Keswick Mountain Rescue Team

Off-duty rescuer uses emergency shelter to help injured Helvellyn walker

An off-duty mountain rescuer was able to protect a walker from hypothermia after he was injured on the flanks of Helvellyn.

01 December 2025

Walker airlifted from Lakeland fell after collapsing

A man was airlifted from a Lake District fell after he collapsed and lost consciousness. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted shortly after 1.5...

14 September 2025

Wild campers rescued as thunderstorms lash Lakeland fells

A group of wild campers was rescued from a Lake District fell during an overnight thunderstorm. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about m...

22 June 2025

Man's body found on Helvellyn after major search over two days

The body of a man has been found on Helvellyn after a major search involving rescue teams from across Cumbria.

31 December 2024

Keswick rescuers called out to aid collie dog stuck on steep ground

Lakeland rescuers were called out on Sunday to aid a dog stuck on steep ground. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by a man walking with his ...

25 November 2024

Lakeland paraglider dies after crashing on Blencathra

A paraglider has died after crashing on Blencathra. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team said the man was a friend to a number of its members and was a wel...

27 February 2024

Two walkers rescued after getting lost on descent of snowy Skiddaw

Two walkers were rescued after taking a wrong turn in wintry conditions on the descent of Skiddaw. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted shortly...

19 January 2024

Injured man airlifted to hospital after falling in grade-three Lakeland scramble

A man was airlifted to hospital after falling while scrambling in a Lake District gill. His partner alerted emergency services after he failed to r...

08 June 2023

Blencathra walker aiflifted to hospital after fall on Hall's Fell Ridge

A walker was airlifted to hospital after injuring herself in a fall on Blencathra. The woman fell between 5m and 7m on a rocky section of Hall’s ...

27 May 2023

That's a wrap: team rescues wild camping film students in difficulties on fell

Rescuers were called out in the early hours of Thursday when a group of wild campers got into difficulties on a Lake District fell.

13 November 2025

Man dies in fall from Sharp Edge on Blencathra

A man has died after falling from Sharp Edge on Blencathra in the northern Lake District. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to the incident ...

09 July 2025

Man dies in 70m fall from Sharp Edge on Blencathra

A man has died after falling more than 200ft from Sharp Edge on Blencathra. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 12.25pm on Thursday. ...

03 January 2025

Two Sunday rescues take Keswick team past its previous record

A rescue team in the Lake District has broken its record for the number of callouts in a year. Two incidents on Sunday took Keswick Mountain Rescue...

24 December 2024

Climbing legend Leo Houlding officially opens Keswick mountain rescuers' extension

Adventurer Leo Houlding has officially opened an extension at the headquarters of Keswick Mountain Rescue Team.

22 April 2024

Blencathra walker rescued after falling more than 60ft from Sharp Edge

Two teams spent more than six hours rescuing a woman who fell from Sharp Edge on Blencathra. A walker came across the injured woman early on Saturd...

17 February 2024

Bob Graham runner rescued from Blencathra after breaking ankle

An endurance runner was rescued from a Lake District fell after breaking his ankle. The athlete was one of a group tackling the Bob Graham Round on...

23 July 2023

Cragfast couple rescued after marriage proposal on heart-shaped Lakeland rock

A couple were rescued when they got stuck on steep ground on a Lake District fell after a romantic proposal.

29 May 2023

Injured and exhausted dog stretchered from Lake District fells

Rescuers were called out to a dog in distress on the Lake District fells. The injured and exhausted animal refused to move for its owners while ret...

14 May 2023

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