Mark Bains

Mark is Development Manager for the Grasmere-based Wordsworth Trust. He joined the team in 2007, and became Secretary and team bureaucrat in 2008 after making the mistake of admitting to owning his own pen. A letter from Mark was an event to remember and cherish. Mark is now Team Chair, but he is still using the same pen. He is also a Swiftwater Rescue Technician. When in the water he chooses a pencil.

Dave Barrington

Dave runs his own Management Consultancy business. A former Team Leader of Rossendale and Pennine MRT, Dave joined our team in 2001. Dave has around 50 years experience in mountain rescue. He's also our Treasurer and looks after the teams merchadising and fundraising events.

Nick Owen MBE

Nick joined the team in 1992 after a few years with Kendal MRT, while living in Kendal. He manages a hostel in the Langdale valley.

He has served the team in a training role, as Equipment Officer, Deputy Team Leader and was Team Leader between 2007 and 2022 before handing over to Olly. He is also responsible for the team's website, being a master at copying and pasting, and where his inability to spell or proof read finds a very special home.

Graham Lobb

Graham left the Army in 2007 after nearly 20 years service in order to pursue a lifestyle change in the Lake District and now runs a guest house and self catering business in Windermere.  Interests outside of mountain rescue include competing in mountain marathons, mountain biking and trying but failing repeatedly to teach himself to play the guitar. 

Graham became a team member in Dec 2009 and also serves as Equipment Officer. Graham is also a Swiftwater Rescue Technician.

Ash Cooper

In 1986 Ash became the first person to climb all the 3000 feet peaks in Great Britain and Eire in one continuous, solo expedition. A feet that involved climbing over half a million feet of ascent and walking over 1200 miles. It has not been repeated in the intervening 26 years. The event raised £14,000 for the British Leprosy Relief Association. Ash joined the team in 1993 and has served as both team secretary and chairman. for the last ten years Ash has travelled all around the world recording the impacts of climate change and runs the world's only climate change photo agency.
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