A potholer (m) was reported to have displaced a loose boulder which trapped his leg and broke it in two places on the slope into what was then the final chamber of Gingling Hole. His companions made splints from a camera tripod and a wooden ladder rung before trying to

Back in June we had the pleasure of taking BBC Blue Peter presenter Joel caving, introducing him to what CRO members do and showing him what it takes to rescue someone from underground. The link below will take you to the show in which we appear. We had a great

A paraglider pilot (m, 57) was reported to have a bruised back and leg as well as being unable to walk off the hill, following a bad landing which included a fall from about 5 metres. Once having found him, team members assessed him, ‘packaged’ him in a vacuum mattress

A call was received from North Yorkshire Police that a party of 4 walkers (All M, 51,19,21 &22) on the 3 Peaks Walk had become disorientated and lost. They had descended from Ingleborough the wrong way in the dark, despite being experienced and reasonably well equipped. We were able to

The Team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) to a walker (F, 26) who was having difficulty descending from Whernside summit due to a painful knee injury. Contact with the walker indicated she was descending the path towards Bruntscar slowly,  assisted by a companion. As it was cold and

A caller, living over 200 miles away, where there had been heavy rain and flooding, was unable to phone his son (35) who had intended exploring Bull Pot of the Witches. He therefore contacted Cumbria Police, concerned about his son’s safety, some three hours earlier than their agreed ‘call-out time’.