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.

At 20:45 on Wednesday 20th March 2024 North West Ambulance Service requested the assistance of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team after they received a report of an eleven year old girl who had injured her ankle in the grounds of one of the local outdoor education centres.  The duty leader contacted centre staff who had already…

Three males lost path coming back from Dove crag to Brothers Water camp site and called for help. A small team was sent to meet the lost walker and return them to safe ground where they could get back to their campsite.      

A family became lost on Place Fell in mist. A small group of team members located the family and walked them to safety. The incident lasted 1 hour and involved 6 team members.  

Report of a casualty with a leg injury on Dove Crag.  Langdale Ambleside chose to descend north due to the appalling weather conditions.  Patterdale MRT were mobilised to assist but by the time they had assembled the LAMRT team were down.