Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team (LAMRT)

25/10/2026

It’s Mountain Rescue awareness day.

There have been a lot of safety messages recently. We’d urge everyone to look at our previous post before heading into the fells. A bit of preparation can go a long way. However we’d like to use this opportunity to say thank you…

Thank you to our team members and team members from other teams all across the country. You put in countless hours; rescues, training, fundraising and governance of the charities you represent. It is a huge commitment and our mountain rescue world wouldn’t turn without this monumental effort from our team members.

Thank you to all our friends and family. As mentioned above, being a volunteer is a huge time commitment. Our friends and family are the ones who can feel the brunt of that sacrifice. Unexpected childcare, less time spent with a loved ones or catch ups over tea and cake cut, unexpectedly, short. Your patience and support plays a huge role in what mountain rescue does. Without you we wouldn’t be able to perform our jobs half as well.

Thank you to all the operational support we receive from the local community. Our team are lucky to have a lot of support from local farmers and land owners. They allow us to use their land, which means we can drive much closer to the fells. Therefore our walk ins and carries out are not as physically demanding. This speeds up our casualties time to hospital and gets us back to our loved ones quicker.

Thank you to all those who support us directly or indirectly. We are so grateful for every kind word or donation and we couldn’t do what we do without it.

Finally a thank you to all the brands that support us. Your support brings down our running costs meaning each £1 we receive goes further.

From 25 October to 8 November, Alpkit will donate 10% of sales from selected winter safety and hill-going equipment purchased online and in stores to Mountain Rescue.

We wish you all a safe and enjoyable time in the fells ❤️!

24/10/2026

23/10/2026

Mountain Rescue Awareness Day is just around the corner.

However, we don't want you thinking about us! We want you to focus on your adventures in the hills, be they big or small.

With ❗🌪TWO NAMED STORMS🌪❗coming through this weekend combined with the clocks going back we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to highlight some tips to help keep you safe.

It's getting darker earlier, it's getting wetter and it's getting colder. What does this mean for you?

- Have you checked the weather forecast? There are loads of great resources online to help you check what the weather will be doing on the fells. Here are some of our favourites:

MWIS - https://www.mwis.org.uk/forecasts/english-and-welsh/lake-district
Met Office, Mountain Forecast - https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/specialist-forecasts/mountain/lake-district #?date=

- Will you be able to finish you planned activity before it gets dark? If not, do you have the appropriate kit?

- A couple of spare head torches in your bag can be the difference between getting down safely and getting lost. As can good navigation skills. If you're navigating using an appropriate app (Google Maps won't cut it), make sure you have a battery pack to charge your phone. Better yet a physical map and compass, phones can break due to the cold or the rain.

- A group shelter can help keep you dry and warm if anything does go wrong they also double up as a good spot for lunch when the clag comes in.

- Have you got the appropriate clothing / equipment? It's getting colder and wetter, if something goes wrong do you have the correct kit to keep yourself dry and warm?
Always have a plan B.

Sometimes the weather will just say no, if that's the case come up with a lower or shorter walk. The fells aren't going anywhere; you can come back and bag that wainwright another day!

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22/10/2026

22/10/2026

Ask yourself three questions before you set off

Am I confident I have the KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS for the day?

Do I know what the WEATHER will be like?

Do I have the right GEAR?

15/10/2026

⛑‼ October started with bang, with 5 rescues between Friday 2nd and Monday 5th. ‼⛑

1. On Friday evening we were alerted to a couple of campers at Stickle Tarn, who asked for assistance back to the valley floor. 4 team members made their way up to the pair, who were wet and cold, helped them pack their belongings and walked them down to their vehicle.

2. Late Saturday morning, we were notified of an ankle injury in Crinkle Ghyll. Due to initial limited information, it took some time to establish the exact location of the party, however eventually the casualty was found. Due to the difficult nature of extracting someone (on a stretcher) from this particular spot, we requested the help of the coastguard as well as extra personnel from Kendal Mountain Search & Rescue Team. Unfortunately, due to low winds the coastguard was unable to winch the casualty up and out.

