“A walker turned up safe and well after spending the night on the Lake District fells when he got lost.
Three mountain rescue teams were involved in a major search for the man on Tuesday when he phoned for help saying he was lost somewhere on Crinkle Crags in Great Langdale…”
Read more at Grough.
The Wasdale team will be out and about over the forthcoming Bank Holiday weekends.  On Monday 2nd May the team will be supporting the national body during the Mountain and Cave Rescue Awareness day by giving two female mountain rescuers an Read more
The team will be involved in two events on the Bank holiday Monday following ‘The Big Wedding’. Mountain and Cave Rescue Awareness day is Monday 2nd May and across the country, teams are carrying out various fund raising and safety Read more
More than £30,000 is to be given to Cumbria’s fire service and a mountain rescue team to help them deal with future flooding emergencies. Wasdale MRT recieved a grant of £12,135 towards swift water rescue equipment. Read more on the Read more
Nearly twenty team members spent their Sunday practicing crag rescues at Diamond Crag in Eskdale. This was the first opportunity for many team members to use the new MPD lowering devices and practice important crag skills.
An example conditions post. All of the Scafell and Scafell Pike’s gullies still have hard compact snow in them so crampons essential for gully climbing such as Lords Rake. Happy walking.
The team’s annual dinner was held last night with a great turnout (around 35 I think). The Strands Inn was the venue and Mark and Lesley Corr did us proud with a great value menu. Thank you to all those Read more