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Keep up to date with everything going on in mountain rescue around England and Wales. For press enquiries, contact Andy Simpson, MREW Press Officer, via press@mountain.rescue.org.uk.
Rescuers and researchers collaborate to assure quality of medical training for Mountain Rescue volunteers
The University of Lancashire has recently collaborated with Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MREW) to support the review and quality assurance of its Remote Rescue Medical Technician (RRMT) course. This is the qualification that allows rescue volunteers to provide medical care and critical interventions to injured and ill casualties in remote and dangerous situations. The…
Pair lost at night trying to fing Priest Hole
November 23, 2025 2.30 am At 02:30 on Sunday morning, Patterdale MRT was tasked to go to the assistance of two young men who had been unable to locate the Priest Hole on Dove Crag where they had intended to spend then night. They had become cold and were worried that in deteriorating weather they…
Couple stuck on Gowbarrow
November 19, 2025 On 19/11/25 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called with regard to a couple who got themselves stuck on a footpath on Gowbarrow. One of the couple had unsuitable clothing and trainers without tread. Because of this they were unable to walk up one of the inclines which were very slippery due to…