Keswick Mountain Rescue Team

Lakeland walker airlifted from High Rigg after slip on frozen turf

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after injuring herself when she slipped on frozen grass.

28 December 2014

Walker and mountain biker injured in Lake District falls

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after spraining her ankle. The 69-year-old was near Black Moss Pot in Langstrath yesterday when ...

18 November 2014

Hypothermic Scafell Pike walker improves after getting to lower ground

A walker who suffered hypothermia while tackling England’s highest mountain was told by rescuers to make her way to lower ground to get out of gale-force winds.

26 October 2014

Lost Scafell Pike walker found after light spotted by returning rescuers

A walker lost after going for a trip on England’s highest mountain was found after his light was spotted by rescuers.

29 September 2014

Lost Scafell Pike walkers guided to safety by rescuers in night operation

Two walkers were helped to safety after getting lost coming down from England’s highest mountain. The pair phoned for help on Friday when they be...

20 September 2014

Runner rescued from Caldbeck Fells in four-hour night-time operation

Mountain rescuers were called out to help in injured fellrunner on a Lakeland hill in the middle of the night.

16 September 2014

Severely ill wild-camper among six callouts for busy Keswick rescue team

A man wild camping in the Lake District had to be airlifted to hospital after suffering severe abdominal pains.

08 September 2014

Man dies despite fellow walkers' efforts after collapse on Helvellyn

A walker has died after collapsing on England’s third highest mountain. The 64-year-old man from Lincoln suffered a cardiac arrest today on Helve...

28 August 2014

Skiddaw walker, 80, rescued after becoming exhausted on fell

A walker was rescued from a Lake District mountain after he became exhausted and unable to carry on. The 80-year-old was stretchered from Skiddaw y...

05 August 2014

Uldale Fells walker airlifted to hospital after ankle injury

A walker was airlifted to hospital after injuring himself on a remote fell in the North of the Lake District.

01 December 2014

Badly injured Lakeland mountaineer found after major three-hour search

An badly injured mountaineer was found at the foot of a Lake District crag after a major search lasting more than three hours.

11 November 2014

Man airlifted to hospital after collapsing at Falcon Crag, Borrowdale

A man was airlifted to hospital after collapsing near a popular Lake District climbing crag. The 74-year-old got into difficulties at Falcon Crag i...

30 September 2014

Man seriously injured in 33ft fall from Sharp Edge on Blencathra

A man had to be carried below the cloudbase before he was airlifted to hospital after seriously injuring himself in a fall at a north Lakeland blackspot.

25 September 2014

Body found by Derwent Water walker was Middlesbrough man Glenn Hartill

A man whose body was recovered by mountain rescuers two weeks ago in the Lake District has been formally identified.

20 September 2014

Swiss outdoors rescue smartphone app Uepaa! launches in UK

A smartphone app used by 50,000 outdoor enthusiasts in the Alps has been launched in the UK. Uepaa! is a peer-to-peer system that provides extra sa...

13 September 2014

Rescuers help 84-year-old walker from Blencathra after he 'ran out of legs'

Rescuers went to the aid of an 84-year-old man who 'ran out of legs' tackling a Lake District mountain for the first time.

01 September 2014

Missing swimmer and three walkers in difficulty keep Keswick rescuers busy

A walker was rescued after being taken ill while walking on the slopes of Blencathra. The 18-year-old student was with a youth group yesterday in R...

13 August 2014

Rescuers in two-hour carry through 'jungle' to stretcher injured man to road

A mountain rescue team faced a difficult two-hour stretcher carry to bring an injured walker to safety after he injured himself on a Lake District fell.

03 August 2014

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