We go out so you can come home
An all-volunteer team on the eastern Lake District fells, 24/7, 365 days a year.
Donate nowOur mission
When the fells turn against you, we come
Every year around 90 calls reach us — walkers caught out by the weather, injured climbers, lost children as the light fades. We cover the eastern Lake District fells in every season, and we average just 27 minutes from the phone ringing to a team being on the hill.
We are 42 volunteers who do this in our own time, for no pay. We receive no statutory funding. Every rope, stretcher, radio and training day is paid for by people who believe nobody should be left out on the mountain alone.
From the team
Advice for the hills, a look behind the callouts, and how to join us.
Winter skills: what changes when the fells turn white
Snow turns familiar fells into different mountains. What changes, what kit earns its place in the pack, and when to turn back.
2 July 2026
Callout log: a long night above the tarn
A father and son overdue on the eastern ridge, a phone battery on 6%, and a carry-off that finished at ten past three in the morning.
24 June 2026
What to do if you get into trouble on the fells
The call we hope you never make — and exactly how to make it well. Practical steps for the moment a walk stops going to plan.
16 June 2026
Ways to help
We can only respond because people back us. Here is how you can.
Make a donation
Your gift buys the kit and training that gets casualties off the hill safely.
Join the team
Fit, committed and local? We train ordinary people to do extraordinary things.
Walk prepared
Carry the right kit, check the forecast and tell someone your route before you set out.
£40 keeps a rescuer equipped for a callout
No statutory funding means every pound comes from people like you. Help keep all 42 of us ready to answer the next call, day or night.