Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team

Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team Scotlands busiest mountain rescue team, based in Fort William. Lochaber Mountain Rescue team are based in Fort William, Scotland. PLEASE DONATE DIRECTLY.
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We carry out over 100 mountain rescues each year, with the majority of the rescues taking place on Ben Nevis. The team covers over five thousand square kilometres, from Creag Mheagaidh in the East, all the way out to Rum and the Small Isles in the West. Like all mountain rescue teams the vast majority of our funding is raised through donations. Find out more about us and how you could donate on ou

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PLEASE NOTE LOCHABER MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM ARE NOT AFFILIATED TO SCOTTISH MOUNTAIN RESCUE (SMR) ANY DONATION TO THIS ORGANISATION WILL NOT REACH US.

We're well on our way to breaking our annual record! Last night we were called to 2 separate jobs. The first was an inju...
15/08/2026

We're well on our way to breaking our annual record!

Last night we were called to 2 separate jobs. The first was an injured walker on Ben Nevis, the second was an overdue walker heading to Inverie from Glenfinnan.

The team made their way up to the first walker on foot, and using the ATV. Whilst Rescue 853 🚁 from Oban flew out to Sourlies bothy.

The first walker on the Ben was given some pain relief, and stretchered down from windy corner on the lower path.

In the meantime Rescue 853 having checked the bothy was clear, were stood down for the night. Fortunately, shortly after this, contact was made with the overdue walker. They were safe and well but running behind schedule in a remote area that has almost no phone signal.

As of last night we've now attended 151 callouts for the year so far. Of which there's 123 separate incidents and a total of 6200 hours given by our volunteers.

This work wouldn't be possible without the help of other services, in particular Rescue 851 in Inverness and Rescue 853 in Oban, the Scottish Ambulance Service, and our neighbouring rescue teams who help us out.

It would also not be possible without your help. We appreciate all the fundraising, and messages of support!

As an organisation made up entirely of unpaid volunteers, we rely on donations to enable us to provide our services 24/7/365 to those in need. If you would like to support us then please visit our JustGiving page to donate:

https://www.justgiving.com/lmrt/donate

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Mountain Rescue Mondays!The awesome team at The Larder Café have all bought themselves one of our T-shirts, and have dec...
20/07/2026

Mountain Rescue Mondays!

The awesome team at The Larder Café have all bought themselves one of our T-shirts, and have decided to show their support for us every Monday!

Excellent coffees and cakes, now served by the best dressed team in town!

You can get your own t-shirt and other rescue team merch on the link below!

https://lochaber-mountain-rescue-team.teemill.com/

Dog update!Following a request to assist a collapsed dog on Sunday, we're pleased to confirm that Tokyo has made a full ...
10/07/2026

Dog update!

Following a request to assist a collapsed dog on Sunday, we're pleased to confirm that Tokyo has made a full recovery, having been cared for at Crown Vets!

It's now suspected that Tokyo, a usually very fit and active working dog, had injested something that made her critically unwell.

Many thanks to Crown vets for their support, and to Tokyo's owner for the update and photos.

As an organisation made up entirely of unpaid volunteers, we rely on donations to enable us to provide our services 24/7/365 to those in need. If you would like to support us then please visit our JustGiving page to donate:

https://www.justgiving.com/lmrt/donate

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Yesterday evening several of our new aspirant team members were completing some training in the sun, focusing on familia...
09/07/2026

Yesterday evening several of our new aspirant team members were completing some training in the sun, focusing on familiarisation of stretchers, packaging and transport. With the stretchers packed away, right on cue we received a callout to assist a walker with a leg injury on Ben Nevis. What better was for our aspirants to consolidate their training?

We’re currently on our 8th consecutive day of callouts and as an organisation made up entirely of unpaid volunteers, we rely on donations to enable us to provide our services 24/7/365 to those in need. If you would like to support us then please visit our JustGiving page to donate:

https://www.justgiving.com/lmrt/donate

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Scottish Mountain Rescue

Super Sunday!3 callouts for the team on Sunday. The team was called out early Sunday morning to an injured walker at Sou...
06/07/2026

Super Sunday!