Whilst the casualty was being assessed and team members were transporting their friends to safer ground, one of our team members was unfortunately hit by a falling rock. As the Maritime and Coastguard Agency were still in the area and managed to land, we asked for their assistance with the injured team member. They were loaded onto the helicopter and evacuated to safety for further checks and treatment. We were also supported by Great North Air Ambulance, however as the casualties injuries were not significant and we could only extract the casualty manually, helimed were tasked with more urgent matters and left the valley.

The team then turned their attention to setting up a rope system to haul the casualty out of the ghyll. Based on the terrain at the casualty site, once the stretcher was up and out of the ghyll, an additional rope system was put in place to safely move the injured walker from the edge, to a more benign area, from where we could begin the descent to our vehicles. The team then carried the casualty down to an awaiting ambulance at the valley bottom. A very long and involved rescue for all.

3. During the above callout, we also had a lower leg injury on Wansfell Pike. Remaining team members, plus Kendal and Coniston Mountain Rescue Team assisted with treatment and getting the walker off the fell.

4. On Sunday we were called by Cumbria police to a lower leg injury above Easedale tarn. Availability of team members was limited, due to Saturday, so we again asked for assistance from Kendal MRT. The casualty was assessed, treated and packaged, before being transported via stretched to the valley floor. From here they made their own way to hospital for further care.

5. On Monday it was nice to return the favour when we assisted Kendal MRT with an injured walker in Kentmere.

🙏 As always, a huge thank you goes out to all of the agencies we work with, as well as our neighbouring teams who always offer support when needed. We would also like to wish our casualties a speedy recovery.

09/10/2026

Do you have a medical or healthcare background? Or are you a wizard when it comes to radios and tech? If you live in our operational area, have knowledge and experience in the fells and this applies to you, we would particularly love to hear from you!

We are on the lookout for new team members and have an upcoming recruitment day at our base in Ambleside. Please email [email protected] to find out more and reserve a place.

29/09/2026

⛑️ Callout ⛑️

Monday 28th September saw rescue number 119 and 120 for the team.

At 11:50 we received an alert from Cumbria Police, to an ankle injury on Low Pike. The team assembled and made their way up the fell, where the injury was assessed, pain relief given, limb splinted and casualty stretchered down to the vehicles. We then made the journey back to our base, from where they made their own way to hospital for further care.

At 12:50, whilst the team were on their way up the hill to the first incident, we were notified of a climber having chest pains in White Ghyll, Langdale. Fortunately, the onset had happened once they were safely on the ground, at the bottom of the crag. As we already had team members occupied elsewhere, we requested help from Kendal MRT. Due to the nature and seriousness of this call, we also asked for the help of the Coastguard, to get the casualty off the hill and the care they needed as swiftly as possible.
Once on scene with Rescue 897, medication and pain relief were administered, casualty packaged and carried a short distance down the ghyll, so that the helicopter was able to winch the casualty out, where they were flown to hospital to receive treatment.

A huge thank you goes out to Kendal Mountain Search & Rescue Team, who during this rescue received their own callout. We are grateful that you were able to split resources and still send team members to help us out. Thanks also to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency for attending, as well as the members of the public that offered assistance.

Wishing a speedy recovery to both of yesterday's casualties.

‼️ Do you know how to call for Mountain Rescue? ‼️

- Dial 999
- Ask for the Police
- Ask for Mountain Rescue

27/09/2026

👋 WE ARE RECRUITING! 👋

If you:

- Live in the Ambleside, Troutbeck, Windermere, Langdale or Grasmere areas (or any bits in between)

- Enjoy spending time in the outdoors, and are comfortable in the fells, day or night, whatever the weather

- Would like to learn new skills and be part of a dedicated team

- Have time and availability to attend callouts, training and take part in wider team duties

…then we would like to hear from you 😃.

We will soon be holding an open day at our base in Ambleside. Please email [email protected] to find out more and reserve a space.

09/06/2026

Catch up with our latest callouts at https://www.lamrt.org.uk/import-966