At 02:30 on Sunday morning, Patterdale MRT were tasked to go to the assistance of two young men who had been unable to locate the Priest Hole on Dove crag where they had intended to spend then night. They had become cold and were worried that in deteriorating weather they may need assistance to retreat. Whilst six team members assembled at the Base, the duty leader was able to ascertain the exact location of the young men and talk them down to a safe route off the fell.
This incident took six team members three hours.
We would like to remind people that walking and wild camping in the Lake District at this time of year can be a serious undertaking and venturing onto the high fells shouldn't be undertaken lightly. Google Maps doesn't accurately show foot paths with locations such as The Priest Hole not always being geographically correct and the safest and most appropriate approach routes will likely not be indicated. Appropriate clothing and equipment (such as a head torch and spare batteries) are essential as is the knowledge and understanding necessary to safely get yourself around your chosen adventure.

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were alerted by Cumbria Police at 13:40 on Sunday the 9th of November  to a Mountain Biker who had been reported missing on Helvellyn.
After a report of a possible sighting in Thirlmere from a team member a short investigation and search by road in the area and  talking to the informant the team were called out.
Not long after most of the team assembled at base and just as we were about to put a plan into action. A team member spotted the mountain biker cycling past the rescue base.
They had apparently cycled on the road from Thirlmere to Ambleside and over the pass.
The mountain bike then had a quick check over from the team doctor, he was a little cold but well.
He was met at the Rescue Base by a family member and then made there way home.
This rescue was attended by 12 Team members and lasted  2 hours

A member of the public reported a large orange bivvy bag visible on Birk Fell. On investigation, it was found to have been put out by plane spotters hoping to attract the attention of RAF fast jets on exercise, and the Team were stood down.

On the evening of Saturday 20th September, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was contacted by Cumbria Police following concerns for a lone walker who had not arrived in Patterdale as expected. The individual had set off earlier in the day from Haweswater, intending to complete a section of the Coast to Coast route and meet their partner in Patterdale.
The duty leader spoke with the walker's partner, who reported that they had last spoken when the walker was near Angle Tarn. The walker later made contact again to say they were struggling to continue. With fading light and increasing concern for their welfare, the team was mobilised, and search dog and drone teams were placed on standby. The partner, who was waiting in the area, came to base to assist with information.
Shortly afterwards, the team was able to make phone contact with the walker and obtain a location. Two team vehicles were dispatched, and the walker was quickly located near a track in Hartsop. They were assessed on scene by the team doctor and transported back to base.
Once at base, the walker was rechecked, provided with warm drinks and food, and monitored until they felt well enough to return home with their partner.
Thanks also to the SARDA (Search and Rescue Dog Association) and drone teams, who were called and placed on standby.

On Sunday 7th September just before 8am the Team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a Male who was on the summit of Fairfield and suffering Exhaustion and felt he was unable to safely walk off the hill.  The Duty Leader put the Team on standby whilst he contacted the casualty to establish exactly what was the problem. After numerous attempts to speak to him and leaving voice mail contact was made. The male had walked up from Ambleside the day before camped at Grisedale Tarn and then set off to walk Fairfield and back to Ambleside today. As it was easier for him to slowly walk down to Ambleside he was now going to be in the Langdale/Ambleside patch the job was passed over to them to deal with and Patterdale stood down.
A short time later LAMRT rang to say the male had taken a wrong turn and was now heading along St Sunday back in Grisedale and was definitely needing help to get down and on their advise he was getting into his shelter to wait our arrival.  A request for a limited call out was made by the Duty Leader however soon after an update came through from Cumbria Police stating another walker had found the casualty and was happy to walk off the hill with him. The two walkers eventually made it down to Patterdale Base safe and well , the casualty was spoken to by the Leader and allowed to carry on with his journey back home.
The incident lasted just under 3 hours in total with involvement from both Patterdale and Langdale/Ambleside mountain Rescue from their respective bases.

