Keswick Mountain Rescue Team

Walker airlifted from Greenup Edge after ankle injury

A walker was airlifted from a Lakeland fell after injuring herself. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out today at 2.50pm when the 66-year-ol...

16 March 2014

Husband and wife injured in 300ft fall from Helvellyn

A man was airlifted from England’s third highest mountain after falling more than 300ft. The 50-year-old from the West Midlands was with his wife...

11 March 2014

Hillwalkers help pair stranded on ice on Dollywagon Pike

Mountain rescuers warned walkers the Lake District fells are in full winter condition and anyone heading for the mountains should have an ice-axe and crampons.

16 February 2014

New Keswick rescue team leader Chris Higgins is only fifth in 66 years

A Lake District mountain rescue team has appointed only its fifth leader in 66 years. Chris Higgins was elected leader of Keswick Mountain Rescue T...

04 February 2014

Walker airlifted from Lakeland path after ankle injury

A walker was airlifted from a long-distance route in the Lake District after injuring her ankle. The 71-year-old woman was walking on the Allerdale...

01 January 2014

Great Dodd walker in night-time rescue after torch fails

A walker was rescued from a Lakeland fell after her headtorch failed in the dark. The 52-year-old was walking on Great Dodd at the northern end of ...

08 December 2013

Rescuers rope up to free trio of walkers stuck on Base Brown

Mountain rescuers had to use ropes to bring a group of walkers to safety after they got stuck on steep ground in the Lake District.

30 October 2013

Climber breaks leg in fall from Shepherd's Crag in Borrowdale

A climber was airlifted to hospital after falling on a popular Lake District crag. The 24-year-old man fell 6m (20ft) from the MGC route on Shepher...

05 October 2013

Walker airlifted from Skiddaw after breaking leg in fall

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after breaking his leg after tripping. The 50-year-old from Glasgow was walking on Skiddaw yes...

22 September 2013

Body found on Great Gable after major search for missing walker

A man’s body has been found on the slopes of Great Gable after a major search for a missing walker.

12 March 2014

Borrowdale walkers rescued after getting stuck on Bowder Crag

A couple were rescued after mistakenly straying on to crags in the Lake District and getting stuck. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out abo...

21 February 2014

Clough Head walkers rescued after pair suffer asthma attack

Two students were rescued from a Lake District fellside after suffering asthma attacks. The pair were with a group from an outdoor centre coming do...

07 February 2014

Body of Elizabeth Fisher found after Keswick search by 50 rescuers

More than 50 volunteer mountain rescuers took part in an overnight search for a missing woman which ended with the discovery of a body.

15 January 2014

Lost Scafell Pike walker found safe after 11-hour night search in storm

A lost walker was found on the slopes of England’s highest mountain after major 11-hour overnight search.

30 December 2013

Team's warning after 'frozen' dog leads to Sharp Edge rescue

Rescuers have warned of the dangers of taking dogs on a Lake District ridge after two women and their animal had to be roped to safety.

06 November 2013

Latrigg walker collapses and dies despite attempts to save him

A man died after collapsing on a Lake District fell. A passing walker tried to keep the 59-year-old man alive by performing cardio-pulmonary resusc...

28 October 2013

Lost Scafell Pike walker found after six-hour search

A lost walker was brought to safety from the Lake District fells in a six-hour operation involving two rescue teams and six search dogs.

24 September 2013

Lake District walker rescued after breaking leg on High Rigg

A walker was rescued from a Lake District fell after breaking his leg. The 70-year-old, from Australia, was walking with his brother on High Rigg, ...

17 September 2013

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