A MAN in his 80s was taken to hospital after slipping and 'tumbling a fair distance' down a Lake District mountain.

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out to Ullock Pike at 1:52pm on October 31 to the report that an 85-year-old man had fallen descending the peak and 'bashed himself up somewhat'.

Fourteen members of the team spent just over two-and-a half-hours helping the man before his friends collected him and took him to Keswick Cottage Hospital for further checks.

In a statement on social media, Keswick MRT said: "An 85-year-old man had climbed Ullock Pike with his U3A walking group emerging out of the clouds near the top to enjoy bright sunshine and a cloud inversion giving a brocken spectre.

"On the descent the man slipped and tumbled a fair distance banging his head and bashing himself up somewhat.

"The team assessed the man’s injuries before supporting him on the descent back to the roadside which he was able to do at an impressive speed. His friends collected him to take him to Keswick Cottage Hospital for further checks."