Fellrunner praised for aiding companion in Blencathra rescue

A fellrunner has been praised by rescuers for the way she helped her companion who was left stranded on a Lakeland fell with severe cramp.

Walker stretchered from Coast to Coast route after ankle injury

A walker on the Coast to Coast route was rescued after injuring his ankle. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out today at 11.20am to aid ...

Walker rescued after collapsing on Fleetwith Pike

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after collapsing. The 64-year-old man was on Fleetwith Pike today when the incident happened. C...

Crummock Water walker rescued after ankle injury

A walker was rescued after suffering an injury while on a Lakeland walk. The 69-year-old from Germany injured her ankle while walking along the sho...

Hypothermic Coast to Coast walker rescued by Honister Mine staff

Mountain rescuers were alerted to a hypothermic walker, the third in two days in the Lake District. The man, who was attempting the Coast to Coast ...

Rescue teams free scores of trapped motorists as blizzards hit Cumbria

Mountain rescuers were called out to help motorists and residents in Cumbria as blizzards swept the West of the county.

Martin Peel dies in fall from Lake District mountain Pillar

A man has died after falling on a Lake District fell. Martin Peel, 35, of Clitheroe, Lancashire, was with two others on Pillar when he fell to his ...

Injured Lake District paraglider airlifted to hospital from Whiteside

A paraglider was rescued after injuring himself while landing on a Lakeland fell. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 2.30pm today, ...

Cockermouth rescuers lead lost walker led to safety from Carling Knott

A rescue team went to the aid of a walker lost in low cloud on a Lakeland fell. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 3.15pm today aft...