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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Guidelines for Yorkshire 3 Peaks Walkers and Organisers

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has agreed a new Code of Conduct for walkers undertaking the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge, with advice for walkers and event organisers. As the team who respond to the many calls we receive from participants on the Y3P, we…
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INCIDENT 28/2024. May 4th SAT. 21.21 CLAPHAM BOTTOMS, CLAPHAM, N.YORKSHIRE

The Team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) late in the evening in relation to two walkers (M, 22 and 26) doing the 3 Peaks walk who had reported themselves as lost. Unfortunately, their phones had limited signal which was lost after they had…
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INCIDENT 27/2024. May 4th SAT. 13.35 SIMON FELL BREAST, INGLEBOROUGH, N.YORKSHIRE

The team was alerted by North Yorkshire Police of a fell runner (F, 43) taking part in a challenge event who had collapsed whilst descending Ingleborough. A small team were able to drive directly to the runner using the Honda Pioneer (CRO 4) and provide…
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ALERT only. APRIL 27th SAT. 17.45 hrs PEN-Y-GHENT, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT No 2 OF 2024

A Three Peaks walker who had become separated from his walking partner on Pen-y-ghent reported the person missing to North Yorkshire Police, who notified CRO.  As the Duty Controller was making preliminary inquiries so that a search could be conducted, the missing walker turned up…
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INCIDENT 26/2024. APRIL 27th SAT. 09.15 YORKSHIRE THREE PEAKS, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

As it does every year, the team provided safety cover for the Three Peaks Race.  Over the course of the day, the team provided assistance to two casualties: one spectator (m, 37) near the Hill Inn with a wrist injury and one walker (m, 76)…
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