On Wednesday 28/09/22 at around 1830hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out to rescue 2 lost walkers and their dogs. The couple and their 2 sausage dogs had set off for a walk from their hotel and got lost on Gowbarrow Fell. When it got dark and started to rain heavily they called 999 to get help.

Six team members went out and located the couple and their dogs cold and very wet. The dog’s little legs had given up walking and were carried off using the couple’s doggie pram and a cat-basket brought along by the team’s vet. They were escorted off the fell back to the team landrover and dropped back at their hotel.

The Team’s 2022 incident attendance register records this callout as “Lights at the Priest Hole”. No further public press-release wording survives in the archive.

On Thursday 18/08/22 at around 12:00hrs the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out with a report that 2 people and a dog were stuck on the Helvellyn headwall. The concerned walker who raised the alarm had been descending Swirral edge in wet weather, when he saw 2 people and a barking dog high up on the Helvellyn headwall.

The headwall is steep and there are no footpaths and normally only accessible by climbers. The walker observe them for about 15mins and became increasingly concerned as they weren’t moving and did not respond to him shouting up to get their attention. Two rescue team members walked up to investigate and whilst ascending towards Red Tarn they met 2 men and a yappy dog.

It turned out they worked for the John Muir trust and had been on the headwall planting rare arctic-alpine plants. We like a good ending! The John Muir trust do great work looking after the Glenridding common, re-establishing rare plants and mountain woodland species as well as loads of other conservation work. Check out their important work in the Ullswater Valley and around the UK.

On 3rd August Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called to assist a man who had become lost in low cloud whilst walking on Helvellyn. After investigation his location was confirmed as Dollywagon Pike and no injuries were reported. Keswick MRT was able to escort the man back down to his car.

The Team’s 2022 incident attendance register records this callout as “Lights seen on Dove Crag”. It was recorded as a limited callout. No further public press-release wording survives in the archive.

The Team’s 2022 incident attendance register records this callout as “Marshal not turned up at Glenridding”. No further public press-release wording survives in the archive.

On Thursday 09/6/22 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team received a report from Cumbria Police with regard to 2 walkers who were lost in the area. The coordinates for the 999 call showed them on the High Street track above Hayeswater. The 2 walkers had become disorientated when low rain cloud came in and visibility deteriorated.

The team leader made contact by phone to get them back on track. By using a combination of mobile live location technology and the walkers’ good old fashioned compass, they were guided in the right direction. The lost walkers then successfully completed their walk back to the Boredale valley from where they had set off that day.

Visibility due to weather in the fells can change in an instant. This incident shows the importance of carrying the basic navigation aids and waterproofs when venturing out. For your next adventure head to https://www.adventuresmart.uk for some great advise to keep you safe.

At about 21:15 on Monday 9/5/22 the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team received a report that a party of 3 women in their early sixties who were walking the Coast to Coast long distance route had not arrived at their overnight accommodation at Patterdale Youth Hostel.

Their last known location was Grasmere village in the early afternoon and they were reported as well equipped and experienced. A few minutes later Cumbria Police received a 999 call from one of the occupants of a holiday cottage in the Grisedale Valley reporting that a woman had arrived at their accommodation having run down the valley to raise the alarm; she was a member of a party of 3 walkers and her companions were “in a bad way”.

The woman and two other occupants of the holiday cottage had headed back up the valley to offer assistance. The Team initiated a callout and 10 team members in 2 vehicles were deployed up the valley. Team members met the descending party on the track above the holiday cottage. The women were exhausted and cold, but otherwise unhurt.

They were transported back to the Rescue Centre and provided with warm drinks before being driven to their accommodation. The incident lasted 2 hours and involved 17 team members.

On Saturday 23/04/22 at around 1400hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called with regard to a walker who had become disorientated and lost in the wood on the side of Glenridding Dodd. The walker had strayed off the path and become lost in an area with lots of fallen trees.

The team leader made phone contact and, with the help of location sharing technology, directed the lady back to the path. The walker then continued on her planned route.

The Team’s 2022 incident attendance register records this callout as “Swirls Carpark – Male returned late to carpark”. No further public press-release wording survives in the archive.