Walker stuck on steep ground above Greenside Mines
Team members on the path above Greenside. Photograph: Patterdale MRT.
Home / Incidents / Callout 2026_083 · 13 September 2026
Callout 2026_083
Rope rescue
On Sunday 13 September, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team received a call from Cumbria Police to help a woman who had become stuck on steep, loose ground above Greenside Mines. Ten team members were deployed on to the fell, quickly located her and helped her back to the main path and down to the valley bottom.
The callout in numbers
10
Team members
2
Hours on the hill
83
Callout of the year
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Cumbria Police.
With thanks to Cumbria Police.
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Taken by team members.
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