Cave & Mountain Rescue

Saving Lives Above & Below Ground in the Yorkshire Dales What we do Awards and Recognition The History of CRO Safety Going Out Scheme Historical Incident Reports Resources for Children The Cave Rescue Organisation is based in Clapham in North Yorkshire and provides the cave…
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How you can help us

support your rescue team
The CRO is a charity and it’s volunteers respond to Cave and Mountain Rescue in the Three Peaks and Malham areas of the Yorkshire Dales The CRO is a charity and cannot run without the help of both it’s members and it’s supporters. There are…
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Incident 36/2026, Thursday 4th June 13:24hrs. Birkwith, Selside, North Yorkshire

The Team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to an injured walker (M, 54), close to God’s Bridge near Birkwith. He was suffering from cramps and unable to walk any further. We had difficulty making direct contact with the party due to poor signal, so…
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Incident 35/2026, Tuesday 2nd June (same day) 22:39 hrs. Ingleborough, North Yorkshire.

The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a group of Three Peaks walkers (m 20, 42 & 47) who had lost their way whilst descending Ingleborough in the dark and misty evening. Using our PhoneFind tool, the Duty Controller was able to…
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Alert Only. Tuesday 2nd June 21:55 hrs. Alert 7 of 2026

A ringing smartphone
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a possible high risk missing person. As the Duty Controller was making initial enquiries NYP confirmed that the person had been located safe and well.
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Incident 34/2026, Sunday 31st May (same day) 21:22 hrs. Whernside, Nr Ingleton, North Yorkshire

The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a walker (f, 35) who had lost her way descending from the summit of Whernside. By the time the Duty Controller managed to speak to her she had already managed to retrace her steps back…
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