The team were notified on Tuesday 07/09/21 at around 23:30 regards a lost female in Dovedale. The lone female had been in touch on her mobile with a friend when she got lost in the dark trying to locate the Priest Hole for an overnight bivvie. The friend had managed to talk her back towards…

The Team were made aware of a sheep stuck in the ravine in Greenside beck by the farmer and requested our assistance to get it out safely. A Deputy team leader who lives locally went and assessed the location and decided it required a full rope rescue to get to the sheep. 15 team members…

On Saturday 28th August 2021 at 14.21 hrs the team were called by Cumbria Police to a report of a 32 year old female who had fallen in Aira Force whilst walking around the waterfalls. The report given was she had heard a loud snap when falling. The team responded, located the casualty, and the…

At about 15:45 on Thursday 19th August a 43 year old woman injured her ankle while walking in the Grisedale valley with her family.  With no phone signal, the husband and son walked down to Cruck Barn holiday cottage to raise the alarm, before returning to the casualty site.  Patterdale Mountain rescue team were called…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called at 16:08 on Thursday 19/08/2021 to assist a husband and wife who had been walking the Fairfield Horseshoe when they became disorientated in cloud and started to descend NE from Hart Crag towards Hartsop Above How.  The Team used the GPs on the couple’s phone to identify their position…

At 16:03 on Wednesday 18/08/2021 the Team were alerted by the police to a family party of 3 who had become lost while trying to descend from the summit of Helvellyn in cloud.  The Team contacted the party and identified their located via the GPS on the son’s smart phone.  Directions were provided and the…

On Tuesday 17/03/21 at 1900hrs the team had just finished a call out on Scandale pass and were returning to their base, when they were flagged down by a member of the public. A female in a group of tourists was suffering from a suspected panick attack and was struggling to breath. The female was…

The team were called out on Tuesday 17/08/21 at around 1600. The report was of a young casualty who was doing his DoE with his school. The casualty had sustained a knee injury was unable to continue. The casualty was located at the top of Scandale Pass. His  knee was stabilised using a vacuum splint.…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were contacted at about 15:00 today be a local farmer who reported that one of his sheep was stuck behind a tree on Thornhow Crag, a local climbing area mainly used by local activity centres.  Two team members, who happened to be at the Team’s Base at the time, went to…

On Tuesday 10/08/21 at around 1500hrs the team were called out regards a 60 year old male who had fainted on a footpath at Gowbarrow near Aira Force. The male had been walking the Ullswater way and was nearing the end, when he had a fainting episode. 11 team members responded and the casualty was…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police on Saturday 7th August to assist a lady who was suffering with cramp and was unable to proceed as planned. During the investigation her location was confirmed to be close to Brown Cove Crags on the western side of Helvellyn and within the area of Keswick…