walkers

Critically ill walker airlifted from Cheviots after succumbing to heat

A critically ill hillwalker suffering from the heat was airlifted from the Cheviots, on the eve of the summer solstice.

21 June 2025

Cragfast scrambler rescued from Striding Edge in seven-hour operation

Rescuers went to the aid of a walker who became cragfast while scrambling on Striding Edge. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by police s...

07 November 2024

Father and son rescued from Cheviots after suffering heat exhaustion

A father and son were rescued from a remote hill in the Cheviots after getting into difficulties caused by the hot weather.

12 August 2024

Cragfast couple rescued after marriage proposal on heart-shaped Lakeland rock

A couple were rescued when they got stuck on steep ground on a Lake District fell after a romantic proposal.

29 May 2023

Rescue teams aid walkers in difficulty as winter returns to Lakeland fells

Rescuers in the Lake District were called to help walkers who were caught out in wintry conditions on the fells.

13 April 2023

Rescuers guide nine walkers to safety from Helvellyn in blizzard

A group of walkers was guided to safety after getting into difficulties in wintry conditions on England’s third-highest mountain.

13 March 2023

Keswick rescuers called out to injured walker less than an hour into New Year

Members of Keswick Mountain Rescue Team were called out 44 minutes into the New Year when a pair of walkers requested help on a trip to Great Gable.

02 January 2023

Rescuers use dog pram and cat basket after dachshunds' owners get lost on Lakeland fell

A couple and their two exhausted dachshunds were rescued after getting into trouble on a Lake District fell.

30 September 2022

Busy week for Keswick rescuers with six incidents in five days

Volunteers from Keswick Mountain Rescue Team were called out six times in five days to aid walkers and mountain bikers on the fells.

06 August 2022

Rescuers called out after Scafell Pike walkers reported 'close to hypothermic'

Rescuers were called out after a group of walkers reported themselves approaching hypothermia near the Scafell Pike range.

05 January 2025

Phone satellite feature helps lost Kinder Scout walkers summon rescuers

Two walkers found their luck was in after they got lost on Kinder Scout, the Peak District’s highest hill.

20 October 2024

Northumberland rescuers called out to aid injured walker on The Cheviot

A group of walkers was helped to safety after one of them injured themselves on The Cheviot, on the England-Scotland border.

25 February 2024

Major search launched for Scafell Pike walkers who split from their group

Four rescue teams and two search dogs and handlers joined a major operation to find two walkers reported missing on England’s highest mountain.

11 May 2023

Couple call for help after getting lost in whiteout on Helvellyn summit

Rescuers in the Lake District were put on alert after two walkers got into difficulties on England’s third highest mountain.

28 March 2023

Lakeland rescuers urge caution when using mapping apps after callouts to walkers

Rescuers in the Lake District have warned of the perils of relying on digital mapping software after two callouts on successive days to people following routes on an app.

05 January 2023

Group of four rescued after getting stuck in Tryfan gully

A group of walkers was rescued after straying onto steep ground on a mountain in Eryri-Snowdonia. The four young men from the Home Counties had dri...

28 December 2022

Teen airlifted from Cadair Idris after ankle injury and asthma attack

A teenager was airlifted to hospital from a Snowdonia mountain after injuring himself. The 17-year-old also began suffering breathing difficulties ...

22 August 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

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