At about 14:45 on Saturday 12/03/2022, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police on behalf of HM Coastguard requesting assistance for two persons on a capsized boat in the middle of Ullswater.  14 team members responded and launched the team RIB, however they were almost immediately stood down as the casualties had been…

At about 14:00 on 16/02/2022 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were requested by the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) to assist a 74 year old woman from Essex who has slipped whilst walking with her family near Aira Force.  Two team vehicles were mobilised to rendez-vous with team members at Park Brow car park; who then…

On Sunday 13/02/22 at 16:30hrs the team were called regards a walker on Striding Edge who was struggling with cramp and could not go on. The team leader made phone contact and the casualty and his friend were advised to retrace their step back to safer ground. The casualty had cramp due to fatigue, combined…

On 6 February 2022, Patterdale MRT were alerted to reports of flares being set off close to Fall Crag above Beckstones.  A small team went to investigate and found the high winds were creating plumbs of water to rise into the air crating the impression of flares being set off. The team returned to base…

On Saturday 12/02/22 at 01:26am the team were called regards two campers who had set up camp by the side of Red Tarn at the Helvellyn head wall. Due to the high winds, sleet and snow one of their tents had blown down and their were requesting help. Contact was made on the phone and…

On Tuesday 1st February the team were called by Cumbria Police to reports of a group of Paddle Boarders who had got into trouble on Ullswater and needing assistance.  The team mobilised their Rescue Rib “Patrick Scottie” and made their way to the area of Glencoyne Bay. On arrival two females were still in the…

On Saturday 29th January the team were called to a report of a female who had been walking near Howtown at Scalehow wood when she had received an ankle injury by a falling tree and unable to continue on her walk. As the team were still up in the Cairngorms on winter training the job…

On Wednesday 26th January the team were called by Cumbria police for two walkers who had become lost descending from Helvellyn, they had found themselves unable to continue in the dark and rang for assistance.  Due to the team being up in the Cairngorms for winter training the incident was passed onto the Penrith team…

The team were called out after a couple had raised the alarm when they got stuck on Striding Edge. By the time the team made contact they had managed to get on the Helvellyn plateau. It had gone dark by then and the couple were not confident navigating themselves off the mountain. The team send…

The team was called on Saturday 15/01/2022 at around 2pm regards a young scout who was exhausted and struggled to continue to walk. The young casualty was part of a scout group who were doing a walk around Angle Tarn from Hartsop. The team leader made phone contact with the scout leader. Fortunately the young…

At 14.23 hrs on Tuesday 4th January a report was received by the duty leader that vehicles were stuck on the Kirkstone Pass with possible damage and unknown if any injuries had occurred. On liaising with Cumbria Police they requested that the team were mobilised to investigate due to the conditions of the road reported…

At 16.30 hrs on New Year’s Day  Patterdale Mountain Rescue were requested by North West Ambulance to assist a female who had been walking with her family and slipped on a wet grassy path, fallen and heard  a crack from her ankle. The family had been descending Low Dodd down to Sandwick at the time…