Keswick Mountain Rescue Team

Man rescued after suffering injuries in Sharp Edge fall

A man was rescued after falling and injuring himself on Sharp Edge on Blencathra. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team went to his aid after being alerted ...

23 January 2020

Lakeland walker suffers serious injury in fall from Langstrath scramble route

A walker suffered a serious head injury in a fall from a scrambling route in the Lake District. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 1...

30 December 2019

Rescuers find no sign of 'casualty' reported to have fallen from Sharp Edge

Mountain rescuers stood down after failing to find a casualty who was reported to have fallen off a Lake District ridge.

22 December 2019

Three disoriented Helvellyn walkers led to safety as daylight fades

Three walkers called for help after getting into difficulties while descending from England’s third-highest mountain.

26 November 2019

Injured mountain biker uses inner tube as sling after Lakeland fell crash

A mountain biker used an inner tube to improvise a sling after he injured himself in a crash on a Lake District fell.

16 November 2019

Teen airlifted after suffering injury on Fleetwith Pike via ferrata

A teenager in search of thrills on a Lake District attraction had a bigger adventure than planned when he had to be rescued.

28 October 2019

Anxious Blencathra walker rescued after getting stranded on ridge

A group of walkers had to be rescued after one of them was overcome by anxiety on a rocky ridge on Blencathra.

12 October 2019

Keswick team in two separate rescues of walkers 200m apart on same path

Rescuers helping an injured walker from a Lakeland fell were alerted to another fallen walker 200m below them on the same path.

25 September 2019

Edale team loans Land Rover to Keswick rescuers after vehicle written off on callout

A Peak District team has come to the rescue of volunteers in the Lake District whose Land Rover was written off in an accident during a callout.

16 September 2019

Two walkers rescued from Blencathra after getting stuck on wintry crags

Two walkers were rescued from Blencathra after getting stuck in wintry conditions on steep ground. Passers-by alerted police on Sunday when they he...

20 January 2020

Injured walker's poetry helps keep up rescuers' spirits during stretcher carry

An injured walker kept up rescuers’ spirits by regaling them with poetry and literary recitals as he was stretchered from a Lakeland fell.

26 December 2019

Three callouts for Keswick rescuers as icy conditions catch out Lakeland hillgoers

A Lake District team was called out three times on Sunday to aid people who came to grief in icy conditions.

03 December 2019

Lakeland walker airlifted from Blencathra after suffering chest pains

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after suffering chest pains. The 70-year-old had made it to the summit of Blencathra via Hallâ...

18 November 2019

Lakeland walkers suffer cracked ankles after slips on mud in separate incidents

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after slipping and injuring herself. The woman was descending the lower slopes of Robinson at th...

07 November 2019

'Tough' 80-year-old able to walk to team vehicle after Borrowdale fall

A ‘tough’ octogenarian was able to walk to a team vehicle supported by rescuers after injuring her head in a fall.

18 October 2019

Lakeland walker stretchered from fell after injuring ankle above Borrowdale

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after injuring her ankle. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 1.15pm on Saturday t...

06 October 2019

Frog warning for Lakeland rescuers as team stretchers injured walker from fell

Rescuers stretchering an injured walker from a Lakeland fell faced an extra amphibian hazard. The leading Keswick Mountain Rescue Team member twice...

20 September 2019

Team rescues man and his dog from Lakeland fell after terrier refuses to walk

A walker and his dog had to be rescued from a Lakeland fell after the animal refused to continue. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Th...

13 September 2019

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