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…

On Friday 06/08/21 at around 13:30hrs the team were called out by the Northwest Ambulance Service to assist with a male who had been fitting. The male had been walking up Aira Force with his partner when he suffered a suspected epileptic fit. A NWAS fast response paramedic and a Patterdale Team member arrived first…

On Tuesday 03/08/21at 13.27hrs  the team were called out by Cumbria Police regarding a walker who had slipped on Striding Edge. The casualty was a 80 year old walker who  had been traversing the edge with her family when she tripped and landed on her wrist. The Deputy leader made contact with the lady and…

At 16:00hrs on Sunday 1st August, Patterdale MRT were called by North  West Ambulance Service to reports of a lady who had tripped while walking on the lakeshore path between Glenridding and Howtown. Due to the location of the incident the inflatable rescue boat was launched and made its way to scene while team members…

At 22:00hrs Saturday night, Patterdale  MRT were alerted by Cumbria Police to reports of flashing lights high on Barton Fell. The team made contact with the informants and concluded the lights may have been wild campers or mountain bikers descending off the fell. The team were relieved to be stood down after 30mins.