Following the activation of an emergency beacon by a Duke of Edingburgh group,  Patterdale Mountain Rescue were requested to investigate on the behalf of Cumbria Police. The beacons last location was on Beda fell, Martindale Common and the DofE group were out of contact. A small team of Patterdale members travelled to the fell bottom whilst further enquiries were made. It was established by the DofE supervisors that the group were not at the last location. The route plan was obtained, which showed that the groups destination was near the shores of Ullswater in Howtown. One team member travelled to Howtown to investigate whilst other members were kept on standby. Thankfully the group were located safe and well, unware that the emergency beacon had been set off triggering the search.
Six team members were involved over the course of three hours.

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were alerted by NorthWest Ambulance Service just before 4 pm Saturday 12th July  of a runner in the Grisedale Valley who was taking part in a 55 mile mountain event. A caller had reported to them that the runner had lost consciousness, had been sick and was looking pale.
The team deployed two vehicles to Grisedale Valley and also requested the assistance of the Coast Guard Helicopter which was in the area
The Helicopter crew arrived at the scene at the same time as the team. The casualty was treated by the Coastguard Paramedic, he was then winched from scene and taken to the King George playing field at Patterdale.
The casualty was then checked over by a team doctor at Patterdale Base and transferred  to hospital  by NWAS for further checks.
This rescue lasted 2 hours 30 min and involved 11 team members Thanks to Rescue 199 ( Coastguard) for their assistance.

Cumbria Police contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team at 23:58 on Friday 4th July with a report of a man missing on Glenridding Dodd.  The man and his partner had climbed the Dodd in the evening, returning to their car on Greenside Road at about 21:30,  just as the light was starting to fade.  At this point he discovered he had lost his phone, and telling his partner to wait at the car and keep calling the phone, he set off to retrace his steps, without either a torch or waterproof clothing.  His partner waited at the car for two hours, but as he had not returned, at nearly midnight, she knocked on the door of a local holiday cottage and then called the Police.
A party 4 team members was assembled to climb Glenridding Dodd to search for the man, but by 3 am  they had returned having found no trace of him and the Team had contacted the Lake District Search Dogs Association and started to organise a more extensive and structured search for first light.  Shortly afterwards the police received a call from a member of the public in Glenridding; the man had been found in the centre of the village, wet and cold, with cuts and bruises, but otherwise uninjured.
The missing phone was found the following Sunday, still working and with 50% charge!
The incident lasted 4 hours and involved 6 team members.

On Sunday 22/06/2025 at around midnight the team were contacted by Keswick MRT. Keswick had been called out regards 3 campers who had abandoned their tent and were now lost on Raise. At the time of the call-out the weather was heavy rain with thunder and lightning. Keswick requested assistance from PMRT due the fact they were already dealing with a number of similar call outs in their area. The PMRT team leader tried to make contact by got no answer. The team were put on standby to await further contact to establish fuller circumstances to allow decision making to send the team out in the hazardous weather which had been predicted and was still in the area. The campers made contact again at around 01am. They were on Raise and now taken shelter in their survival bags. They were unable to navigate off the mountain without assistance due to the poor visibilty and darkness. A small team responded and located the 3 campers quickly on the top of Raise and they were assisted off the fell to safety. The 3 had been wild camping near the Lake District ski hut, then when the bad weather came in they abandoned the tents and then got stranded on Raise. On the same night there were numerous calls from walkers/wild campers who got themselves in similar predicament, despite the accurate weather warning widely published. Advice from the team is to always check the weather forecast and be prepared accordingly and know how to navigate in adverse weather for when it goes wrong. For more help and a wealth of information go to https://www.adventuresmart.uk/
It was great to see several Lakes MRT working close together that night to deal with the spike in calls, great team work! The rescue lasted  3.5hrs and involved 5 team members.

At about 19:00 on Saturday 14 June 2025, police passed on details of a call from a walker who had become separated from a party of 15 near Grisedale Tarn. Poor phone coverage meant that neither the police nor the Duty Leader could recontact the walker. When the walker eventually phoned the police again, they were nearly off the fell and well into Langdale Ambleside MRT's area, so the incident was passed to that team.