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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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 .

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…

On Thursday 07/04/2022 the team were called out regards a sailing boat which was in trouble on Ullswater. The sailing boat had been blown by the strong winds onto the middle of the Lake after the sailor had lost control when trying to moor at Fairfield Marina. The team responded using their rescue boat and…

At 14.58hrs on Tuesday 22nd March a walker on St Sunday crag near Patterdale reported to Cumbria Police he had found two dogs running around on the fell. He was concerned that the owner was somewhere around possibly hurt and needing assistance, Cumbria Police called Patterdale Mountain Rescue out to assist.  The team were put…

On Saturday 19/03/22 at around 1600hrs the team was called to a walker who had slipped and injured her ankle. With the use of phonefind technology the casualty was quickly located on a footpath below Gowbarrow fell. On arrival at scene the team doctor stabilised the ankle injury and the casualty was then transferred via…

At 15:00 on Friday 18th March, Patterdale MRT were called by Cumbria Police to assist a 24 year old man from London who had developed chest pains whilst climbing Helvellyn.  Given the nature of the report and the location on Swirral Edge, assistance was requested from the Great North Air Ambulance and a  HM Coastguard…