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

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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 26/2026. April 16th Thursday 15:09 hrs. Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Ingleton, North Yorkshire

The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a walker (m, 80) who had fallen whilst walking around Ingleton Waterfalls Trail and had a reported head injury. One of the Duty Controllers who was in the area was able to quickly locate the casualty,…
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INCIDENT 25/2026. APRIL 11TH SATURDAY 13.51 HRS. WHERNSIDE, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE

North Yorkshire Police called the team regarding a father and young son close to the summit of Whernside who were struggling on steep ground and extremely wet and cold.  After speaking to the father, a small CRO team were asked to RV on the Kingsdale…
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INCIDENT 24/2026. APRIL 11TH SATURDAY 13.40 HRS. SULBER NICK, AUSTWICK, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team was contacted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service regarding a male walker (72) who had collapsed while out walking with a party of friends. Team members and vehicles attended at the incident site, as did Yorkshire Air Ambulance, YAS, and North Yorkshire Police.  The team…
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INCIDENT 23/2026. APRIL 8th WEDNESDAY 13.22hrs. INGLEBOROUGH, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE

We were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to an incident on Ingleborough, close to the summit plateau, involving a paraglider who had crashed onto rocks causing leg injuries. As our members were already ‘on the road’ returning from the previous incident we were able to…
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