A volunteer-run mountain rescue charity. 76 incidents featured here.
A woman suffered a suspected ankle fracture after slipping on wet ground at Great Castle How. She was treated and evacuated by the team with assistance from Kendal Mountain Rescue Team.
Outcome: casualty evacuated with assistance from Kendal MRT
A young male fellwalker sustained a suspected ankle fracture and thigh laceration after a fall at Crinkle Ghyll. Team members treated the casualty and evacuated him over six hours; a coastguard helicopter was unable to assist due to weather conditions.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by team and partner rescue
A male fellwalker slipped and sustained an ankle injury on Wansfell. He was attended and treated by Langdale and Ambleside MRT team members with assistance from Kendal and Coniston MRTs.
Outcome: casualty treated by team members
A woman sustained a fracture or dislocated ankle after slipping on damp ground at Low Pike. She was treated by the team and evacuated by stretcher, with the operation taking 3.5 hours.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher
A male climber suffered a major myocardial infarction while abseiling from White Ghyll in Great Langdale. He was treated by the team and evacuated by Coastguard helicopter to Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle, with assistance from Kendal Mountain Rescue Team.
Outcome: evacuated by helicopter to hospital
Two men became cragfast on Jack's Rake after going off route on slippery wet rock. They contacted mountain rescue for assistance but managed to descend safely before the team arrived, so the callout was stood down.
Outcome: both descended safely before rescue team arrived
A group of three fell walkers became separated in the Central Fells. Two members were unaccounted for and a search was initiated. Both missing walkers were located unharmed in Langdale.
Outcome: both walkers located unharmed
An elderly woman became exhausted while fellwalking on Wansfell and was unable to continue. She was evacuated by stretcher in a four-hour operation involving ten team members.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher
A woman sustained a suspected lower leg fracture after slipping on High Close. She was treated by the team and evacuated.
Outcome: casualty evacuated
A male fellwalker sustained a head injury at Hell Ghyll and was treated by the team before being evacuated by helicopter with assistance from Kendal Mountain Rescue Team.
Outcome: evacuated by helicopter
A male fellwalker collapsed at Alcock Tarn and was attended by the rescue team. Despite best efforts, the casualty was pronounced deceased. The team was assisted by Kendal Mountain Rescue Team.
Outcome: casualty deceased
Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue assisted North West Ambulance Service with the recovery of a body from the shore of Windermere on 13 September 2026. The operation lasted 4.5 hours and involved 9 team members.
Outcome: body recovered from shore
A male fellwalker was reported overdue on Bowfell. Before a search could be launched, he was confirmed to have returned home safely.
Outcome: walked off uninjured
A walker sustained a badly injured ankle at Skelwith Bridge on 12 September 2026. Langdale and Ambleside MRT responded to the incident and Coniston MRT was asked to stand by but was subsequently stood down as the location was within LAMRT's operational boundary.
Outcome: casualty treated by Langdale and Ambleside MRT
A solo walker became lost off the Coast to Coast path near Greenburn, Grasmere. She was located using SARLOC and assisted down the fell by the team.
Outcome: located via SARLOC and assisted down
A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture while fellwalking at Threshthwaite Mouth. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher with assistance from RAF Leeming Mountain Rescue Team.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher
A walker reported three dogs in distress at Scandale Head. The team attended and determined the dogs were working dogs with no cause for concern.
Outcome: no action required, dogs assessed as safe
A male walker sustained a significant eye injury at Threshthwaite Mouth. Team members provided treatment and the casualty was stretchered down with assistance from RAF Leeming MRT who were conducting training in the area.
Outcome: casualty treated and stretchered down with RAF MRT assistance
A male walker with a recurrent knee injury was located in Mickleden following a satellite emergency call. The team mounted a limited response and found the casualty struggling with the injury.
Outcome: casualty located
A woman suffered a head injury after falling whilst fellwalking on Nab Scar. She received treatment and wound dressing from the team and was able to walk down with assistance, allowing Kendal Mountain Rescue Team to be stood down.
Outcome: casualty treated and walked off with assistance
Two young men were reported to be struggling on Allen Crags/Esk Hause with concerns about descending before dark. The team tracked them via SARLOC, provided route advice, and retrieved them at dusk from Mickleden.
Outcome: retrieved at dusk from Mickleden
A woman sustained head injuries after a tumbling fall while descending Wansfell. The rescue operation lasted 2 hours 45 minutes and involved 11 team members.
Outcome: casualty evacuated
A male walker requiring assistance was helped down from Easedale Tarn by the team. The operation took 3 hours and 45 minutes with five team members deployed.
Outcome: casualty assisted down by team
The team was called to assist with a major incident involving a boat fire on Windermere lake on 23 August 2026. The incident was managed by the fire and rescue service, and the mountain rescue team was stood down as their assistance was not required.
Outcome: stood down, assistance not required
A child became separated from his parents and was reported missing in the Loughrigg area. Following a search involving team members, search dogs and drones, the child was found safe at a nearby address and reported to police.
Outcome: child found safe
Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue assisted Kendal Mountain Rescue in the evacuation of a deceased casualty from Ill Bell summit.
Outcome: casualty evacuated
A woman with a lower leg injury was evacuated from the summit of Ill Bell. Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue assisted Kendal MRT in the evacuation, which took 5 hours with 8 team members involved.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher
Lakes Area Mountain Rescue Team were requested to assist North West Ambulance Service with the evacuation of an injured person at Great Langdale campsite. The team was called out but stood down while responding.
Outcome: stood down while responding
A family of four became lost and disorientated near Bowfell summit. With guidance and encouragement from a team leader, they were able to relocate the descent route. Their progress was monitored until they safely descended without further assistance.
Outcome: guided to relocate route and descended safely unassisted
A member of the public sustained a nasty cut while in the area and requested help during the team's descent from a previous incident. The wound was treated and the casualty assisted down the fell.
Outcome: casualty treated and assisted down
A male hillwalker collapsed on Raise Back whilst hillwalking. CPR was initiated but despite efforts from the rescue team and air ambulance crew, he was declared deceased and recovered by helicopter.
Outcome: casualty deceased
A young male walker sustained a suspected ankle fracture on Low Pike. The casualty was treated and evacuated by the team.
Outcome: casualty treated and evacuated
A male walker fell approximately 10 metres in Hell Ghyll, sustaining head and multiple injuries. The rescue operation took 4 hours and involved 18 team members.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by rescue team
Two fellwalkers were reported in distress on Seat Sandal on 13 August 2026. They were being assisted down the hill by other people present, and the rescue team monitored the situation while continuing with another ongoing operation.
Outcome: assisted down the hill by other people on the hill
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
Two young women camping at Stickle Tarn called for assistance after failing to erect their tent during wild weather and becoming cold and wet. A small team located and escorted them safely off the hill.
Outcome: escorted off the hill
Police received an iPhone SOS alert from Great Langdale campsite and requested mountain rescue assistance. The team helped clarify the location, enabling police to resolve the issue without requiring further intervention.
Outcome: resolved by police with team assistance
A male fell on Wansfell and sustained an ankle fracture. He was treated and evacuated by stretcher in a 2.5-hour operation involving nine team members.
Outcome: casualty treated and evacuated by stretcher
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.