There were back to back call outs for Keswick and Penrith Mountain Rescue as walkers suffered ankle injuries.

The 24 and 25 call outs of the year so far for Keswick came on March 9 as walkers were descending Calfhow Pike and Castle Crag.

The first call out came as a female walker slipped injuring her ankle whilst descending east down the wet path from Calfhow Pike between Clough Head and Great Dodd.

A fourteen member team from Keswick were able to drive along the rather rough Old Coach Road to Mariel Bridge from where they followed the sponge-like path alongside Mosedale Beck to the casualty and her friend who were sheltering from the wind in a hollow.

The woman’s ankle was splinted before she was stretchered back to the team Landrovers.

Then two were then driven back to their vehicle so they could make their own way to hospital.

As this incident was closing the team were advised of another call out in Borrowdale so a change of direction and the team went immediately on to that incident.

Penrith Mountain Rescue responded but were not required for this rescue and the Great North Air Ambulance launched but aborted due to the low cloud.

A mother and a daughter were helping each other descend a steep slippery path on the side of Castle Crag in Borrowdale.

One slipped causing both to fall and suffer suspected ankle fractures.

Twenty four members of Keswick and five from Penrith responded and with a group heading to Hollows Farm to speak to the informant who then gave directions to the location of the casualties.

The remainder of the team went in via New Bridge near Rosthwaite.

The casualties were given analgesia, ankles were splinted and they were both stretchered to team vehicles which transported them to an ambulance at Rosthwaite.

The mountain rescue teams in the county are all volunteers ran and rely on donation to keep the charities able to respond and provide treatment.

For more information about how you can donate head to either Keswick Mountain Rescue’s website here or Penrith Mountain Rescue’s website here.