On Wednesday 23rd July just before 22:00hrs the Team were tasked by Cumbria Police to a report of a Boat that had been witnessed sinking near to St Patricks Boat hire at Glenridding. A multi agency response was initiated between Cumbria Police , Coastguard Helicopter,their land teams as well as Patterdale Mountain Rescue. The Team…

On Sunday 20/07/25 at 1322hrs, the team were called out to a walker who had slipped and injured her ankle. The walker had been walking with her partner and their baby in the Grisedale Valley when the incident happened. The team responded and located the casualty quickly. The injury was stabilised at scene and she…

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…

On Monday 7th July whilst the Team were dealing with job number 60 a request was made from a Team Member who worked at the Outdoor Centre at Patterdale Hall for assistance of the Team Doctor for a young male who had slipped and had a serious fracture to his leg. The doctor and one…

On Monday 7th July at 15:00hrs the Team were tasked by Cumbria Police to a report of an elderly male who had fallen in the Grisedale valley and unable to continue his walk, he was described as suffering with head and back injuries due to the nature of his fall. On arrival at the casualty…

On Sunday 6th July at 19:45hrs Cumbria Police alerted the Duty Leader to a Lone Spanish Female who was on the High Street range on the Straits of Riggindale and was struggling with the harsh weather conditions.  The Duty Leader spoke to the female and ascertained that she was running the Coast to Coast and…

Whilst the previous search on Glenridding Dodd was in progress, the Team received a second call from the Police reporting that an 18 year old man had been taken ill with persistent vomiting whilst camping near Grisedale Tarn.  A full call out of the Team was initiated, but given the other incident ongoing assistance was…

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…

On Monday 01/07/2025 at around 3pm the team were called out regards an elderly walker who was dehydrated and exhausted. The walker had been walking from Howtown back to Patterdale along the lakeshore path. The distance combined with the heat of the day had taken it’s toll and he became exhausted and unable to continue.…

On Saturday 21/06/2025 at 18:12 hrs the team was alerted about a walker on Striding Edge who had a panic attack. The team leader made phone contact and spoke to the partner of the panicked walker. They had been coming along Striding Edge from Helvellyn summit went the panic attack occurred. By chance a member…

On 21/06/2025 at 14:00 hrs the team were alerted to 2 paddle boarders in trouble on Ullswater. Fire and Rescue had been contacted by someone on the lake who had seen 2 paddle boarders blown off course to the east side of Ullswater. The team leader contacted a team member who was working on the…