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Keep up to date with everything going on in mountain rescue around England and Wales. For press enquiries, contact Andy Simpson, MREW Press Officer, via press@mountain.rescue.org.uk.
Despite being free to access, income revealed as a key barrier to accessing the great British outdoors
New research draws direct correlation between earnings and ability to get outdoors Figures published today by the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) – the national representative body for hillwalkers, climbers and mountaineers – highlights the significant disparity in access to outdoor spaces, shining a light on a range of issues. Just 38% of people said they could…
Lady sustains injuries during tumbling fall from Striding Edge
May 9 After an unusual quiet spell of rescues, volunteers of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to their third rescue in as many days, to a lady who had sustained injuries from a tumbling fall from Striding Edge. The lady who had been out walking with friends slipped while traversing Striding…
Woman fallen near Ruthwaite Lodge
May 6, 2023 12:56 pm At 12:56 hrs on Saturday 6th May Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was asked to respond to assist a woman who had tripped and injured her ankle whilst walking the coast to coast in the Grisedale valley. The team responded with 19 members and made their way on foot to the…