Keswick Mountain Rescue Team

Walker, 82, rescued after breaking wrist on Borrowdale fellside

A walker was rescued after she tripped and broke her wrist on a Borrowdale fell. The 82-year-old was in Tongue Gill on the Allerdale Ramble on Thur...

23 May 2015

Mother and daughter rescued after getting lost on Scafell Pike descent

Two walkers were rescued after getting lost in deteriorating weather while on a walk up England’s highest mountain.

16 May 2015

Mountain biker seriously injured in high-speed crash in Whinlatter Forest

A mountain biker suffered serious injuries when he crashed at high speed on a Lake District track. The 45-year-old rider was on the North Loop of W...

10 May 2015

Rescuers warn of tricky Wainwright route after family gets stuck on Barf

Mountain rescuers are warning walkers of the difficulty of tackling a route described by Alfred Wainwright up a Lake District fell.

05 May 2015

Everest Base Camp leader Chris Harling: 'Today my tears came'

A mountain rescuer caught in the Nepalese earthquake has described the desperate situation at Everest Base Camp.

28 April 2015

Rescue for Walla Crag walker after trip leads to broken wrist

A walker was rescued after breaking her wrist at a Lake District beauty spot. The 57-year-old woman was with her husband at Walla Crag in Borrowdal...

06 April 2015

Coast to Coast walker, 70, seriously injured in Borrowdale fall

A walker was seriously injured when he fell while tackling the Coast to Coast route through the Lake District.

31 March 2015

Rescuers' winter warning for hillwalkers after four rescued from Helvellyn summit

A rescue team warned hillwalkers that severe winter conditions are still affecting the Lake District summits, after a group had to be rescued from England’s third-highest mountain.

21 March 2015

John Chadwick named as climber who died after Helvellyn fall

Police have named the climber who died after falling on Helvellyn earlier this week. John Chadwick, 68, of Gamblesby in the Eden Valley, was found ...

20 February 2015

Five teams in major operation to find two walkers lost overnight on Scafell Pike

Two walkers who got lost overnight on England’s highest mountain were found after a major search involving five mountain rescue teams.

18 May 2015

Cyclist seriously injured in fall into ravine on Honister Pass

A cyclist was seriously injured when he fell down a ravine in the Lake District. The 38-year-old suffered head, chest and back injuries in the inci...

16 May 2015

Walker stretchered from Sticks Pass after slip leads to foot injury

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after injuring her foot in a slip. The 23-year-old Chinese visitor slipped while coming down a g...

06 May 2015

Walkers aid woman stuck on Sharp Edge, Blencathra

A group of walkers helped a woman who was stuck on a notorious Lake District scramble route. The 27-year-old got cragfast on Sharp Edge on Blencath...

01 May 2015

Injured fellrunner and unwell walker airlifted from Lakeland mountains

A fellrunner was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after falling and injuring his head. The 53-year-old from the Peak District was running on...

20 April 2015

RAF Valley Sea King carries out 10,000th rescue on busy Snowdonia Saturday

The crew of the search and rescue Sea King helicopter based at RAF Valley on Anglesey carried out the flight’s 10,000th rescue over the weekend when it went to the aid of an injured walker.

05 April 2015

Boy, 10, stretchered from Winlatter Forest after mountain bike crash

A boy was rescued from a Lake District forest after injuring his leg in a mountain biking accident. The 10-year-old was with a school group on the ...

24 March 2015

Lakeland walker rescued after getting stuck near The Bishop on Barf

Rescuers were called out to a Lakeland fell to help a walker stuck on steep ground. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about 1.15pm on Saturd...

02 March 2015

Climber dies in hospital after fall on Helvellyn

A man has died after being airlifted from Helvellyn following a fall. The climber was found unconscious at the foot of the mountain’s headwall ab...

19 February 2015

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