AdventureSmart
Paddleboarding Safely
A safety message for the paddleboarders, please be prepared.. https://www.adventuresmart.uk/
Fundraising
Mount Olympus Fundraising
Please support Frankie (7) and Basia, who are raising money for us with a record breaking climb of Mount Olympus in September. Best of luck to you! Basia McMillan is fundraising for Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team (justgiving.com)
Local Community
Drigg Gala
A great day was had by all on a very hot Saturday at Drigg Gala. There were sack races, handmade ice creams, a tug of war and in the thick of it, Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team. Lots of our merchandise went to some happy customers and generous donations were offered. Read more…
Fundraising
Egremont Farmers Market and Base Open Day
Many many belated thanks from April to all the lovely people who supported us at the Farmers Market in Egremont, where we provided refreshments, and our Open Day at our base the following day. Both events were a great success, the Farmers Market raising £450.06, and the Open Day £826.05. Read more…
Fundraising
Raising awareness and funds for people with cystic fibrosis
One of our team members, Stephen Walter, will shortly take on a very challenging and different fundraising event. He is doing this to raise awareness and funds for PipersAngels, a charity that is helping him and other people with cystic fibrosis. His challenge is an 80mile open sea crossing across Read more…
Training
Medical Monday
Great to have a sunny evening for our “Medical Monday” training this week! We went through several scenarios of incidents we may come across, and a refresher on our medical equipment to keep our skills fresh for what is looking to be a very busy summer. Our team are on Read more…
Press Releases
2023 AdventureSmart Campaign
Dear Follower – this is what i have just sent out as a press release from LDSAMRA. It was a relatively slow start to 2023 with respect to numbers of callouts for our 12 rescue teams with over 400 volunteer team members but things have now caught up with previous Read more…
Fundraising
Please support one of our members raising funds for the team on the Fred Whitton
One of our team members, Andy Cramp, is raising funds for the team in May by partaking in the Fred Whitton cycling event. It’s a very tough day at 112 miles and over 3500m of ascent, so Andy will need all the advance encouragement he can get! If you’d like Read more…
Local Community
Wasdale MRT Base Open Day – Saturday 22 April
Join us for our Open Day on 22nd April at our base! Whether you’re thinking about joining the team, are one of our supporters, or just want to come and see what we do. Have a brew and some cake with the Team, meet our search dog Jess, try your Read more…
Fundraising
You can support the team at the Egremont Farmers Market – Friday 21 April
Please drop in at the Market Hall in Egremont…. lots of lovely things on offer to raise funds for the team.
Local Community
WMRT at Brackenclose on Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday is one of the busiest days of the year for visitors to Scafell Pike, and this year members of the team were on hand close to the NT Brackenclose car park offering advice and guidance to walkers. Lots of positive engagement with people, some quality merchandise on offer Read more…
News
Women Mountain Rescue Volunteers
To mark International Women’s Day we’re joining mountain rescue teams throughout the country in celebrating the amazing women we have volunteering on our teams. We’re lucky to have a supportive welcoming team at Wasdale and we encourage more women to get involved!
News
Using GPS devices and smartphones as electronic navigation aids
A recent article on the Mountaineering Scotland website provides excellent advice on navigation including the pitfalls of using GPS devices and smartphones as electronic navigation aids . A recent 20 hour search for a lost walker Scafell Pike / Broad Crag/ Great End involved over 70 rescuers and could have been Read more…
Local Community
1st Hensingham Scout Group Visit
There was a bit of drama at Scouts this week, 3 of our leaders carelessly managed to injure themselves on the field … luckily Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team were visiting & quickly organised our #Scouts into a rescue party! Thanks to the MRT volunteers for a really interesting couple of Read more…
WMRT in the media
Promoting safety on the hills with AdventureSmart UK on BBC Breakfast – 25 February 2023
Some further information on a recent rescue, and some good advice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDiZfnyxatY #BeAdventureSmart
Press Releases
Lone walker lost on Scafell Pike / Great End: A 24-hour rescue involving over 70 rescuers, 5 search dogs and 2 drones
Wasdale Mountain Rescue team were alerted by Cumbria Police at 18.26 hrs on Monday 20 February about a lone walker who had reported himself as lost on the ridge between Scafell Pike and Great End in the Lake District. Mobile phone reception was very poor, but a location was quickly Read more…
Local Community
West Cumbria Home Education group visit
Earlier this week we were delighted to host the West Cumbria Home Education group at our base. Team members organised activities to demonstrate: key first aid skills and knowledge; map reading and radios; and the range of equipment in our response vehicles. We had a great afternoon and we hope Read more…
Fundraising
Gosforth Amateur Dramatic Society (GADS) Fundraising
It’s not £208.20? OH YES IT IS!! Big thanks go again to Gosforth Amateur Dramatic Society – GADS for raising a great sum for us during their recent production of Cinderella. The generosity of Gosforth folk and beyond is much appreciated. We hope they had a lot of fun raising Read more…
News
Trainee Search Dog Tilly
A very warm welcome to our newest team member! Tilly and her trainee handler Mike, have just started their training with Lake District Mountain Rescue Searchdogs. We wish them well and every success in their future training.
News
Podcast – Episode #2 – Wendy Dodds
You might be interested in a new podcast hosted by one of our team members, Chad Dixon. In this episode he talks with the legendary fell runner, Wendy Dodds. In the first episode, Chad talked with John and Susan Noake, who between them have over 100 years of service to Read more…