The team were called out by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) to assist a walker (M, 35) who had slipped and fallen whilst descending from Whernside on the 3 Peaks Path. He had sustained a painful ankle injury and was unable to continue. The team were quickly mobilised to the site

A dog-walker (f, 50) slipped on ice on the riverside path at the bottom of Storrs Common, suspecting that she had broken an ankle. (After a very slight thaw, the path had a thin covering of water on the ice, making it even more hazardous.) A YAS ambulance crew were

Two walkers (m, 25; f, 25) reported themselves lost and benighted on the summit plateau of Ingleborough. Having confirmed that they were at the summit shelter, the Duty Controller asked them to stay where they were and to keep as warm as possible. Team members drove from Storrs Common to

A walker (f, 31) slipped from a stile at Pen y ghent summit, sustaining a knee/lower leg injury. Although she could continue a short distance, it was clear that she would not be able to walk off the hill. Two team Land Rovers and CRO 4 (the Honda Pioneer) took

A walker (m, 48) slipped on ice on the path up Humphrey Bottom to Ingleborough, sustaining a suspected hip injury. The first team members to arrive at the casualty site found that he was just being loaded into an air ambulance, so the team stood down. Volunteer hours:  29

A caving instructor (m, 43) slipped on frozen turf after exiting Runscar Cave and sustained a lower leg injury. Having ensured the safety of the client group, the other instructors set up a group shelter for their colleague and called for help. Team members assessed the casualty and immobilised his

A walker (f, 65) slipped whilst descending the footpath on the west side of Malham Cove suffering a suspected fracture to the right ankle. Team members assessed her, provided pain relief and splinted the lower leg before helping her on to a stretcher. She was wheeled/carried to a team vehicle

A walker (f, 78) was ill near the middle of the limestone pavement at the top of Malham Cove. Team members, assessed her before helping her on to a stretcher. She was wheeled/carried to a team vehicle and driven down to Malham car park. After a further assessment by the

A visitor (m) took a fall on the return leg of the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail and was seen to be struggling. One passing walker loaned him a walking pole and another tried to phone for help, but had almost reached Ingleton before she had a signal. Team members walked  or

An expeditioner (f,15) sustained an ankle injury while walking on a footpath over Dean Moor to the North East of Langscar Gate. Fortunately, two of the supervisory staff were members of other mountain rescue teams, so they splinted the injury, gave pain relief and sheltered the casualty in an expedition