirls Carpark, Thirlmere, contacted Cumbria Police on Wednesday night. Thankfully as the team were talking with the gentleman and Keswick MRT, he confirmed he was safe and well and within five minutes…

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Walkers on unsafe ground, above Greenside Mines

A group of walkers who found themselves on steep ground during their descent from Sticks Pass towards Greenside Mines called Cumbria Police for assistance. A member of the team was able to make contact via mobile, ascertain their location and guide the group back onto safe ground. The group who were extremely grateful, were then…

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Male suffering from cramp, Cofa Pike above Deepdale

Unpaid volunteers of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team left their families and places of work on Wednesday 20th April in glorious sunshine to rescue an elderly gentleman who was suffering from cramp during his walk above Deepdale. The gentleman’s location was close to the submit of Cofa Pike, one the the least accessible places within Patterdale’s…

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Girl fallen off rocks into Air Beck, Airaforce

On Thursday 21 April, volunteers of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by NWAS to reports of a girl who had fallen off rocks and into Aira Beck, near to Parkgate Farm. When the team arrived on scene, the girl who had been out walking with friends, was being treated for her injuries by paramedics…

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Runner Arthurs Pike

On Easter Monday 18/04/2022 around 1400hrs the team were called out by Cumbria Police regards a runner who had injured her ankle on Arthurs Pike. The casualty had been running with her partner when she went over on her ankle. They tried to get off the fell by themselves initially, however when the pain was…

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Reports of Two lost on Helvellyn

At 20.22hrs on Sunday 17th April the team were called by Cumbria Police to respond to a possibility of two walkers lost on Helvellyn.  Three walkers had set off from Glenridding at around 13,30 to walk up to the summit of Helvellyn as they got to Red Tarn one turned back and the others carried…

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Female struggling to breathe

At 12.12hrs the team were called to a female whip was struggling to breathe whilst out on a low level walk , it was quickly realised that this incident was in Penrith Mountain Rescue teams area and the duty leader spoke to Penrith and the incident was handed over to them to deal with.

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Keswick Incident

At 17.34 hrs Cumbria Police requested assistance for a Male-stuck on the fell near Keswick.  The duty leader quickly established this was a Keswick teams incident and passed the request onto their Leader .

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Exhausted walker on Striding Edge

At 17:18 on Monday 11/04/2022 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were alterted by Cumbria Police to a report of an exhausted walker on Striding Edge.  The reporting person was contacted by mobile phone and, after an initial assessment, they were encouraged to make there way slowly down with the exhausted walker.  Meanwhile, a small party of…

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