APR. 26th Sat. THREE PEAKS RACE – PEN Y GHENT, WHERNSIDE and INGLEBOROUGH

CRO members have, for several decades, provided rescue cover for competitors in the annual Three Peaks Race. They collaborate with a huge number of other volunteers from the Three Peaks Race Association and RAYNET – The Radio Amateurs Emergency Network – to ensure the safe return of the competitors and others met along the route. Of the five requests for assistance at this year’s race, the first two were very…

INCIDENT 32/2025. APR 23rd WED. 12:29 HRS. NR STAINFORTH, NORTH YORKSHIRE

Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked the team to assist with a walker (m, 72) who had slipped down a crag near Stainforth, injuring his arm and ankle.  As the team was assembling in Stainforth, YAS advised that the casualty had managed to get back up the crag and the YAS paramedics on scene did not need the team’s assistance to get the casualty to the ambulance.  The team stood down. Volunteer…

INCIDENT 31/2025. APR 20th SUN. 12:54 hrs. MALHAM COVE, MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE

North Yorkshire Police called the team to assist a walker (m, 62) who had slipped going over a stile and tumbled about 12 feet, injuring his back.  When the team arrived our brilliant colleagues from Yorkshire Air Ambulance were already on scene providing care.  Team members helped YAA walk the casualty carefully to the nearby helicopter for transfer to a ground ambulance down in the village. Volunteer hours: 36