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 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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Incident 69/2026. October 27th Tuesday 14:19hrs, Foxup

Due to a road closure affecting access, Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) had requested MRT assistance in gaining access to a local person having a medical issue at Foxup.  The call initially went to Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association (UFWRA) as the incident was within their…
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Incident 68/2026. October 12th Monday 11:00hrs, Malham Cove, Malham, North Yorkshire.

The team was called by North Yorkshire Police to a walker (M 69) above Malham Cove with a foot injury after falling on a rock and unable to walk. After an assessment by team members, he was carried by stretcher to the team vehicles and…
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