CRO MEMBERS WIN THE 2023 MONTANE MRT WINTER SPINE CHALLENGER

Team members have been ‘dot-watching’ over the weekend, following the progress of CRO colleagues entered in the Montane MRT Winter Spine Challenger event for members of mountain rescue teams. The event – along the southern part of the Pennine Way from Edale to Hawes – is 108 miles and would take most walkers about a week. Mike Bottomley completed this ultra-marathon in 34 hours and 43 minutes to win the…

2022 – A BUSY AND VARIED YEAR

From walkers exhausted in the heat to ‘white van man’ stranded in the snow and from pot-holing sheep to an injured caver needing hauling 80m to the surface, 2022 was a very varied year for members of the Cave Rescue Organisation. Of course, the 96 (ninety-six) incidents and eight alerts (resolved without team members going out) included a lot of ‘routine’ rescues. In all, the team went out to 113…

POLICE SAY ‘THANK YOU’ TO NORTH YORKSHIRE RESCUE TEAMS

North Yorkshire Police said ‘Thank you!’ to the six voluntary search and rescue teams which cover the county at a presentation, yesterday evening. Assistant Chief Constable Elliot Foskett expressed appreciation to representatives of the teams for their efforts, on behalf of the Force, in saving lives and keeping people safe during the past two difficult years.

ROAD CLOSURE – HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE – CLARIFICATION

For those of our readers who are visitors to Ribblesdale, please be aware that the B6479 is closed to all traffic at the southerly of the two road bridges near The Crown, in Horton in Ribblesdale. The closure is posted for the remainder of November and to 2nd December. As the initial signs at Bridge End, Settle and the B6479/ B6255 junction at Ribblehead stated simply that the road was…