A 20-YEAR-OLD man was flown to hospital after falling more than 160ft on a Lake District mountain.

He had been attempting to climb up a gully on the south west side of Great End on Friday (February 16).

The man was not wearing crampons and slid and fell around 50m, hurting his knee and becoming immobilised.

A passing walker came across him and raised the alarm with Keswick Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) at around 11.16am.

Because of the nature of his injury, and the time it would take to extract him, the team requested assistance from the coastguard helicopter.

The team then made its way to Seathwaite Farm, where they were able to park on the new bale park, off the muddy field, to await the arrival of the helicopter.

The helicopter then carried team members and equipment up to Sty Head in separate loads, so they could access the site quickly.

A spokesperson for Keswick MRT said: "The Team then treated the casualty for possible pelvic and knee injuries, as well as the onset of hypothermia, while the helicopter flew to Carlisle Airport to refuel and change crew.

"The Team then had to lower the casualty about 300m downhill, and find a landing place where the helicopter could land and pick up the casualty.

"He was flown to the Cumberland Infirmary for treatment. Team members then walked down to Seathwaite to retrieve the vehicles and returned to base to sort kit."