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Congratulations John and Sue !

Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team members John and Sue Noake both recently completed their 40 years’ service in the team. The team is one of the busiest in the Lake District and they are pictured outside the team’s headquarters in Gosforth, Cumbria. Aside from being an absolutely magnificent achievement this is believed to be unique within mountain rescue to have a husband and wife both serve the community for this long. It has been a huge Read more…

By Jon Lynch, ago

Mountain Conditions in Wasdale during the Easter Holidays

The recent snow, coupled with strong winds has generated some almost unique winter conditions on the fells around Wasdale. It is rare to have so much snow as the Easter holidays approach. For the experienced this offers some intriguing opportunities for challenging mountaineering objectives, however, there are also hazards and it is important to consider these before venturing above the snow line. Many will be familiar with the need to carry an ice axe and Read more…

By Jon Lynch, ago

Supporters in York raise £284.81 in bag packing at Iceland

Yesterday three of our supporters in York collected £281.81p bag packing at Iceland (Iceland the store – not in Iceland the country). Tremendous effort by the team of three led by Carol Gaines. Thanks to Carol, Jean and Antonio. Also to Rob the Store manager who has said he is happy to let them raise money for our team on other occsaions in the future. In ddition, a gentleman visiting the store donated a very Read more…

By Jon Lynch, ago

Whitehaven School Fundraising CD

Whitehaven School music department have produced a CD Featuring music from four pupils. Priced at £4 per CD it is available from Mrs Fitzsimons in the Music Department. All proceeds to Wasdale Mountain Rescue and The Ryan Smith Rising Sun Trust. 4 tracks including: Traffic Trapped Honeysuckle How Strong Am I? To buy your copy please contact sfitzsimons@whitehaven.cumbria.sch.uk

By Jon Lynch, ago

Wasdale Show

Last weekend the team attended the Wasdale Show. Mike summed it up on Facebook with: Excellent day at the Wasdale Head show! We welcomed Joe Beaumont across the finish line and thanked him for his amazing effort cycling across England! Pictures to follow! We were also presented with a cheque for £1,500 from the Wasdale Head Inn! Big thank you to all! Below are some photos taken on the day.

By Jon Lynch, ago

Lighting the Paralympic torch on Scafell Pike

The following is a copy of Mark Ollis’ blog post written about the lighting of the Paralympic flame on the summit of Scafell Pike Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team were approached to accompany the party and arrange professional mountain guides with costs covered by LOCOG. Penny Kirby guided (also a member and leader of WMRT), along with Matthew LeVoi (a team supporter) and Richard Warren and myself, Mark Ollis, assisted. As it happened the weather was Read more…

By Jon Lynch, ago

Rambo’s Runners Raising Money In Lee’s Memory

A group of family and friends of Lee Jones have been raising funds for the team following Lee’s tragic accident last winter. In recognition of the outstanding effort of the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team, the family and friends of Lee Jones are undertaking a series of fund raising events throughout the following twelve months. The first of which was a 10 K Royal Marine obstacle course. We hope you enjoy the following photographs. Having visited Read more…

By Jon Lynch, ago
Donation from Sellafield Limited

£500 Donation from Sellafield Limited

On Wednesday 27th of June a group of team members were presented with a cheque for five hundred pounds by Sellafield Limited. This was a donation to mark one million hours worked without a lost time accident. This money will go towards our running costs which are funded by donations and fundraising.

By Jon Lynch, ago

Training with COMRU – 18th March 2012

On Sunday 18th March a Wasdale MRT representative attended a training session with Cumbria Ore Mines Rescue Unit (COMRU) at Knockmurton Iron Mine (No 9 Vein workings) at Lamplugh. Topics covered included: Surface practice of hauling systems using 3, 5 and 9 way pulley systems Pitch bolting – identification of sound rock, drilling techniques, hole clean-out, bolting and hanger placement Decent of Pitch and exploration of adits and stopes in No 9 vein workings Ascent Read more…

By Jon Lynch, ago

Missing Dog in Wasdale

Update 10:20 Wednesday 29th – Muttley has now been found. See the comment from Glynn below for details. Original Post Adam Naylor from the Wasdale Head Inn contacted the team last night regarding a 4 year old boarder Terrier called Muttley that had gone missing in the Hollowstones area at around 1330 yesterday (Tuesday 28th February). The owners and staff from the Wasdale Head Inn mounted a search but could not locate him after 4 Read more…

By Jon Lynch, ago
A happy group at the top of Lord's Rake

Winter Training on Scafell – 12th February 2012

The low cloud led to the cancellation of the planned helicopter practice with HMS Gannet on Sunday However, 13 team members took advantage of the conditions to brush up their winter skills. Whilst it was a warm day and the snow was beginning to soften there was plenty of ice on the broken ground to the right of Scafell Shamrock. Two groups ascended this picking out the best ice and then finished up Easy Gully Read more…

By Jon Lynch, ago
Mike and Paul receiving the donation from the B500 team

Thank You For Two Donations

The team has recently been presented with two donations. The vast majority of the cost of running the team is met by donations. A regular income is required to maintain and purchase equipment and vehicles, as well as to fund training and more mundane expenses such as running our base. Yesterday, we received a kind donation of £200 raised by the B500 team at Sellafield today. Team Leaders Mike Gullen and Paul Cook collected the Read more…

By Jon Lynch, ago