Back in June, Andy Pearson, an operational member, took part in the Montane Spine MRT Challenger South Event from Edale in Peak District to Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales on the Pennine Way. A distance of 108 mile. Andy finished third in the MRT category. He summed up his experience as 'pretty awesome”. He particularly enjoyed running through the night,…

Over the previous few weeks the team have been involved in various training sessions which have included a water session at Scaling Dam, search and rescue exercise in Clay Bank area and a small group becoming familiar with the newly received drones. This Wednesday it was completely different, a photo shoot. To mark the 60th year of the team, Karen…

In late summer last year, the team were called to assist with the rescue of an individual, Elliot Metcalfe, who had an incident with a quad bike in a remote location towards the top Westerdale. Elliot had severely damage his spine and required major surgery to pin it back together. He has made incredible progress in his rehabilitation, allowing him…

On Saturday, 5th July, a few of the Search & Rescue and Support members attended the Duncombe Park Steam and Vintage Rally at Helmsley. The Incident Control vehicle and a Land Rover vehicle were present along with the gazebo providing merchandise and information on the team's work. Thanks to those who came by the stand for a chat and hopefully…

5 members of the team attended a RRMT (Remote Rescue Medical Technician, aka Cas Carer) development day organised by Swaledale MRT. Representatives from 21 mountain rescue teams, approx 70 personnel, attended the event, held close to Leyburn. The day started with a "Show and Tell" session of what medical equipment is in a team vehicle. This was followed by a…

Earlier this week, members of the organising group for the Hutton Rudby Folk Festival were at the base to present a cheque donation of £2.5 K to the team. The festival, held at the end of May over 4 days is a free event with donations to a nominated charity. This year Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team was that charity. Thank…

It all kicked off by a newspaper article by reporter Peter Barron on Gari Finch in 4th June edition of  Northern Echo Wednesday page Gari Finch UPDATEDDownload It appears, from that article the BBC 5 Live team requested an interview with Gari. This took place, live on the Naga Munchetty show at approx. 1325.(2 hours 25 mins into show) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002cx0g…

On the 14th June 2025 Andy Pearson , an operational team member , will be taking part in the Montane Spine MRT Challenger Event. This is an unsupported event from Edale in the Peak District to Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales on the Pennine Way. A distance of 108 miles . The "Spine" is a tough endurance event and the…

Noah Elgie, who completed the Whalebones Walk 2025 and was the youngest participant at 10 years old, visited the Team Base to hand over his £135 sponsorship..The sponsorship was collected from friends, family and his teachers at St Benedicts Primary School, Redcar. At the end of the tour of the Base , Noah was presented with a goody bag of…

Thank you to the 120 competitors who took part in the Whalebones Walk on Sunday. Sorry the weather was not that kind with showers and a strong head wind. To date their efforts  have raised £1675 with more sponsorship to come in Unfortunately, one competitor slipped and sustained a lower leg injury . The team responded to the incident, providing…