RESCUE teams were called out to help an 'adventurous 21-year-old' whose tent had broken whilst camping at the top of Helvellyn in wet and windy weather.

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team were called out to help the man who had climbed up Striding Edge and pitched his tent near the top of Helvellyn yesterday evening, August 8.

The team helped the young man down to the mountain base, where he was given a 'telling off' over the phone from his mum.

In a statement on social media, Keswick Mountain Rescue Team said: "An adventurous 21 year old decided on a camp on top of Helvellyn. After climbing Striding Edge he pitched his tent just south of the summit shelter.

"Whilst he had seen the forecasted rain and was prepared for that, the wind got the better of the tent and broke the poles.

"Concerned he may be lifted by the wind and thrown into Red Tarn inside the rapidly deteriorating tent, he escaped and took refuge behind the walls of the summit shelter from where he called 999 and asked for Mountain Rescue assistance.

"Five lucky members of Keswick team climbed Helvellyn from Swirls in somewhat dreich conditions and quickly found the man.

"He was wet and cold but was able to move quickly as he was guided down off the mountain.

"With his accommodation for the night still somewhere in the Helvellyn summit area he phoned his mum who after a bit of a telling off agreed to come and collect him from the team base."

READ MORE: Lake District: Walker completes descent of Scafell Pike after injury