Scottish Mountain Rescue

19/06/2026

Callout for an unconscious runner for Border Search and Rescue Unit

19/06/2026

A huge well done to Jess from Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team, for winning the Montane Summer Spine MRT Challenge North!

An massive endurance effort through some tough conditions. 👏

19/06/2026

Evacuation by foot for an injured walker in poor visibility on Tom Buidhe.

Well done to the volunteers from Braemar Mountain Rescue, Tayside Mountain Rescue Team and the Police Scotland Tayside team involved in the rescue.

Call-out this evening for an injured walker near Tom Buidhe. Thanks to Tayside MRT, Tayside Police MRT and MCA helicopter for deploying as well though poor visibility on top of hills meant casualty extracted by foot and vehicles. Wishing the casualty a speeding recovery and return to the hills.

19/06/2026

The volunteers of Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team and Kintail Mountain Rescue came together recently for a joint training day.

18/06/2026

If you're making plans for the longest days of the year, you're not alone.

Across Scotland, walkers, climbers, runners and riders are looking forward to more time outdoors and making the most of the summer months.

Mountain rescue volunteers are preparing too.

More people in the hills often means more call-outs, more training, more equipment in use and more volunteers ready to respond.

For many supporters, giving regularly is a way of giving back to the outdoor community they love being part of.

Together, we help keep rescue teams ready for whatever the season brings.

👉 https://www.scottishmountainrescue.org/give-regularly/

18/06/2026

Callout for an injured walker, unable to bear weight. The volunteers of Moffat Mountain Rescue Team used their Remote Rescue Medical Technician (RRMT) skills to assist with medical care.

🚨⬆️ CALLOUT TO INJURED WALKER – WATERLOO MONUMENT, DUMFRIES ⬆️🚨
📅 Wed, 17th Jun 2026 | 🕠 17:48 hrs

The team was called out this evening to assist a walker who had injured their ankle while out at the Waterloo Monument, south of Dumfries. The casualty was unable to weight‑bear and required rescue.

👥 12 MMRT volunteers responded, along with 🚑 4 Scottish Ambulance Service crew members.
One local team member — a Remote Rescue Medical Technician (RRMT) — arrived early to provide an on‑scene update and help coordinate resources.

Working together with SAS colleagues, the team:

• Assessed the ankle as possibly broken
• Provided strong pain relief
• Stabilised and treated the injury
• Evacuated the casualty by stretcher to the team’s VW ambulance
• Completed handover at the SAS RV point

We wish the casualty a speedy recovery. 💛

Full report at: https://www.moffatmrt.org.uk/callout-to-injured-walker-at-wallace-monument-dumfries/

Scottish Mountain Rescue
Dumfries and Galloway! Whats Going on ?

17/06/2026

"We returned to our families, but many others never did. Mountain rescuers always strive to bring people home, and hopefully, Braemar Mountain Rescue played a small part in bringing some of the 270 home."

Thank you to John Drysdale for contributing his Lockerbie experience, below.

17/06/2026

At the weekend, Scottish Mountain Rescue delivered a combined Foundation and Practitioner Rigging Course in the Borders, with eight volunteers from Lomond Mountain Rescue Team, Oban Mountain Rescue Team, Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team and Border Search and Rescue Unit taking part.

The course provided an opportunity to develop and consolidate skills required for safe working on steep ground and in the crag environment. Attendees covered a range of topics including personal safety, anchor systems, access techniques, lowering and raising systems, stretcher rigging, and rescue system construction. Training focused on modern rigging practices using ground anchors and rescue systems applicable to real mountain rescue incidents.

Many thanks to the instructors and everyone involved in making the course a success.

📸 Darryl Ashford-Smith

16/06/2026

Callout to Ben Chonzie for a disorientated walker, amidst a busy period for the volunteers of Tayside Mountain Rescue Team

16/06/2026

Well worth a read 🕷

Ticks may be tiny, but their bite can have big consequences. In his latest article, Ben Dolphin takes a closer look at ticks and what we all need to look out for.

https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/ticks-awareness-prevention-and-complacency/