Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team has been assisting people in the western fells of the Lake District for over 50 years. We cover England’s highest mountain, Scafell Pike, and respond to over one hundred calls for help each year. The team consists of approximately forty ‘professional volunteers’ who give their time to help those in need, whatever the weather, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For more information please read our about page. We rely on generous donations from the public to fund the team. Once a year, we recruit a new intake of probationary members.
Recent Rescues
Skew Gill, Great End – Thu 17th Sep 2026
Cumbria Police received a call via iPhone Emergency SOS reporting that two walkers had come across a 77-year-old male and his grandson, who were very cold. The team was unable to make contact with the casualty site due to the location, so the team deployed, along with Maritime and Coastguard Agency R897. Due to the weather, R897 was unable to get on location. The team arrived, assessed and warmed up both casualties, and found the 77-year-old also had a wrist and knee injury; an urgent evacuation of the hill was commenced. The two walkers who had come across them had…
Middleboot Knotts, Scafell Pike – Sat 12th Sep 2026
Cumbria Police received a call from a lone female who was lost and had become split from her friend. Contact was made, and she had already found her friend and was descending back to the car park. The team was not deployed.
Broad Crag Col, Scafell Pike – Sat 12th Sep 2026
Cumbria Police received a call about three 19-year-olds who stated they were stuck on Broad Crag Col due to adverse weather. A limited team deployed to help them off the hill, with assistance from Duddon & Furness MRT. All three warmed up and walked off the hill, and once back in the valley they were taken back to their car at the bottom of Hardknott Pass.
Dent Fell – Wed 9th Sep 2026
Cumbria Police received a call via the iPhone Emergency Satellite SMS service about a female who had slipped and injured her ankle, causing a compound fracture. The team and North West Air Ambulance Charity (Helimed 08) deployed to assist. The ankle was bandaged up and immobilised, and the casualty was transferred to the aircraft for onward transfer to hospital. Many thanks to H08 and the passing members of public for helping phone it in.
Upper Eskdale – Sat 5th Sep 2026
Cumbria Police received a call from Coastguard UK Mission Control Centre, via a Garmin emergency activation, about a knee injury in upper Eskdale. Due to limited information, a local team member was deployed directly to locate & assess the casualty. Meanwhile, the rest of the team was assembling for a potential stretcher carry, with Duddon & Furness MRT also called for additional numbers. Once on scene, the casualty was assessed, their knee strapped up, and they were able to walk out with support. They were dropped off at their vehicle. Many Thanks to Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team for…
Broad Stand, Scafell – Fri 4th Sep 2026
Cumbria Police received a call about four 18-year-old males who were stuck on Broad Stand and unable to get off. The team deployed, along with Coastguard Rescue 897. The heli was requested to assist in getting the heavy crag equipment up the hill, given it would have taken the team two hours or more to reach the casualties on foot and set up a rope system, and the group were already cold. Additional kit had to be taken as the exact location of the casualties was not known, and the team needed to be prepared for a long lower. R897…