Cumbria Police contacted the team at 23:42 on the 5th January to inform us the 2 people were stuck in the snow in there car and had been there for 5 hours trying to sort it out themselves. Once they realised they weren’t able to make any further progress they tried to get a recovery…

Around 10:30 am on the 5th of January, the Team received information from Cumbria Police  that a fell walker who had been camping out had found three abandoned tents. The previous evening the fell walker saw lights at the same location. Later that evening a Patterdale Mountain Rescue Deputy Leader had seen lights descending the…

At the 13:05hrs on Friday 3rd January the Team were tasked by Cumbria Police to assist a Female who had slipped on a path in Aira Force and hurt her leg.  The Team were called out by the Duty Leader and made their way to the National Trust car park where the Rescue land-rovers had…

On Thursday 2nd January at 13:35hrs the Team received their first request for assistance for the new year.  Cumbria Police had received a request for a Female who had received a leg injury after she slipped on icy ground whilst descending Glenridding Dodd, due to the nature of the injury she could not walk any…

A group of four teenaged lads were camped at Angle Tarn when the weather deteriorated.  The tent flysheet blew away and they panicked and called for help. The group split up and two of them made it off fell down to the car at Hartsop.   The Team located them and then rescued other two, who…

At 15:07 on 18/11/2024 the Team received a request for assistance from the firebrigade after a car slipped off the track into a ditch, apparently trapping the driver.  Eleven team members responded but were stood down before they reached the scene.

At 17:04 on Monday 30/12/2024 Cumbria Police passed on a call to Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team from a party of three reporting themselves lost on Helvellyn.  The rescue team were placed on standby, but from the GPS data on the 999 call it was clear that the group were close to the path between Lower…

On Saturday 28/12/24 at midday the team were called out regards a walker who has injured his lower leg. The casualties partner had called 999 and reported that they believed his leg to be fractured. The couple were near the top of Glenridding Dodd when the casualty has slipped and injured his leg. The team…

On Saturday 21st December at 21.00hrs the Team were contacted by Cumbria Police to a report of two Males who were in a Tent wet and cold after they had failed to find the Priest Hole on Dove Crag in the Hartsop Valley.  The Duty Leader contacted the couple and established their exact location by…

At 16.30hrs the Team were contacted by Cumbria Police after they had received reports of a stray dog being seen on the Helvellyn Range.  The Duty leader put the Team on Standby whilst the report was investigated , on speaking to the Informant it was established that this dog was probably belonging to the Local…

Whilst the Team were away in Scotland on their annual winter skills training a call was received from the Police concerning flashing lights and voices heard on Arthur’s Pike.  The call was passed to Penrith MR, but after further investigation by a Police vehicle they were stood down.