At approximately 8pm on Sunday 7th April, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to assist a couple form Margate in Kent who became stuck on a steep snow slope on the West side of the Nab, above Bannerdale. One of the party had slipped and slid about 20m, suffering minor injuries. A team member, who…

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…

Patterdale MRT were called by the Police to a report of a 55 year old man from Bedford who had suffered both a knee and Head injury while walking the Ullswater shore path between Sandwick and Patterdale. Eight team members responded, launching the team rescue boat from Glenridding Pier to access the Easterly Lake shore…

New Year’s Day rescue Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team started the New Year with a rescue on Birkhouse Moor, Helvellyn. The team were called by the Police at 10am to go to the assistance of two walkers out for a New Years day walk. The walkers from the NE were on their way up Hellvellyn when…

At 17:16 Patterdale MRT received a second call of the day and New Year from the Police. The team were tasked to search for a couple who had left Sykeside Campsite before lunch to go for a fellwalk but had become lost once darkness fell and dialled 999 for assistance. The team dispatched two search…

The team were called by the Police to assist with a search for a missing man. 17 team members and 4 search dogs spent 4hr searching the paths and woods close to Glenridding but nothing was found. The team were stood down at nightfall by the Police while they persue other lines of enquiry.

The Police requested that the Team extend its search for the missing man to include the course of the local streams and the surrounding hills and woodland. In addition to Team members on foot and the Lake District Search Dogs a number of search dogs from SARDA England who happened to be on a training…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue team were called to help evacuate a runner from this weekends Helvellyn Trail Run. The gentleman sustained an ankle injury while competing in Sundays run from Howtown to Glenridding. The Team used their boat to transport team members to the site and then bring the casualty back to Glenridding. After receiving treatment…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue team were called today, Saturday 10th November, to reports of a walker who had slipped and fallen on Swirral Edge, Helvellyn. The casualty, a 60 year old man from Lincolnshire, was walking with his daughter when he fell approximately 100ft sustaining serious head and multiple other injuries. The team were assisted by…