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 30/2026 Saturday March 10th 15:26 hrs – Ingleborough

The team were called out by North Yorkshire Police to assist with a casualty (F 15 YO) who had sustained a lower leg injury whilst descending from the summit of Ingleborough as part of her DofE expedition. The CRO duty controller (DC) spoke to the…
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INCIDENT 29/2026 SATURDAY MARCH 9TH 21.05 LOST JOHNS’ CAVE

The team were called out by Lancashire Police to a report of two overdue cavers (50 Y.O. & 19 Y.O.) in the Lost Johns’ cave system. CRO placed a full team call out for both underground members and surcace members to assist with logistics on…
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INCIDENT 28/2026 MARCH 9TH SATURDAY 11.26 HRS WHERNSIDE

The team were called out by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to a walker (m approx 60) who was experiencing a medical event whilst walking on the summit ridge of Whernside. Team members were deployed to initially RV at Ribblehead viaduct before making their way up…
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INCIDENT 27/2026. APRIL 25TH SATURDAY 15.12 HRS. , THREE PEAKS MOUNTAIN RACE, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team provided rescue cover for the annual Three Peaks Mountain race. Almost 1000 runners took part in the open race and team relay events. Team members were placed at strategic locations throughout the course. Fortunately, despite the warm conditions the team only had to…
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