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Two injured runners airlifted to hospital during Ullswater event

Two adventure runners were airlifted to hospital after injuring themselves on the event near Ullswater.

02 November 2014

Family and dog rescued after getting stuck on Broad Stand on Scafell

A family and their dog were rescued from a precarious position after getting stuck at a notorious accident blackspot on England’s second-highest mountain.

30 October 2014

Airlift for hypothermic campers as 11 teens rescued from Lakeland fell

Three teenagers were airlifted from a Lake District mountain after suffering the effects of cold and rain.

29 October 2014

Two children and a dog among group rescued from Tryfan scramble route

Two children and a dog were among a group who had to be rescued from a scrambling route in Snowdonia in deteriorating weather.

28 October 2014

Rescuer breaks ankle as teams called out to second Lakeland night incident

Mountain rescuers had to take to the Lakeland fells in the early hours of this morning, just three hours after getting back from a night-time incident in 80mph winds.

27 October 2014

Lake District rescuers forced to crawl in high winds to reach injured walker

Mountain rescuers had to crawl in high winds to reach an injured walker in the Lake District. The woman injured her leg while walking near Red Tarn...

26 October 2014

Missing walker's body found in Wasdale beck

The body of a walker was discovered by rescuers looking for a woman who had gone missing while with a group in the Lake District.

26 October 2014

Swirl How walker airlifted to hospital after injuring knee

An injured walker was airlifted to hospital after falling in the Lake District. The man, from Staffordshire, fell while descending from Swirl How y...

25 October 2014

Peak District climbers injured in falls at Stanage and Stoney Middleton

Two climbers were injured in falls in the Peak District this weekend. A man from London fell from a route on Stanage Edge on Saturday. Edale Mou...

19 October 2014

Rescuers praise injured walker who used plastic sheet to slide off hillside

Rescuers have praised an injured walker who slid on a plastic sheet to get herself off a fell. Kendal Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 4.30pm...

02 November 2014

Group with no map or compass guided to safety after getting lost on Cnicht

A group of walkers was guided to safety after getting lost on a Snowdonia peak. Rescuers said the three people had no map or compass. Aberglasly...

29 October 2014

Six callouts for new Edale mountain rescue recruits during testing weekend

New members of a mountain rescue team had a baptism of fire, with six rescues interrupting their planned final training assessment.

29 October 2014

Couple rescued from Brecon Beacons hillside after getting stuck in dark

A couple was rescued after getting lost on a hillside in the Brecon Beacons. Longtown Mountain Rescue Team was called out yesterday after the walke...

27 October 2014

Rescuers battle 80mph winds to find two Helvellyn walkers lost in dark

Rescuers battled 80mph winds to go to the aid of two walkers lost in the dark after summiting England’s third highest mountain.

27 October 2014

Group finds injured Dales walker after two-hour wait in phone dead-zone

An injured walker on the Pennine Way was discovered by fellow hikers after sitting on the fell for two hours.

26 October 2014

Hypothermic Scafell Pike walker improves after getting to lower ground

A walker who suffered hypothermia while tackling England’s highest mountain was told by rescuers to make her way to lower ground to get out of gale-force winds.

26 October 2014

Climber airlifted after suffering serious injuries in fall at Goblin Combe

A climber was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall on a Somerset crag. Avon and Somerset Search and Rescue was called o...

20 October 2014

Rescuers called to two Helvellyn walkers 'stuck' in wind

Two men called for help after they reported being ‘stuck’ in high winds on a Lake District fell. The pair rang 999 from Lower Man, an outlier o...

19 October 2014

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