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…

At 10-15hrs Patterdale MRT were requested by NWAS / Penrith MRT to assist with the extraction of a casualty with a reported broken ankle. The location of the incident was the disused railway line, a short distance from the village of Tindale, Nr Hallbankgate Brampton. On arrival the Teams assisted NWAS to stretcher the casualty…

This was the weekend of Storm Desmond and a major flooding emergency across the region. The team were involved in numberous checks on local residents, rescues and evacuations. The Teams Base was briefly flooded. For the full story please see the Team’s Annual report.

The North West Ambulance Services alerted the Team to an unresponsive woman in Glenridding village. In the prevailing weather and limited road access to the village team members assisted the ambulance crew to reach and assess the woman.

At 2030 on 9th December Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team members were called to assist the Fire & Rescue Service in Glenridding. Several properties were flooding when the Team arrived on scene and the river was flowing down the lane next to the beck and on to the main road. Mike Blakey, Team Leader said: ‘When…

At 15:07hrs Patterdale MRT were called by Cumbria Police to assist 2 males who had become disorientated in low cloud on Hartsop above Howe. During the mobilisation period the team were able to locate the persons using the SARLOC system and provide an up to date location. After discussions with the party they were confident…

At about 1320 on Sunday 25th October two mountain bikers dropped into the base of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team asking for help. Their friend, also mountain biking, had fallen off his bike and sustained a suspected fractured ankle. The team were mobilised and whilst responding the man made his own way off the mountain. He…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team’s busiest every year. Every time Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team undertakes a rescue we publish a press release explaining the facts about what happened and how we responded. However today wasn’t a typical day. Firstly, a man tragically died on Helvellyn. He was the sixth person to die on the mountain this…