Couple call for help after getting lost in whiteout on Helvellyn summit

Rescuers in the Lake District were put on alert after two walkers got into difficulties on England’s third highest mountain.

Rescuers guide nine walkers to safety from Helvellyn in blizzard

A group of walkers was guided to safety after getting into difficulties in wintry conditions on England’s third-highest mountain.

Exhausted Helvellyn walkers 'might not have survived night' say rescuers

A pair of exhausted and hypothermic walkers might not have survived a night on a Lake District mountain if they hadn’t been found, rescuers said.

Busy week for Keswick rescuers with six incidents in five days

Volunteers from Keswick Mountain Rescue Team were called out six times in five days to aid walkers and mountain bikers on the fells.

Helvellyn walker airlifted to hospital after falling from Striding Edge

A walker was airlifted from England’s third-highest mountain after injuring herself in a fall. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at 1.4...

Striding Edge walker airlifted from Helvellyn after suspected heart attack

A walker was airlifted from Helvellyn after suffering a suspected heart attack. The man began experiencing chest pains while scrambling on Striding...

Rescuers' plea to hill-goers after aiding exhausted Striding Edge walker

Rescuers in the Lake District have emphasised the need for hill-goers to prepare for their trips, after a walker became exhausted on Helvellyn.

Tyneside school fined £30,000 after ill planned Helvellyn ascent leads to rescue

An independent Tyneside school has been fined £30,000 after its ill prepared students had to be rescued from England’s third-highest mountain.

Helvellyn campers call for help after high winds flatten tent

Two people wild camping on Helvellyn called for help after severe weather made their night a little wilder than expected.