At 14:20 on the 30th November, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team received information from Cumbria Police alerting them to a walker who was in their tent wet and cold and was concerned about their own safety. The message had been relayed by a member of the public, who was walking over Helvellyn as part of the…

On Sunday 17th November at 11:13hrs the team were called by Cumbria police to assist a male who had fallen and hurt his ankle whilst walking between Red Screes and Scandale Pass.   On speaking to the informant the Duty Leader established that the male who had been solo walking with his dog had slipped…

At 14:03 on Thursday 14th November Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team received notification that a man had slipped and injured his knee whilst walking on the path around Whiteside Bank, between Helvellyn and Raise.  7 team members climbed the fell from Keppel Cove to the casualty’s location taking first aid equipment and a stretcher.  The man’s…

At 16:18 on Wednesday 06/11/2024 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were alerted by Cumbria Police to a woman in her mid-fifties with an underlying medical condition who had become crag fast whilst scrambling with her partner on Striding Edge.  After a brief phone conversation with her partner it was clear that she required a stretcher evacuation…

On Thursday 07/11/24 at around 1200hrs the team were called out regards report of a walker with a leg injury on a footpath on the east side of Ullswater. The casualty has been walking with his wife along a footpath by Silver Crag, when he slipped and injured his leg unable to continue. The team…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were alerted at 14:24 on Sunday 03/11/2024 when a solo female walker reported to the Police that she had slipped and injured her ankle whiles descending from Helvellyn.  Eight team members responded to the callout and made their way to her location.  After assessment and splinting, she was stretchered the short…

On Saturday 2nd November at 13:06hrs Cumbria Police contacted the Team with a report that a male had fallen off his cycle whilst riding near Nethermost Pike on the Helvellyn range.  The Duty Leader attempted to speak to the informant and despite a patchy signal managed to ascertain that the Male had been riding in…

On Wednesday 23rd October at 15:22hrs the Team were tasked by Cumbria Police to assist a male who had slipped and sustained an ankle injury whilst descending from Angle Tarn towards Patterdale. A full call out was initiated and Team Members made their way on foot ascending Boredale Hause to the casualty site.  Once at…

The team were alerted today by North West Ambulance Service  about an 18 year old walker who had began suffering chest pain whilst walking from Glenridding to Pooley Bridge. The team quickly mobilised to meet them. The casualties partner who was concerned, had carried them 500meters to the nearest house in Sandwick and waited for us…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were alerted by Cumbria Police at 20:31 on Monday 21/10/2024 to a report of 5 or 6 young children descending Little Mell Fell screeming and shouting in distress. On investigation it emerged that one of the local outdoor residential centres had two groups of excited primary school aged children out on…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called at 11:28 on Saturday 19/10/2024 to assist a woman who had dislocated her kneecap on the path between Glenridding and Lanty’s Tarn.  Nine team members responded to the call out and proceeded to her location.  By the time the Team arrive, her patella had relocated itself, but she was…