Keswick Mountain Rescue Team

Rescuers find Lakeland walker missing overnight, after major search

A major search was launched on Sunday morning for a walker reported missing overnight in the North of the Lake District.

31 July 2022

Dog stretchered from Blencathra after falling from Sharp Edge

A dog was stretchered from a Lake District mountain after falling from a ridge. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at 3.05pm on Friday to a r...

18 June 2022

Climber dies in fall from Lake District crag

A man has died after falling while climbing on a Lake District crag. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to the incident on Raven Crag in Borr...

08 June 2022

Climber and mountain biker injured in Lake District incidents

A climber was airlifted from a Lake District quarry after injuring herself in a fall. The woman was near the top of a sport-climbing route in Bram ...

18 May 2022

Man suffers injury within sight of practising Lakeland rescue dog-handlers

A man was rescued after injuring himself with sight of search-dog handlers who were training nearby. The incident happened near Low Snab Farm in th...

24 April 2022

Lakeland walkers rescued after injuring ankles in two separate incidents

Two Lakeland walkers were rescued after suffering ankle injuries in separate incidents over the weekend.

06 March 2022

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.

18 February 2022

Sharp Edge group call for help after getting into difficulties

A group of walkers tackling a Lake District scramble in severe weather called for help when they got into difficulties.

05 February 2022

Elderly walker guided to safety after getting lost on birthday ascent of Blencathra

An elderly walker celebrating his birthday with an ascent of Blencathra was brought to safety after getting lost near the mountain’s summit in bad visibility.

14 January 2022

Teen guided to safety from crag after separating from family on Scafell Pike walk

A teenager had to call for help from a Lakeland crag after separating from his family. The 18-year-old was on a walk up Scafell Pike but later stru...

30 July 2022

Two rescued after getting stuck on slippery Sharp Edge

Two walkers were rescued after getting stuck on Sharp Edge on Blencathra. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 12.35pm on Wednesday after...

10 June 2022

Lakeland walker rescued after getting stuck on steep ground on Blencathra

A walker was rescued after getting stranded on steep ground on Blencathra. The man called for help after getting into difficulties on Sharp Edge. ...

24 May 2022

Blencathra couple rescued after straying from route on Sharp Edge

Two walkers were rescued after straying onto steep terrain on Blencathra. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out shortly before 4pm on Thursda...

29 April 2022

Injured Lakeland climber airlifted to hospital after Langstrath fall

A family on a Mother’s Day walk in the Lake District went to the aid of an injured climber who fell from a route above Langstrath.

28 March 2022

Two Lakeland walkers rescued from mountainside after getting benighted

Two walkers were helped to safety by rescuers after getting into difficulties on a Lake District mountainside as night fell.

27 February 2022

Passing nurse aids Lakeland walker injured in slip above Rosthwaite

A passing nurse who was walking in the area went to the aid of a woman who injured herself while walking above Rosthwaite in the Lake District.

08 February 2022

Rescue team member called out to his own son after mountain biking crash

A Lake District mountain rescuer was called out to aid his own son, who was reported unconscious after a mountain biking accident.

31 January 2022

Runner airlifted from Blencathra ridge after 'delirious episode'

A fellrunner was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after what his companion said was a ‘delirious episode’.

07 January 2022

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