Chris Higgins steps down as Team Leader
At the Annual General Meeting at the end of January 2026 Chris Higgins stepped down as Team Leader. This was no rash decision, Chris had stated his intentions two years…
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Pre-probationer’s hill assessment Jan 2025
Pre-probationer hill day January 2025 Once again the weather cooperated in the annual hill assessment day for prospective new team members. The point of the day is to test the…
Base Opening with Leo Houlding
Base extension official opening by Leo Houlding. On Sunday the 21st of April 2024 a small crowd of invited quests gathered to officially celebrate the opening of the new state…
Geoff Gilmore – 20 years of service
It’s a farewell to Geoff Gilmore who attended his last rescue at High Park Wood, Thirlmere. Geoff joined the team in 2003 and took part in 452 rescues. During his…
Malcolm Miller – 53 years of service
On 23rd November we celebrated the retirement of Malcolm Miller from the team. Malcolm joined in 1970 and during his 53 years as a team member participated in countless rescues…
Joint Team Training on Skye
May saw team members from Cockermouth, Langdale-Ambleside, and Keswick on Skye a.k.a. the Misty Isle, and for much of the week that’s exactly what it was. This only added to…