CALL OUT 453: Mutual Aid, Providence Pot/Dowber Gill

We were asked to provide assistance to Upper Wharfedale and the neighbouring Mountain Rescue teams that cover cave rescue in the Yorkshire Dales with an incident that began the previous day (Thursday) with three experienced cavers reported overdue. Due to difficulties with worsening weather and the realities of a multiday rescue 22 team members and our team 4×4 vehicle made the journey to assist in what became a 36 hour rescue involving over 100 rescuers from Calder Valley SAR, CRO, Swaledale MRT, RAF Mountain Rescue, UWFRA and CRO’s Extended Cavers list. All the overdue cavers were safely returned to the surface by 4:30am Saturday morning

CALL OUT 452: Eldon Hole

We were called out at just after 9:30PM to assist a group of four adventurers, who had descended the 60 metre deep Eldon Hole earlier in the day. Two had managed the climb out, but the other two were unable to climb out without assistance. Volunteers from the team attended, with two cavers going underground with equipment, food and drink and the others setting up for a haul. The two trapped men were in good spirits, and were hauled smoothly up to the surface. Everyone was out of the cave by 3am the next day.

Call Out 451: Streaks Pot

The team were called just after 15:00 26th July, 2025 to assist a trapped caver in Streaks Pot, Stoney Middleton, after one of the party of 3 exited to raise the alarm. With 21 volunteers on site the casualty was quickly located with the other member of their party, uninjured but unable to progress past a tight point within the cave. Team members worked to widen some sections to free the stuck caver whilst his companion was escorted out. The stuck caver was safely returned to the surface shortly before 11PM and driven back to his accommodation.

Vehicles and rescuers near P8 cave at perryfoot

CALL OUT: 447 P8 (Jackpot)

The team were deployed shortly before 5pm on Friday the 13th to reports of two overdue cavers. An initial search found both cavers near the very bottom of the cave near sump 1, An experienced caver had suffered a fall while guiding a novice caver. The novice was evacuated from the cave whilst other team members and our team doctors began treating the other caver before starting the evacuation. Our new heated casualty jackets were used to good effect and despite heavy bruising, suspected Brocken ribs the casualty was able to walk between pitches making the evacuation much quicker than it would have been in a stretcher The injured caver was handed over to the care of EMAS paramedics for a thorough check over at 1:30am

CALL OUT 444: Cowlow Sheep Rescue

The team were alerted to a stranded sheep stuck down a small rift by passing walkers who heard the cries from underground, upon arriving at the site and assessing the situation our volunteers became aware of a second sheep, also stuck in a nearby rift. A 2 for one rescue with both casualties returned to the surface.

CALL OUT 443: Giants Hole

The team was called out to Giants Hole around 12am this morning. Snow hampered progress initially, but luckily our friends at Buxton Mountain Rescue Team were in attendance to support us with surface personnel and off road vehicles. The team stood down at approx. 3:30am after hauling 3 very cold people up Garlands Pot and sending them for rewarming and a check over by EMAS.