Mountain Rescue

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Mountain rescue incident on Pen-y-ghentMountain Rescue The CRO provides mountain rescue cover within the Three Peaks area of the Yorkshire Dales, including Malham and Gordale.

Mountain Rescue incidents have gradually increased over recent decades and now usually form the primary workload in terms of number of call outs.

Gordale carryThe types of incident include: Searches for walkers missing or overdue, often benighted with no torch. Rescues of injured walkers and rock climbers, often due to a slip or fall.

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