Female stuck on ledge

At 14.42hrs on Wednesday 21st July the team were requested by Cumbria Police to assist a female in her early sixties who had been walking on Gowbarrow above Ullswater and had got into difficulty trying to locate the way down to the main road. On speaking to the female she was not injured but very…

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Gowbarrow Fell missing person

At around 1600 hrs Cumbria Police requested  assistance from the Patterdale team regards a concern for welfare for a female who had not returned to an agreed location after a walk. The missing person had been on a walk on Gowbarrow Fell with her husband  and decided to turn back after feeling tired, with the…

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Ankle injury Beda Fell Knott

The Team were called by Cumbria Police at 12.37hrs Sunday 11th July to a female in her early sixties who had slipped whilst descending from Beda Fell Knott down to Dale Head Farm in Martindale. Due to no mobile phone coverage the ladies companions had raised the alarm by walking down to the farm .…

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Cragfast above Deepdale Hall

The Team were called at about 18:45 on Monday 5th July to assist a couple from Harrow in Middlesex who had become stuck descending the fell above Deepdale Hall.  Team members ascended to their location and walked the pair off the fell before returning them to their car.  The rescue took 2 hours and involved…

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Lost Coast to Coast walker

The team were called by Cumbria Police at around 1600hrs. A lone walker who was doing the coast to coast route got himself lost in the low cloud. Due to the wet weather he was cold and got disorientated. The team leader talked the male down over the phone, towards Hayeswater reservoir. A team Land…

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Woman with head and wrist injury

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were alerted shortly after 14:00 on 21/06/2021 to respond to a 60 year old woman who had tripped whilst walking close to the summit of St Sunday Crag.  She had suffered a laceration to her forehead and a suspected fracture of her left wrist.  The party with the woman improvised a…

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Broken ankle Aira Force

The team were called out by Cumbria Police at around 1600hrs regards a report of a lady at the Aira Force falls, who has suffered a suspected broken ankle. The team located the casualty half way up the path by the side of the waterfalls. The casualty had slipped and gone over their ankle and…

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Stuck on Pinnacle Ridge

At 20.50hrs on Wednesday 9th June 2021 a male in his mid twenties rang Cumbria Police requesting assistance as he was stuck on Pinnacle Ridge in the Grisedale Valley and unable to go any further.  Due to the nature of the incident and weather conditions, a full team call out was requested.  The duty leader…

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Women with Lower Leg Injury

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police at 15:01 on Saturday 5th June to assist a woman who had fallen and cut her lower leg whilst walking between Grisedale Tarn and Deepdale Hause.  The report mentioned the use of a tourniquet which the Team were unable to confirm with the casualty’s party due…

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17 year old with twisted ankle

At 13:43 on Thursday 03/06/2021 Cumbria Police contacted both Keswick and Patterdale MR Teams to assist a 17 year old girl who had twisted her ankle on Lower Man, Helvellyn.  After a brief investigation and discussion with the leadership of Keswick MRT it was agreed that they would respond to the incident and Patterdale MRT…

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Ankle Injury on Gowbarrow

The Team were called at about 15:40 on Thursday 03/06/2021 to assist a woman from Birmingham who had slipped and injured her ankle whilst walking on Gowbarrow. The casualty’s party didn’t have mobile phone coverage and the incident was reported by passers-by.  By the time the Team arrived on scene the woman, who was in…

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Ankle Injury Scandale Pass

The team were called out at around 1530hrs to report of a young person who has sustained an ankle injury on the descent down Scandale Pass. The casualty was part of a Duke of Edinburgh group who were heading toward Glenridding to camp overnight. The group were very well equipped and had rigged up a…

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