People

After serving as a police office in Greater Manchester, Adam moved to the LAke District for a change of lifestyle, working for an expedition company as their equipment and apparel buyer and store manager. Adam now works for a leading outdoor and work at height company in Cumbria. Outside mountain rescue, Adam undertakes ultra-marathons and enjoys all things outdoors. Adam joined the team in October ‘23, becoming a full member in October ‘24

Retired (early) from teaching and fire & rescue and is really pleased they wanted an old chap to supplement the youth on the team. Moved to the lakes in November 2010. Loves anything active, classic motor sport and grandchildren. Team Secretary and Deputy Team Leader.

Ash Cooper was the first person to climb all the 3000 foot peaks in GB and Eire in one continuous expedition in 1986, raising £14,000 for the British Leprosy Relief Association. For most of his adult life Ash has been a professional photographer. He spent 17 years travelling to every continent to document the impacts of climate change before publishing the award winning book, Images From a Warming Planet.

He now concentrates on photographing British birds. Ash has been a member of LAMRT for 33 years, holding the posts of both Team Secretary and Chairman.

Originally from Northumberland, Ben is a geologist, and has worked on mapping expeditions and energy projects in various mountainous parts of the world, including the Middle East, Canada, Greenland and West Africa. He moved to the Lakes in 2022 and became a team member in 2024.

Hello I'm Chelsey.

Recently retired company director with over 50 years mountain rescue experience split equally between Rossendale & Pennine MRT and Langdale Ambleside MRT. Formerly Team Leader of RPMRT and now Trustee, Director and Treasurer and Callout Coordinator of LAMRT

Dave runs his own insurance business, and is responsible for the team's clothing

Daz is ex-army and Fire Service. A local lad with a passion for running the fells and being part of a team! Runs a marine construction company, Jetties and Moorings

Previously a Police Officer in Cumbria, retrained as a Paramedic 5 years ago. Is one of the Communication Officers for the team and is usually found with several radios to hand trying to ensure the team has safe and effective communications when out on rescues. 

Founder member and retired GP

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.

Climbing & Mountaineering has been my passion since I was 15. I turned this into a career after studying at Charlotte Mason College, Ambleside and have been Lakes based since. Instructing and guiding in summer and winter has been a great excuse to travel to all continents apart from Antarctica, made up for by many trips to arctic Greenland. I joined LAMRT during covid which afforded the time to put into the rigorous training needed as an aspirant. I live in Ambleside with my wife and three teenage daughters and have recently taken on the role of Fell Top Assessor for LDNPA.

Photographer 

Hello I'm Keith.

Kingsley runs a mountaineering company that guides clients up Alpine peaks and further afield. He’s climbed the 6 classic Alpine North Faces, written 4 guidebooks, and is an outdoor instructor. Currently serving team as Training Officer. Also a Swiftwater Rescue Technician.

Consultant Anaesthetist. Helps with medical training and all things medical. He has a particular interest in hypothermia

Outdoor Instructor and adventurer. Swiftwater Rescue Technician

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 also former Chair, but these days mostly sits on one. He is still using the same pen

Retired construction director

Swiftwater Rescue Technician

Estate Manager

Matt heads up our Technical Operational Group.  Thriving on all aspects of technical rope and water rescue, he can be a bit of a geek!  Spending his working day training teams across the UK in rope rescue and safe work at height, he is a  graduate member of the Institute of Search And Technical Rescue Association, and the International Technical Rescue Association.  Any free time is spent with his family, camping, climbing and running in the hills.

Although Mo started going out on rescues with the Team in 1970, she didn't  actually become a team member officially

Neil is our Communications Officer

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 since 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.

Retired military, and passionate mountaineer, having climbed around the world. Currently working as a teacher/mentor in problem solving in the security sector and occasional outdoor work. Married with three children and a crazy Labrador retriever 

Nick is a Lecturer in Mountain Medicine at the University of Central Lancashire delivering an internationally recognised post-graduate course. He is also an advanced paramedic specialising in remote area health care and runs a business that provides clinicians for events worldwide. He is also currently LDSAMRA Medical Officer and in the major incident group

Olly has been a member of the team since 2006 and became the 9th team leader, in March 2023. During his time in mountain rescue, he worked a mountain rescue search dog, called Kitt, for six years, being called to many searches throughout the Lake District, Yorkshire and Lancashire. Notably, Olly and Kitt assisted with the search for the victims of the Cumbria Shootings, in 2010. 

Retired Police Officer and Facebook minder

Joined the team in 2012 and currently team chairman. Now retired and enjoying quality time out on the fells, when family and team commitments allow.  Walking, running, photography, rescues, anything that gets me out and about.

 

MR has played a part in my life since my first fell walk when on a school outing a member of our party slipped and sustained quite bad injuries.  The team treated him and got him off to hospital.

Moved from London to The Lakes in 2014, having worked in commercial property asset management for 30 years. Now runs a bed & breakfast and self catering business in Ambleside. Works at music festivals in the summer, as an occasional tour guide around the Lakes. Joined the team as a trainee in 2016.

Roger is a not-quite-yet-retired consultant physician, professor of medicine and team Medical Officer. He loves walking, scrambling, and can just about manage really easy climbing. He joined the team in 2019, becoming a full member in 2020. Apart from the call-outs, he also  enjoys the training aspect of his role, talking about Malaysian food on rescues and very short committee meetings.

Sarah is an Upland Footpath Ranger with the National Trust. Her passage in to the team has nothing to do with her cake baking skills...

I moved to the Lake District in 2023 from Somerset. I have enjoyed getting out to explore not only our local hills, but the freedom to explore lots the North of England.

Alongside paddling on all the lovely lakes around us! 

Stefan is a former chef and is in his second stint as a team member. He is now a mountain leader

Steve has travelled the world in search of unclimbed lines in the mountains and has come to the conclusion that it doesn't get much better than a day out in Langdale.  When Steve isn't out running or climbing in the fells with his 2 boys and has to do some work he can be found running around the mountains with a camera.  Steve's work takes him around the world capturing the action with mountain sports events and working with outdoor brands as a film maker & photographer. 

Tara is a Relationship Manager for a bank, working in the agricultural sector.

She’s also a former professional triathlete, and a budding photographer, and will soon be doing her ML assessment

Tom is the third generation of his family to join the team, with all still serving 

Una is an Honorary Member and assists with casualty care training and all things medical

Will is a freelance outdoor instructor and works part time in an outdoor shop