Sunday 29 October is Mountain and Cave Rescue Awareness Day, on the day when the clocks go back, and we remind walkers it will get dark an hour earlier in the afternoon, and not to get caught out.
One of the team’s more interesting rescues of the year was aired recently on BBC’s Close Calls: On Camera with Nick Knowles. It included the normal foot power and team vehicles, but also the team boat and a Great North Air Ambulance Service helicopter. All motive power worked in perfect Read more…
Team Members were delighted to meet Jon Ryley and his friends at the weekend at Base. Jon has been raising money for the team during 2020 and 2021. We are very grateful for his support, and congratulate him on his achievement. Jon said: “A proud and defining moment having reached Read more…
The 12 mountain rescue teams in Cumbria were jointly nominated for The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) by Superintendent Matthew Kennerley in 2019. QAVS is the MBE equivalent for an organisation rather than an individual. It was in April 2020 when the teams were notified that they had been Read more…
As part of Jacob’s Field Solutions behavioural safety scheme, one of their employees raised a safety observation. This was chosen as the best that month and as a result a cheque for £100 was donated to a charity of his choice. In September he chose Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team. Here Read more…
In August, this year’s probationary team members are around half way through their 12 months of training and we have already started our campaign to recruit next years probationers. The closing date for applications is the 31st August. If this is something you might be interested in then please have Read more…
A local Whitehaven based karate club kindly donated £300 to us on Thursday the 8th of July. Each year E.S.K.K. Martial Arts & Fitness donates to local charities as part of their community fund. The photo shows Neil Carrick from Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team receiving the cheque from Chris Denwood, Read more…
A nine hour rescue for the Wasdale team running from one day into early morning the next. Two walkers on Great Napes, Great Gable in Wasdale – luckily they decided to hold their position above a considerable drop in Arrow Head Gulley. A very slippery and loose area with rock Read more…
The team would like to congratulate Marie & Bethany Brown on completing their “Walk 100 miles in May†challenge, and thank them enormously for raising money for our team through their Just Giving pages. Between them they raised an amazing £2,295 ðŸ‘👠with all money raised in memory of Chris Read more…
Huge well done and thank you to everyone at Energus on completing your Captain Tom 100 challenge on 30 April ðŸ‘👠and helping to raise funds for our team, we really appreciate your support.
A couple of team members met Joe Newton together with Allan & Marie Brown at the base on 25 April. Joe had raised £1,025 for the team by completing a 53 mile ultra marathon in just under 9 hours. We are extremely grateful for this very kind donation and everyone Read more…
A huge thank you to all customers who have nominated our team as their good cause as part of the Co-op local community fund. In March 2021 we received our first payment of £2,308. The community fund runs for a full year up to October, so there is still time Read more…
On 6 February 2021, during a rescue, Chris Lewis, a member of one of our fellow teams (Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team) was very seriously injured following a 150 metre fall. His injuries are life-changing and a fund was set up to provide the support he will need for the rest Read more…
We would like to thank the Staff and Customers at SPAR Egremont for raising £241.52 over 2020. Your ongoing support for the team is very much appreciated.
The team was fundraising in Whitehaven and Egremont town centres on Saturday 19 December 2020. Thanks to all of you who donated!
We would like to thank Pamela Minor who bravely overcame her fear of snakes and in doing so raised £460 for the team in October 2020. Our thanks also go to Lake District Wildlife Park who facilitated the event.
Jon has been a supporter and fundraiser for our team for many years. In memory of his Mum and Dad, in September 2020, he started a challenge to walk 1,000 miles in aid of our team. If you are able to support Jon details of his Just Giving page are below. Read more…
Congratulations to James, Phoebe and Ethan who on 20 August 2020 completed their challenge to walk, run or cycle 500 miles over the summer holidays, whilst raising money for our team. They originally challenged themselves to complete this over 42 days, but have completed this in just 32 days. ðŸ‘ðŸ‘👠With 10 Read more…
This time next week one of our team members will have set off running from Pooley Bridge in the northern Lake District back to Wasdale, attempting to complete the Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge. John Fletcher hopes to run 48 miles, climb 17,000 feet and cross 30 summits and is fundraising Read more…
As a volunteer team we are solely reliant on public donations to keep our team operational. We raise some of funds through the sale of our branded merchandise, however, due to the current situation we have had to cancel all fundraising events over the summer. We have several new items Read more…