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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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 73/2026. November 14th, Saturday 20:38 hrs. Wretched Rabbit Passage, Ease Gill, Casterton, Cumbria

The team was called to a caver (f, 18) who was part of a student caving group and had become tired and cold and was unable to continue out of Wretched Rabbit Passage in Ease Gill without assistance. Initially some members of the South &…
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Incident 72/2026. November 1st Sunday 11:11hrs. Garsdale station, Garsdale, North Yorkshire

The team were asked by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) to assist with a person (M, 65) suffering a medical episode close to Garsdale station, a remote location near our team border. A number of other medical resources and the police were also en route.…
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incident 71/2026. October 30th Friday 13:45hrs. Malham Cove, Malham, North Yorkshire

The team were alerted by our colleagues at Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with a walker (F, 63) who had fallen on the limestone pavement on the top of Malham Cove, causing a head injury. One of our Controllers met with the ambulance crew and…
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Incident 70/2026. October 27th Tuesday 18:41hrs, Gaping Gill, Clapham, North Yorkshire.

Shortly after we had closed down incident number 69, CRO were contacted by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) to assist with a group of 3 walkers who had taken a wrong turn whilst descending Ingleborough and were heading towards Clapham rather than their intended destination of…
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