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Injured woman airlifted to hospital after 100ft fall down Lakeland hillside
A woman was seriously injured when she fell 100ft down a Lake District hillside. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by ambulance staff to ...
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. ...
Walker airlifted from Helvellyn after falling 30ft from Striding Edge
A walker was airlifted to hospital from Helvellyn after suffering serious leg injuries when he fell from Striding Edge.
Peak District team condemns group who hit climber with rock thrown from crag
Rescuers said the behaviour of a group who threw a large stone off a Peak District crag, hitting a climber below, could have had fatal consequences.
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...
Runner rescued from Lakeland fell after injuring ankle
A fellrunner was rescued after injuring her ankle on Arthur’s Pike in the Lake District. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by police ab...
Quadriplegic climber Ed Jackson rescued after setting Himalaya height record
A quadriplegic adventurer and his team had to be airlifted off a Himalayan mountain after they got into difficulties.
Walker airlifted to hospital after tumbling 10m in Lake District woodland
A walker was airlifted from Lake District woodland after tumbling more than 30ft when she slipped on steep ground.
Climber airlifted to hospital after fall at Snowdonia crag
A climber was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall on a Snowdonia crag. Police alerted Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Org...
Walkers and injured dog Cooper rescued from Fisherfield mountainside
Two walkers and their dog were rescued from a mountainside in the Highlands after getting into difficulties.
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 ...
Rescuers called out twice as Coast to Coast walkers hit by bad weather
Rescuers were called out twice in two days to aid groups attempting the Coast to Coast Walk who got into difficulties on the Lake District fells.
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...
Team uses technical rope system to rescue climber from Peak District quarry
Mountain rescuers used a technical rope system to extricate a climber who suffered injuries when he fell more than 20ft in a Peak District quarry.
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.
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.
Mountain rescuers save dog trapped in north Wales river
Mountain rescuers went to the aid of a dog whose life was in danger after it became trapped in a north Wales river.
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.