Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by the police to assist two male walkers who had become disorientated on Stony Cove Pike above the Kirkstone Pass. They were unsure of their location in the mist and thought they were descending to Hartsop when in point of fact they were actually heading towards Troutbeck. The team…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were busy preparing their Rescue Base for an Open Day when North West Ambulance Service asked for the Teams assistance to treat and evacuate a 27 year old man who had fallen and sustained an ankle injury on the path between Glenridding Dodd and Heron Pike. The Rescue Team responded in…

Today 22 March 2016 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by the Ambulance service to go to the aid of a man who had fallen and had sustained back injuries.The location of the young male was somewhat vauge and his telephone signal was intermitent. The Patterdale Team carried out a limited search based upon the…

At 1636 on Thursday 10th March, Patterdale MRT went to the assistance of man who had fallen on Helvellyn. This was the second incident within 24 hours for the Team in full on winter conditions. A 999 call to Cumbria police stated that the man had fallen from the top of Striding Edge, landing almost…

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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…

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…

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…

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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…