March brings the the start of the meteorological Spring and it's also time to reveal this month's 2021 Calendar photo! It was taken just off the road from Osmotherley to Hawnby not far from Square Corner - looking across to Locker Bank and Arden Great Moor. The March sponsor is Weather Goat Walk Support who provide logistical support on long…

His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex paid a 'virtual visit' to the area via Zoom on Thursday 25th February 2021. The event was organised and hosted by the Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire and included colleagues from Cleveland Police, local health services and others. The Earl was interested in finding out how the various services had coped with the Covid-19…

We were contacted by North Yorkshire Police in the early hours of Sunday 14th February 2021 to potentially assist in the rescue of the two occupants of a delivery vehicle that was struck due to drifting snow near Ingleby Greenhow. After liaison with the Police four of our Team members were placed on standby (with a number of others aware…

On Saturday 6th February 2021 a Team member from Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was badly injured during a rescue having gone to the aid of someone who had developed chest pains whilst camping. Sadly the Team member fell at least 150-metres suffering significant injuries and after receiving treatment he had to be flown by helicopter to hospital where he is…

The Winter edition of Mountain Rescue magazine is now available online. Your chance to catch up with all things mountain rescue. Includes a piece on our long-standing Team member Gari Finch (page 43). Click to read the online version (opens in new tab)

It's only a month ago that we were thanking Shirley & Jon and their Hardmoors Ultra and trail series runners for donating to the Team - and already they've done so again. This time it is two donations - £80 from the virtual Hardmoors 15 & 30 races plus £142 from the virtual Roseberry Topping race. As we continue to…

Continuing our theme of publishing one photo each month from our 2021 Team Calendar, February's shot is a typical wintery scene looking across to Roseberry Topping. This month’s sponsor is Sadlers shepherding (who offer shearing & general shepherding services including lambing and day to day husbandry) - they also sponsored last year’s calendar! Many thanks to them for again helping…

https://vimeo.com/504105431 A crew from ITV Tyne-Tees News visited the Base to talk to us about our work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Peter Smith, our Deputy Team Leader, was interviewed and spoke about the need for people to 'stay home' during the current lockdown and the potential adverse impact on the emergency services if people didn't stick to the rules.

https://vimeo.com/504104161 Just a few days after an ITV crew visited our Base this time it was the turn of BBC Look North (NE & Cumbria) to talk to us but this time via Zoom! Our Public Relations Officer, Gary Clarke, spoke to Peter Harris from Look North about the impact of COVID-19 on the Team's work and in particular the…

We recently spoke to Faye Dixon from Living North Magazine about our work and the challenges faced by all mountain rescue teams during the COVID-19 pandemic. Colleagues from two other Teams - Northumberland National Park MRT and Teesdale and Weardale Search & MRT - also took part. The article will appear in the February 2021 edition of the magazine. It…