On Monday 16th of September PATTERDALE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM were contacted by cumbria police at 16:15 to help assist a person who had lost their way walking from Aira Force to Glencoyne. The walker who was from the USA and staying in a local hotel had contacted them initially for advice and they in turn…

On Saturday 14th September just before Midnight the Team received their third call of the day from Cumbria Police for a group of four males caught out by the weather conditions. The group had set off from Glenridding late evening with the intention of climbing to Sheffield Pike to watch the sunset and then camp…

On Saturday 14th September at 18.40hrs Cumbria Police contacted the Team for their second call of the day to a couple who had got lost in poor conditions on the Helvellyn range. The pair had set off from Glenridding earlier in the day and had headed up onto Helvellyn summit but due to the weather…

On Saturday 14th September at 10:20hrs Cumbria Police contacted the Team to report a Fell Runner missing in the area of The Knight on Place Fell in the Martindale/Patterdale area.The Duty Leader tried to make contact with the informant but due to a bad signal was unable to speak directly to them.  Messages were left…

At 21:10 on Saturday 7th September Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to investigate a report of flashing red lights seen on Barton Fell.  The duty leader contacted the reporting person who was camping on the opposite side of Ullswater.  It was established that that there were multiple lights, so several individuals…

At 13:10 on Saturday 7th September Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were alerted to reports from both the Police and the Ambulance service of a woman who had tripped and injured her ankle whilst walking in the vicinity of Brothers Water.  Details were contradictory and could not be verified with anyone with the casualty as they…

At 20:45 on Tuesday September 3rd, Patterdale MRT were contacted by colleagues from Coniston MRT and made aware of an incident that had been passed to them in error. Two ladies that had been walking from Patterdale to Grasmere had become lost and overcome by darkness. The couple, who were from overseas, were unreachable by…

At 13:20 on Tuesday afternoon Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were alerted by Cumbria Police to a woman who had slipped whilst walking on Place Fell. The woman who was walking with her partner had injured her shoulder and hip and was unable to continue. A low availability rate from Patterdale meant that the duty leader…

On Saturday 24/08/2024 at 20:30hrs the team were called out with a report of a 70 year old male whose legs had given way and was unable to continue. A number of team members were already at the base packing away kit from a previous call out that evening. The location of the casualty was…

On Saturday 24/08/2024 at around 1800hrs the team were called out by Cumbria Police as well as the Northwest Ambulance Service regards a female who had slipped and had sustained an ankle injury. The location was Stybarrow Crag next to Ullswater. The casualty had been descending of the fell when she slipped and sustained a…

On Sunday 25th August at 19:20hrs the team received  a request from Cumbria Police to a Male who had been wild camping at Red Tarn and wanting some advice.  The Duty Leader made contact and established that the male had set up camp near the Tarn in wet weather and as the rain had got…

On Saturday 24th August at 01.00hrs Cumbria Police contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue to assist with a group of males who were in the lake near Pooley Bridge and in trouble.  The Duty Leader contacted the Informant and the Police and established that a group of males who had been drinking had taken a boat out…