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Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team ( ) operates in part of the central Lake District, Britain's busiest mountain area.Dealing with in excess of 100 incidents per year, we are a self-funding dedicated team of 'professional volunteers'

07/09/2026

⛑ Sunday 6th September ⛑

At 13:21, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were alerted to an ankle injury at the top of Threshthwaite Cove. As the casualty’s position was just over the border into our area, they gave us a call and passed the job over to LAMRT. Due to the cas site location, availability of our own team members and a long stretcher out, we also asked for assistance from RAF Leeming, who were training in the local area.

We arrived on scene to find the casualty had shuffled themselves out of the wind and was wrapped in a bivvy bag, which helped them stay warm while they waited for our arrival.

The injury was assessed, some light pain relief given, and the limb was splinted, before stretchering the casualty back to the team vehicles. From here, they were transported back to our base, from where they made their own way to hospital for ongoing treatment.

A huge thank you goes out to RAF Leeming, who took time out of their training weekend to come and assist us, and undoubtedly made this rescue much more efficient and smooth. It is greatly appreciated and always good to work alongside other agencies.

We would also like to thank the local farmers that allow access onto their land, so that we are able to get as close as possible.

‼️As Autumn and Winter approach, having kit to provide a barrier from the wind and keep you warm is vital, particularly if you have to stop unexpectedly for an extended period of time. ‼️

Please remember to be
Ask yourself 3 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?

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06/09/2026

⛑ Callout ⛑

At 13:49, on Saturday 5th September, the team were alerted to an 81 year old male who had tripped whilst coming down Tongue Ghyll. It was reported that he had some facial lacerations and an eye injury that was extremely swollen and bleeding. Once on scene, the team assessed the casualty, dressed the wounds, packaged him onto the stretcher and made the journey down to the vehicles. High bracken at this time of the year made for a challenging sledge!

The casualty was then transported to our base, where he was transferred to a land ambulance and taken to hospital for further checks. We wish him all the best with his recovery.

A huge thank you to North West Ambulance Service, as well as the bystanders that called the Police and initially dressed the wounds to help stop the bleeding.

📱⛰⛑ Do you know how to call Mountain Rescue?
- Dial 999
- Ask for the Police
- Then ask for Mountain Rescue

01/09/2026

🎉⛑ We are back! ⛑🎉

With lots going on over the last few months, finding the time to write posts has been a slight challenge. We appreciate that you, as our followers and supporters, like to be kept in the loop with what we have been up to, and also enjoy the odd photo. So here is a roundup of July and August…

Over the past two months, we have had a total of 35 callouts, 26 of which were full team responses and the remainder were able to be dealt with remotely (without the need to deploy anyone).

A rough breakdown is as follows: 11 limb injuries, 5 occurrances of lost walkers, 4 medical incidents, 4 falls/multiple injuries, 3 people reported as overdue, 2 heat related incidents, 2 water related incidents, 2 reports of shouts for help, 1 back injury and 1 person reporting themselves as crag fast.

Alongside all of this, we have had 6 training sessions, attended local events across our patch, welcomed visitors to our base, and got absolutely outclassed in an inter-team cricket match with Kendal MRT.

A huge huge thank you goes out to all of the agencies we work alongside, our valued donors that raise money for our charity, our volunteers that give up unlimited hours to provide a service, as well as their families who offer endless support in so many ways. We are so grateful 😊.

05/08/2026

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to Luke, who visited our base last night to gift team members with some of his personally designed safety whistles.

Look out for Jimmy's Whistles being sold locally 😃 with all proceeds going to our charity.

We are incredibly grateful for your time and support, Luke 🙏🏼.

31/07/2026

Ah… the sound of cork on willow… or plastic on plastic because it was actually ‘soft’ cricket… the occasionally annual cricket match and social with our friends at Kendal Mountain Rescue Team took place with Kendal taking the win… plenty of chat, drinks and hot dogs… a good night was had by all and no obvious injury, so ‘normal’ rescue service will continue tomorrow…

05/07/2026

We’re at the Langdale Gala today… come and say hello and check out the gala… one of the highlights of the Langdale year ❤️

Ps… it’s not raining at the moment 🤣

09/06/2026

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

24/04/2026

Call out ⛑️

LAMRT were called to reports of a lead climber on GIMMER crag in Langdale who had dislocated their shoulder mid route.

Team members arrived on scene to find the injured climber had been helped down to the base of the crag by two very competent climbers who had witnessed the incident( huge thanks to them!)

The team then treated the climber and helped them into the coast guard helicopter for onward treatment.

21/04/2026

Team President and founder member very kindly donated his personalised number plate to our newly refurbished Mobile 3…

Here we are showing it of to Geoff and family as the vehicles rejoins our fleet

We were joined by Geoff’s grandson, Tom, who is also a team member since 2023

19/04/2026

South Lakes Police assisted in a multi-agency mountain rescue of a seriously injured casualty this afternoon in Langdale. The casualty was eventually airlifted from the side of the fell by a Coastguard helicopter. This rescue effort was severely hampered by the irresponsible flying of a DRONE in the locality. The reckless actions of the drone pilot not only risked the safety of the Coastguard helicopter and crew but also the safety and dignity of the casualty.

Please ensure drones are used in a responsible and legal manner.

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Ambleside
LA220DN

Website

http://www.lamrt.org.uk/

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