Welcome to Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team

Welcome. Langdale/Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team (LAMRT) operates in part of the central Lake District, Britain's busiest mountain area.

Dealing with over 100 incidents per year, we are a self-funding dedicated team of 'professional volunteers' coming from all walks of life, united in their love of mountains and their wish to help their fellow mountaineers in trouble.


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Tips, stories and advice from the team

A Trainee's Tale - The New Trainee Aged 50 yrs and 1/2
Back in October 2010 my wife, 12 year old son, Corrie the dog and myself moved into a rented house in Bowness on Windermere. I had managed to persuade my employers that a move to Cumbria would be of no detriment to my workload and that I could work out of one of our offices based at Glasson Dock on a day to day basis.

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Latest News

External fixator during 'repair' work.. a Taylor Spatial Frame
A blast from the past..!
09/05/2013 - 23:01

We were recently recontacted by a casualty we rescued back in 2009. The gentleman suffered a very serious leg injury when he ws hit by rockfall in Eassy Gully on Pavey Ark. He was able to report that finally, 4 years later, he had been able to make it up to Easedale Tarn and Styhead Tarn. He had undergone pioneering surgery, and a lengthy...

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Recent Incidents

Incident Report #38 2013
Thu, 16th May 2013, 15:00
A woman slipped and sustained a lower leg injury. The team was called and the woman was evacuated to an ambulance for transport to hospital.
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Incident Report #37 2013
Tue, 14th May 2013, 11:16

A man slipped on wet ground and sustained a lower leg injury. It wasn't easy to locate him, since he had no map or other means of determining his position. He did have a pamphlet describing his walk, and luckily the weather was clear, so we could spot him once we were in the area. He wasn't anywhere close to a path when he was located.

Full details on Incident Report #37 2013
Incident Report #36 2013
Mon, 13th May 2013, 19:52

The team was called to assist a man with a leg injury on Post Knott, Bowness. We duly assisted.

Full details on Incident Report #36 2013
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