A volunteer-run mountain rescue charity. 39 incidents featured here.
A male fellrunner attempting the Joss Naylor route in reverse was reported overdue with tracker contact lost. A team member with a drone attended Kirkstone Pass and located the runner on the skyline; he was uninjured but had become slightly off-route during darkness. The runner returned home without requiring evacuation.
Outcome: located safe and well, returned home uninjured
A male walker sustained an ankle injury on Loughrigg and was treated by the team. He was evacuated by stretcher, with the incident taking 1.5 hours to resolve.
Outcome: casualty treated and evacuated
A male fellwalker slipped and fell approximately 3 metres at Bad Step on Crinkle Crags, sustaining a head injury and suspected femur fracture. He was treated by the team and evacuated by helicopter to Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by helicopter to Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle
A lone walker was reported overdue in Rossett Ghyll. The walker returned before a rescue operation could be launched.
Outcome: walker returned uninjured
A woman sustained a fractured arm after slipping at Stickle Ghyll. Her injury was stabilised with a splint and she was assisted down the fell. Kendal Mountain Rescue Team were called but stood down when it became clear the casualty could walk unaided.
Outcome: casualty assisted down with arm splinted
A 14-year-old male sustained a lower leg injury whilst fellwalking at High Brock Crag and was unable to continue. He was treated by the team and evacuated.
Outcome: casualty treated and evacuated
An overseas family of three became lost on Loughrigg and were unable to find a way down. Team members who were diverted from a previous rescue located them and guided them safely down the fell.
Outcome: guided down safely
A couple reported themselves lost on Hart Crag. The team located them using SARLOC and provided remote guidance to help them descend safely, monitoring their progress until they were off the hill.
Outcome: guided off hill safely
A young male sustained a leg injury after slipping at Stock Ghyll, Ambleside. He was treated by the rescue team and evacuated by stretcher.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher
An elderly male slipped and fell down a steep bank at Low Millerground, sustaining a leg injury. An ambulance attended the scene and requested mountain rescue assistance to extract him. The incident lasted 1.5 hours and required 12 team members.
Outcome: casualty extracted with ambulance assistance
A teenage female was reported fitting and unresponsive on Loughrigg. The team found her suffering from heat-related illness, treated her, and escorted her from the hill.
Outcome: casualty treated and escorted from the hill
A young woman reported as suffering from heat-related problems at Hell Ghyll was treated and evacuated by the team. The rescue took 2.5 hours with 17 team members involved.
Outcome: casualty treated and evacuated
An elderly male walker on The Band suffered from likely heat-related illness and was assisted down by a Scottish Mountain Rescue team member. The Lakeland team located and further escorted him to the valley, where he was handed to family members.
Outcome: casualty escorted to valley and handed to family
A young woman sustained a lower leg injury after slipping into a hole while fell walking on Low Pike. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher
A male was reported in distress in water at Rydal Water on 4 July 2026. The team responded but was stood down after being informed that the man had exited the water and was in the care of police officers.
Outcome: casualty out of water and in police care
Shouts for help were reported near Kirkstone at Sweden Bridge. The calls were identified as a farmer tending to animals, and the incident was classified as a false alarm with good intent.
Outcome: false alarm with good intent
A young female camper reported feeling cold and unsure how to navigate her way down from Pavey Ark. She was successfully located using SARLOC equipment and subsequently guided safely down by team members.
Outcome: Safe exit
A young male who was camping alone became unwell in the Easy Gully at Pavey Ark. The mountain rescue team located him and subsequently evacuated him from the area.
Outcome: Successfully located and evacuated
A woman sustained an ankle injury while descending at Hell Ghyll. She was treated by team members and evacuated from the site.
Outcome: casualty treated and evacuated
Two young male walkers became unable to find a descent from the fell and called for help. The team deployed a drone to search the area but the casualties managed to descend unaided before ground teams made contact.
Outcome: walked off unaided
A male became cragfast on Jack's Rake but resolved the situation independently before the team could organise a rescue. The incident lasted approximately 30 minutes and required four team members to respond.
Outcome: casualty self-rescued
A woman suffering a severe back spasm on Troutbeck Tongue was unable to move. The team treated her and evacuated her by stretcher, taking approximately 3.5 hours.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher
A male fellwalker slipped and sustained a lower leg injury on Loughrigg. He was treated by the team and evacuated by stretcher.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher
A female fellwalker fell backwards on Blea Rigg and sustained a wrist injury. With assistance from team members and support from Kendal Mountain Rescue Team, she was able to walk down the fell.
Outcome: casualty walked down with assistance
A camper at Angle Tarn became unwell and called for assistance. The team located and assisted the casualty off the hill in an operation lasting 8.5 hours.
Outcome: casualty assisted from the hill
A fellwalker who was struggling and tired activated his emergency tracker on Raise Back. The team located and recovered him, escorting him from the hill after a three-hour callout involving seven members.
Outcome: recovered and escorted from the hill
Outcome: No injuries reported
Outcome: The individual was assessed by an air ambulance crew and subsequently evacuated by the team.
A male sustained an ankle injury while fellwalking at Pavey Ark. Team members provided treatment before the individual was evacuated with assistance from Kendal MRT.
Outcome: Evacuated
Outcome: Safe exit from the hill.
Outcome: Evacuated to hospital
A solo female walker sustained a wrist fracture while fellwalking on Gibson Knott. The rescue team attended to her at the location and subsequently arranged for her evacuation.
Outcome: Evacuated after treatment
Outcome: Handed over to paramedics for assessment
Outcome: The individual was treated by team members and subsequently evacuated.
Outcome: The team successfully evacuated the unwell walker after a two-hour operation.
Outcome: The group was successfully met and escorted down by the rescue team.
Outcome: Treated and evacuated
Outcome: The individual was located and assisted to the valley floor.
Outcome: The fire was believed to be caused by deliberate ignition and required significant resources from emergency services.