Leg Cramps on Helvellyn
A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.
Home / Incidents / Callout 50 · 16 June 2025
Callout 50
Injured walker
At 18:51 on 16 June 2025 Cumbria Police contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue requesting assistance for a 20 year old male suffering with leg cramps on Helvellyn summit.
Upon investigation, the Duty Leader ascertained that the male had carried camping equipment to the top of Helvellyn with a group of four friends and was suffering from exhausted legs and had no current medical conditions. As the group would need to walk off and the weather was mild the group slowly made their way towards Swirls Car Park. The call was then transferred to Keswick Mountain Rescue as the group were descending into their area. Luckily for all an experienced member of the public came across the group and after confirming that MR assistance wasnt required he kindly assisted them in erecting their tents allowing the casualty to recover.
The incident took 2 hours for 1 Patterdale member before Keswick kindly took over.
The callout in numbers
1
Team members
2
Hours on the hill
50
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