At 0830am Patterdale MRT were called to assist the Ambulance Service with a casulaty evacuation at Greenside Youth Hostel. The casulaty was transferred from the scene using the Teams stretcher. The callout was attended by 9 team members and completed within 2hrs.

At approximately midday on Sunday 21st July, Patterdale MRT were called to assist a man who had collapsed on Striding Edge. The Great North Air Ambulance dropped a medic and paramedic on Helvellyn summit and then quickly flew team members to the scene. Sadly the man was pronounced dead on scene having suffered a suspected…

At 10:27 on Thursday 18th July Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called to assist a 14 year old girl who was suffering from chest pains. The Team requested the assistance of the Great North Air Ambulance which flew to within 300 metres of the casualty’s location. Once the casualty had been assessed she was helped…

At 1515 on Monday 15th July, Patterdale MRT were called to assist a man who had suffered a back injury whilst walking in Grisedale. The team drove to the man’s location, assessed his condition, and then drove him back to the rescue centre. The incident was over within 90 minutes and involved 10 team members.

Just before midday on Monday 8th July, Patterdale MRT were called to investigate reports of an orange survival bag on the face of Helvellyn. Two team members ascended to the site and discovered that it was, indeed, just an empty bag. Callout with good intent. The bag was recovered… Three team members were involved for…

The Team were contacted by Cumbria Police to come to the aid of a man in his early twenties who had sustained a serious cut just below his left knee whilest walking with friends on the path above Ullswater. 13 team member responded to the callout and launched the Teams rescue boat from Glenridding Pier.…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team rescued a 60yr old man from Preston who had been out walking with his dogs near Grisdale Tarn when he fell fracturing his ankle. A group of walkers who were near by went to help and called the emergency services.The Air ambulance landed close to the scene but due to the…

During the Patterdale Country Fair fellrace a competitor suffered a suspected fractured ankle. The Team transferred the casualty to the Base for treatment before travelling to Lancaster A&E Department for further assessment.

The Team were called after a woman from Worcestershire failed to return at the expected time from a walk over St Sunday Crag, Fairfield, Hart Crag and Hartsop Above How. She arrived back as the reporting person was being interviewed. The walk had simply taken longer than anticipated and she had been unable to let…

The Patterdale Team were called to assist Penrith Mountain Rescue Team following reports of a 60 year old man with pain in his chest and arm. The man had been fell walking and was on the border between the two teams areas near Rest Dodd. 12 Patterdale team members responded and joined 2 parties from…

Patterdale mountain rescue team were contacted by the Police following the report of a 63 year old woman from Hertfordshire who had fallen and injured her knee whilst walking the Coast to Coast route between Grasmere and Patterdale. The Team were unable to contact the reporting person due to the poor mobile phone signal and…

At 11:56 on Sunday 21st April Patterdale MRT were called to assist a sixteen year old girl who was cold and wet and unable to continue her walk. When the Team arrived the girl had managed to make her own way to the road at Aira Force and did not require any further assistance. Seven…