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Lakeland walker airlifted to hospital after falling from route on Pillar

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after falling and suffering head and chest injuries.

09 February 2020

Lakeland walker airlifted after injuring ankle on Place Fell

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after slipping and badly injuring her ankle. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about 2.1...

04 February 2020

Rescuers' 'adventure smart' plea after Ingleborough walkers get lost in dark

Rescuers have pleaded with walkers to be ‘adventure smart’ after they went to the aid of two walkers who got lost in the dark in the Yorkshire Dales.

31 January 2020

Helvellyn walker suffers head injuries in 60ft fall from Striding Edge

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after falling 60ft from a ridge. The man suffered head injuries in the incident on Striding Ed...

26 January 2020

Cat Bells walker recounts how 'indigestion' led to emergency airlift to hospital

A walker has told of how he was airlifted from a Lake District fell after suffering what he thought was a bout of indigestion.

24 January 2020

Man rescued after suffering injuries in Sharp Edge fall

A man was rescued after falling and injuring himself on Sharp Edge on Blencathra. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team went to his aid after being alerted ...

23 January 2020

Collapsed Spine Race runner stretchered from remote Border Ridge hill

A competitor in the Montane Spine Race was stretchered from a remote hill after collapsing. Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team and c...

20 January 2020

Spine Race runner stretchered from fells after being found at High Cup Nick

A competitor in the Montane Spine Race had to be stretchered from the fells after becoming disoriented in the dark.

16 January 2020

'Loyalty card' quip as Dales cavers rescued for second time in less than four weeks

Four cavers were rescued after spending more than 24 hours underground when rising water trapped them in a Dales system.

14 January 2020

Woman rescued after injuring ankle near end of Coledale Horseshoe walk

A walker was rescued after injuring herself near the end of her walk on the Lake District fells. The young woman and her father were descending Bar...

05 February 2020

Rescuers help walker with abnormally high heart rate from Lakeland fell

Rescuers were called out to help a walker who began suffering from an abnormally high heart rate while ascending a Lake District fell.

02 February 2020

Injured climber rescued after fall from Northumberland crag

A climber was rescued after injuring herself in a fall from a Northumberland crag. The woman fell 3m (10ft) while on a route on Back Bowden Doors, ...

27 January 2020

Snowdonia walkers guided to safety after getting lost on Cadair Idris

Two walkers were guided to safety after getting lost on a Snowdonia mountain. Aberdyfi Search and Rescue Team was alerted shortly after 3.30pm afte...

25 January 2020

Use newer Yorkshire Three Peaks route, team says, after pair rescued from bog

Rescuers have advised walkers tackling the Yorkshire Three Peaks to use a newer section of the route that avoids a notorious bog.

24 January 2020

Two walkers rescued from Blencathra after getting stuck on wintry crags

Two walkers were rescued from Blencathra after getting stuck in wintry conditions on steep ground. Passers-by alerted police on Sunday when they he...

20 January 2020

Injured Helvellyn walker airlifted from mountain after fall from Striding Edge

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District ridge after suffering injuries in a fall. A Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service team from RAF Leemi...

19 January 2020

Cairngorm rescuers' 'rant' after 16-mile walk in storm to find walker safe in bothy

A rescue team leader described as ‘a total waste of our resources’ an incident in which its members battled driving sleet in Storm Brendan to reach a walker, only to find him in his sleeping bag in a bothy.

14 January 2020

Busy start to 2020 with four callouts for Bowland Pennine rescuers

A Lancashire rescue team was called out four times in five days as the new decade began. Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team was alerted on Thursd...

06 January 2020

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