Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

Rescuers' plea to hill-goers after aiding exhausted Striding Edge walker

Rescuers in the Lake District have emphasised the need for hill-goers to prepare for their trips, after a walker became exhausted on Helvellyn.

11 April 2022

Helvellyn walkers guided to safety from Striding Edge after one suffers cramp

Two walkers were guided to safety by rescuers after one of them got into difficulties on Striding Edge on Helvellyn.

14 February 2022

New Year's Eve walkers rescued after getting lost in cloud on Nethermost Pike

Two walkers were rescued after getting lost in low cloud as darkness fell on the Helvellyn range. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by po...

02 January 2022

Helvellyn group led to safety after getting stuck on Striding Edge

Three people had to be led to safety after getting stuck on Striding Edge on Helvellyn. Rescuers said the wintry conditions on the ridge were too c...

01 December 2021

Coast to Coast walker injured in fall from Striding Edge on Helvellyn

Rescuers in the Lake District were called out after a walker fell from Striding Edge on Helvellyn. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by C...

20 November 2021

Police appeal for witnesses after Helvellyn walker dies in fall from Striding Edge

Police have appealed to members of the public who might have witnessed a man fall from a Lake District ridge to contact them.

15 November 2021

Rescuers' plea to check weather reports after wind flattens wild campers' tent

Rescuers urged hillgoers to check weather reports after two people got into difficulties while wild camping in the Lake District.

24 October 2021

Exhausted walker stretchered from Lakeland hill after numerous falls

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after she became exhausted and unable to continue.

09 October 2021

Patterdale team takes delivery of new Land Rover after £85,000 public appeal

Rescuers in the Lake District have taken delivery of a new Land Rover after a successful fundraising appeal.

24 September 2021

Two helicopters fly to the aid of man with chest pains on Swirral Edge

Two helicopter crews flew to the aid of a man who was suffering chest pains on England’s third-highest mountain.

19 March 2022

Helvellyn campers call for help after high winds flatten tent

Two people wild camping on Helvellyn called for help after severe weather made their night a little wilder than expected.

12 February 2022

'Nonplussed' sheep rescued from disused Lakeland mine ledge

A confused sheep was helped to safety by mountain rescuers after wandering into a precarious position on the slopes of a Lake District fell.

10 December 2021

Patterdale team launches appeal for new rescue boat

A Lake District team has launched an appeal to buy a new boat. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team uses its rigid inflatable boat both in water rescues...

26 November 2021

Rescuers meet man with head injury who managed to make way off Lakeland fell

A walker managed to make his way off a Lake District fell after injuring his head in a fall. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by police ...

17 November 2021

Walker suffers leg injury after slipping and rolling down Lakeland fell

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after injuring her leg. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team, which went to the woman’s aid, said s...

31 October 2021

Injured man treated for hypothermia after falling 10 metres into Aira Force gorge

A man was rescued after spending an hour in a Lake District stream when he fell more than 30ft into a gorge.

13 October 2021

Three weekend callouts for Patterdale rescuers to aid walkers

A Lake District team was called out three times over the weekend to aid walkers. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at 2pm on Friday after...

27 September 2021

Walker airlifted to hospital after dog drags her over 50ft Lakeland waterfall cliff

A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling 50ft at a Lake District waterfall. The woman was pulled over a steep cliff by her dog and landed i...

09 September 2021

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