On International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the incredible women of Wasdale Mountain Rescue. Women from different backgrounds, each balancing work, family, children, and the demands of everyday life, yet still choosing to give their time, their strength, and their skills to help others in the fells. Their dedication keeps our Read more
Huge congratulations to Richard Warren OBE on being named Cumbria Life Magazine’s “Cumbrian of the Year” at the stunning Low Wood Bay Resort & Hotel! It was a fantastic evening, made even more special with Richard’s wife Carole by his side, and team members John Hryb and Lee Tunstall there Read more
On 23rd July WMRT were involved in giving a presentation to nearly fifty 16yr olds from all over the country, keen to study medicine. This was part of a summer school for those from a widening participation background. It was organised by Sunderland and UCLAN universities and funded by the Read more
Richard Warren, of Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team (WMRT) has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List with the honour of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Mountain Rescue in Cumbria and the Lake District. Richard is one of the longest standing operational team 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
Joss Naylor MBE, bronze resin sculpture to be auctioned for Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team. In 2008 renowned Cumbrian born professional sculptor Paul Bainbridge created two bronze resin sculptures of the head of fell running legend Joss Naylor to celebrate Joss’s achievement of running 70 Lake District fells on his 70th Read more
The highly popular Lake District Rescue series filmed throughout the summer of 2023 and first aired early April 2024 on More4 is to be repeated, starting on Friday 12 July on Channel 4! The four one hour episodes can be viewed each Friday at 8:00 pm over the next four Read more
Rest in Peace Joss Naylor, a legend of fell running and the Wasdale valley. Joss has been a huge inspiration to many people and a friend of the team and many of its members. We are proud to say that he was a vice-president of our team, and he very Read more
Congratulations to our Medical Officer, Lucy Belson, who recently received the inaugural Unsung Hero Of Immediate Care Award from the Resuscitation Council UK. Lucy’s attention to detail, diligence and passion for improvement has made a huge difference to our capability as a team. Hugely deserved and well done. https://www.resus.org.uk/about-us/news-and-events/resuscitation-council-uk-reveals-winners-inaugural-excellence
Last week we had the pleasure of meeting up with Ben, a casualty from a serious and complex callout in Piers Gill in early March. It was fantastic to see him recovering well from his injuries. We’d like to thank again both of the visiting RAF Mountain Rescue teams and Read more
A wild, windy, and wonderful weekend doing Outdoor First Aid training. Lots of hands-on and practical scenario-based first aid, with both new and experienced team members. A fantastic course enjoyed by all who attended. Great acting skills and even better first aid #firstaidtrainingcooperative
A new series following several Lake District Mountain Rescue Teams including Wasdale over last summer, airs on More 4 at 9pm on Sunday (7th). Produced by Summer Films for C4, the programme is the first in a series of four. All will be available for catch-up on All 4. Lake Read more
Mountains by their very nature are inherently hazardous, and this is part of their attraction (at least for some). Piers Gill has always been an accident blackspot for the team and there is a long history of serious events and fatalities. However, the number of incidents of people walking down Read more
Meet most of the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team women! Thank you for all you do.
Last week we were delighted to welcome our new probationary intake for this year. We wish them all the best and thank them in advance for their commitment to the team.
Penny Kirby, Duty Team Leader of Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team has been recognised in the New Years Honours. Penny is one of four Operational Duty Team Leaders within the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team with over 40 years voluntary service. Penny is also a highly experienced Lake District Search Dog Handler Read more
Team member Chad’s latest podcast – listen to this episode from Fell World on Spotify. This weeks guest is the brilliant Finlay Wild who doesn’t take much introducing to most fell runners. A gentleman and great to chat with from things like diet through to his favourite race. Finlay Wild Read more
Huge congratulations to Penny for receiving the Points of Light award! https://www.pointsoflight.gov.uk/mountain-rescue-hero/ Mountain Rescue Hero 2179. Penny Kirby Penny Kirby, from Cumbria, has spent over 40 years rescuing hundreds of people who have encountered trouble on England’s highest mountain and across the Lake District. Penny is one of four leaders Read more
Well done to those involved in developing this technology, a fantastic new capability for difficult searches. Confirming a sad outcome this time, but potentially life saving in the future.
To commemorate the amazing work that everyone does in Mountain Rescue England and Wales, Ordnance Survey has created this data visualisation using call-out data from 2019-2023, showing the most common areas that Mountain Rescue attend to. Thank you to all team members who are on call 24 hours a day Read more