At 1800, on 30th October, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team members were called to assist two men from Swirral Edge, Helvellyn. They were uninjured but had become stuck on the ridge when it unsurprisingly went dark an hour earlier than yesterday. The Team Leader said: ‘The Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association made a concerted…

Patterdale MRT were called by Cumbria Police at 15:43hrs on Tuesday 25 October 2016 to reports of an adult male and teenager treading water after their canoe capsized approximately 1 mile from Pooley Bridge. The Team launched their rigid inflatable rescue boat and along with a safety boat from Outward Bound Ullswater headed towards the…

The Team were asked to search for a couple who were trying to find the Priest Hole on Dove Crag and had become lost. The Team made contact with the missing couple who decided to bivi out for the night anyway and then walk out at first light. The Team stayed on standby until the…

At 0300 on Saturday 13th August, Patterdale MRT were called to search for, and subsequently rescue, a 32-year-old male from the North East of England. Mike Blakey, Team Leader, said: ‘Cumbria Police called the team at about 0300 to report that a man, wearing an Everton football shirt, had gone missing from his accommodation at…

The Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to help a 73yr old male from Doncaster whom had become unwell whilst walking between Patterdale and Howtown on the Ullswater lake shore path.The gentleman who suffered from diabetes was walking with his wife who was able to call 999 for assistance when he could not continue.The team…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out to a male runner competeting in the Saunders Mountain Marathon who had fallen while descending Dubhow Beck. He was treated by the Team and the crew of the Great North Air Ambulance for a head injury before been stretchered from the fell and transfred to the Air Ambulance…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team had a very busy afternoon. The first call came in at 15:30 for a male runner competeting in the Saunders Mountain Marathon who had fallen while descending Dubhow Beck. He was treated by the Team and the crew of the Great North Air Ambulance for a head injury before being stretchered…

On Thursday evening, at around 2230, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called to the aid of a teenage girl who was suffering with pain from a pre-existing genetic disorder. The girl was camping in Kepple Cove and required medical assistance. She was treated on scene and then carried by stretcher to a waiting Team Landrover.…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue team were called by Cumbria Police to assist in rescuing a 24yr female from Striding Edge, Helvellyn after she injured her ankle and could no longer walk. The team ascended Striding Edge from Grisedale Valley and treated her for a suspected Achilles injury. As the Team stretchered her from the fell, her…