We were pleased to welcome Mark Wear, National Lottery Funding Officer for the North East and Cumbria, to our base on Friday for the presentation of a cheque for £19,900. This follows a successful grant application for new equipment that will enhance the Team’s capability to respond to callouts in Read more
A huge thank you to the Whitehaven Male Voice Choir for visiting our base and presenting us with a fantastic donation of £800. Your generosity and continued support mean a great deal to the team, and this contribution will go directly towards our running costs, helping us stay ready to Read more
As Christmas Eve unfolds—whether you’re stuffing the turkey, wrapping pigs in blankets, or simply soaking up the festive buzz—we’d like to take a moment to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! May this season bring joy, peace, happiness, and plenty of new adventures. Your support means the world to Read more
A huge thank you to the The Strands Inn, Screes Inn, Strands Distillery & Brewery for hosting the country and western night on Saturday 1st November. Over £700 was raised for the team and we would like to thank everyone who came and generously supported us. A great night was Read more
Thanks to those folks who came to say hello at the Wasdale Show on Saturday and give a donation. We raised a magnificent £661.85 on the day!
Many thanks to those who nipped down to our stall on Friday 15 August at Egremont farmers market and bought a cake/ donated, we raised a nice £605.60 for the team! Also, a big thank you to those of you who donated the cakes
The team recently attended the Drigg and Carleton Gala. It was great to be alongside the Drigg YFC, and were inspired by their challenge to help our friends, the Great North Air Ambulance Service. We often work together with Helimed 58 on the fells in the more urgent medical and Read more
COME TO THE RESCUE!! …Family Fun Day with Your Local Heroes… Hosted by Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team and Wasdale Head Inn 📅 10th May 2025 🔥 FUNDRAISER ALERT 🔥 – All profits go towards Wasdale Mountain Rescue, operating 24/7, 365 days a year! ⛰️ The Base | 9:00 – 12:00 Read more
Save The Date! Something BIG is about to happen! Be prepared for a day full of family fun with your favourite Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team! More details to follow but in the meantime…get your dancing 🕺💃 shoes ready! We can’t wait to see you there! The Wasdale Head Inn
Members of the team were in Egremont on Saturday 7 December and in Whitehaven on Saturday 21 December for the annual fundraising event in the towns. Thank you to the generous folks in both towns and we raised £1,408 in cash in total plus online donations. It was great to Read more
Thank you again to Lakeland Lights for their magnificent support of the team. https://www.lakelandlights.co.uk/
Carlos Reine is on the verge of completing an extraordinary personal challenge, climbing all 214 Wainwright peaks in the Lake District within 12 months. In addition to managing his own photography business, home and family life with his fiancée Karen and daughter Olivia, Carlos has spent the year conquering the Read more
It was fantastic to meet up with Allan and Marie Brown recently at our base. Once again they had organised a fund raising event for the team, this time raising an amazing £4110.64 for us. Marie’s Dad, Les, enjoyed a look around the base and the control room, and Grandson Read more
We were delighted yesterday to welcome Deborah Lovell and her family and friends who had kindly raised funds for the team. The team responded to Deborah’s call after she slipped at Black Sail Pass and broke her leg quite badly. Deborah’s mum June and the whole village in Wales where Read more
We were fundraising at the Egremont in the Market Hall with lots of yummy treats. A MASSIVE thank you to all the generous people of Egremont and beyond for supporting us at the Fairtrade Farmer’s Market yesterday. It was a very busy morning and certainly kept us on our toes Read more
Jamie recently contacted the team to say he is running the Manchester Marathon to raise funds for our team. Jamie is running in remembrance of Alex who was tragically, fatally injured after an accident on Scafell in July 2023 (WMRT incident 92 of 2023) Jamie, here at Wasdale MRT we Read more
Members of the team were in Egremont on Saturday 16 December and in Whitehaven on Saturday 23 December for the annual fundraising event in the towns. It was great to talk to so many people and we were so grateful once again for the generosity and support shown to us. Read more
Lakeland Lights Company are a small family team of candle makers based in Cleator Moor. This year they’ve developed their Wax Melt Advent Calendar with a search and rescue theme in honour of the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team with £1 from every sale being donated to the cause. There are Read more
Seven-year-old Frankie McMillan, and his mum have returned back home to Cumbria after their epic challenge to become the youngest British person to climb Mt. Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece at 2,917 metres (3 x Scafell Pike) on 2 September 2023. This was just weeks after finishing his 214 Read more
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)