2021 proved to be Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team's busiest year on record - and they have already been out saving lives in 2022.
The team were called into action on January 3 at around 1.45pm when a woman walking in the Cheviot hills in north Northumberland on her own began to struggle in poor weather conditions.
Snow had been falling on the hills for some time and the woman decided to call 999 to request support.
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The woman believed she was in the Comb Fell area of the hills and was heading towards Hedgehope Hill.
A spokesman for the MRT said: "The female did exactly the right thing by dialling 999 asking for the Police and requesting Mountain Rescue.
"As the Teams were placed on standby and vehicles were being deployed from West Denton and Rothbury, a PhoneFind location was established.
"The fix placed the female approximately 300m to west of Hedgehope summit. One of our Duty Controllers also spoke to the female walker to check on her welfare and confirm intentions.
"Throughout the rest of the incident and despite intermittent mobile communications, our Duty Controller tried to maintain regular contact with the female.
"Two 4x4 vehicles and foot teams including one search dog were deployed onto the hill to intersect with the female as she made her way down from Hedgehope Hill.
"Once the female reached the safety of our 4x4 vehicles located just below Housey Crag, she was assessed and rewarmed before being transported back down to the Harthope Valley.
"A swift and positive outcome for all concerned."
A total of 32 team members were involved in the rescue over the course of four hours and 10 minutes.
Mountain Rescue Teams are staffed by volunteers who are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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