Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out to assist a 29 year old male suffering a ham-string injury. The man, from Gateshead, had ascended Striding Edge to the summit of Helvellyn when he sustained an injury to his ham-string. A passer by gave him some mild pain releif that meant he could slowly descend down…

Press release covered under callout 22

Press release covered under Callout 22

Saturday afternoon saw a busy few hours for Patterdale Mountain Rescue team … The afternoon started when the team were called by the Police to go the aid of a walker who had been immobilised with severe cramp. The walker, a 36 year old man from Manchester, called the Police when he found he was…

A father and son, having seen the recent television programme ‘Secret Britain’ decided to overnight in the Priest Hole on Dove Crag. When the pair didn’t return the following morning and could not be contacted on their mobile phones, Cumbria Police requested Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team start a search for them. The Team started to…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called-out today to help a walker who had slipped and fractured his ankle.Following a call from Cumbria Police, the rescue team went to the aid of a 62 year old who was walking with his wife in Dovedale. Unfortunately, a slip on wet ground while descending the valley, resulted in…

Patterdale Mountain rescue team members were called to rescue a sixty-eight year old local woman who had slipped and injured her ankle on Gray Crag, above Hartsop. The woman was given pain relief and her ankle was splinted. She was then placed on a stretcher and lowered down the fell to a waiting team Land…

On Friday 12 February 2016, Patterdale MRT were alerted by Cumbria Police for a female who had sustained a twisted ankle while walking down Scandale Pass towards Ambleside. After confirmation of the grid reference the location was confirmed as being in the area of Langdale-Ambleside MRT and the rescue was then passed over to the…

At 19:00hrs on Wednesday 10 February, Patterdale MRT were alerted by Cumbria Police to a group of teenagers (15 in total) who were overdue from a walk in the Hartsop area. As the Team prepared to initiate search plans a local team member met the informant in Cow Bridge car park, during these discussions the…

The team had just finished a joint exercise with Penrith MRT when Cumbria Police called. A walker reported finding a rucksack near to Striding Edge, and after waiting an hour was concerned for the owner’s welfare. The team attempted to contact the owner of the rucksack but failed to do so. Given there was only…