3 callouts for the team on Sunday.

The team was called out early Sunday morning to an injured walker at Sourlies Bothy. Fortunately the cloud was clear enough for Rescue 851 to get in, and fly them out to Fort William. Team members collected the walker and drove them to the hospital.

As the first job was resolving, the second was starting. A call for an injured walker high on Ben Nevis, unfortunately cloud cover didn't allow R851 to assist, so team members made their way on foot to corner 5. The walker was assessed, had some pain relief and given some warm gear, before being stretchered down to the ATV at the Halfway Lochan.

The stretcher was then quickly disassembled and the team on foot made there way further down the mountain to a report of a collapsed dog. The team packaged the dog into the stretcher and headed to the Achintee, where they got the dog in the owners vehicle and headed to the vets.

Many thanks to Rescue 851 🚁 for their assistance.

All team members were off the hill by 4 and ready for a team BBQ back at the base 🍔

Summer has started!The sunshine has been kind to Lochaber, and more folk are headed out in the hills. The team have resp...
25/06/2026

Summer has started!

The sunshine has been kind to Lochaber, and more folk are headed out in the hills. The team have responded to a couple of callouts over the last week.

Last Tuesday the team responded to a missing walker, last seen at Corrour station on Saturday morning. With the assistance of Rescue 853 the team headed to Meanach Bothy with the plan to search on foot from there. Fortunately the missing person was quickly located at Meanach bothy having made their way back there, and was airlifted to Fort William, where they received a medical assesment.

Last night the team was called to a cragfast climber on Tower Ridge, Ben Nevis. R853 managed to locate the climber, who had taken the false traverse. 4 team members were then winched onto the ridge above, made there way down, secured the climber and brought them back up, to where R853 could then retrieve the hill party.

Many thanks to Rescue 853 for all their assistance 🚁

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The team is wishing a massive good luck to one of our very own, Jess, who is setting off this evening in the gruelling M...
14/06/2026

The team is wishing a massive good luck to one of our very own, Jess, who is setting off this evening in the gruelling Montane Summer Spine Challenger MRT North race!

For those who don’t know, this is a 160 mile non-stop race along the northern section of the Pennine Way.

While Jess is used to covering serious distance and rough terrain during callouts in the Highlands, doing it over 160 miles with minimal sleep is a whole different beast! We have no doubt her training and Lochaber grit will carry her through every tough mile.

If you want to dot-watch and send some virtual encouragement, you can track her live progress here: https://live.opentracking.co.uk/snc2026 - Bib number 951.

Also, if you’d like to donations, head over to The JustGiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/page/jessspinenorth

Scottish Mountain Rescue

Despite the attention being on Iain and Astie's massive undertaking this week. The rest of the team have continued to re...
12/06/2026

Despite the attention being on Iain and Astie's massive undertaking this week. The rest of the team have continued to respond to call-outs, and have provided support for the Lochaber Round.

The first call out came in on Wednesday for a casualty with a lower leg injury on the lower Ben path. A team located the casualty with the assistance of some members of the public. The casualty received some pain relief before being stretchered down to the Scottish Ambulance Service.

Later that evening the team was called to a casualty with a pre-existing medical condition on the Ben path. A small team was deployed, whilst more were on standby. The small team were able to assist the walker off the hill, where they were able to make their own way home.

Finally in the early hours of this morning the team were called out to a team of Three Peaks walkers, where one of the party was becoming hypothermic. The team made their way up to the party, and provided some additional layers and food followed by walking the casualty back down to their vehicle.

Thanks to the assistance of the Scottish Ambulance Service and the members of the public who offered their help!

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11/06/2026

The boys have made it to the summit!

Certainly not for the first time, but this one's surely been the hardest!

The weather has not been kind, the ground has been sodden but the spirits have somehow remained high!

They're now on their final descent of this absolutely epic challenge, and we're 86% of they way to £10,000! Can we make it 100% by the time they make it down?

Donate here:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/thelochaberround

Track them here:

https://www.followmychallenge.com/live/the-lochaber-round-2026/?lat=56.795493&lng=-4.996864&z=14.25&b=-28.09&p=0

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