mountain rescue

3 min read 2023-03-20 16:14:49

Guilt or Gratitude missing out on big Callouts ? By Pete Kirkpatrick

GUILT OR GRATITUDE This is a interesting article that I think many of us in the Emergency Agencies who may feel they miss out on a big incident. This

4 min read 2023-03-20 15:52:15

Is there a better back drop to dry your gear than this view of Everest. Everything was still covered in sand even after a good wash, We were in

2 min read 2023-03-11 14:34:04

Glenelg MRT formed just after I joined RAF MRT over the years I attended many incidents with them. The late Doctor Cathy McInnes helped form the

1 min read 2023-03-10 15:52:56

David Nichols was a man I met through the mountains. He was on Everest with one of my best pals Al McLeod who fell and was killed whilst soling the

3 min read 2023-03-09 17:53:35

In the early days of winter climbing walking climbing axes were all wooden. As climbing in winter pushed standards some of the gear was extremely

1 min read 2023-02-23 16:26:09

Highlands and Islands Police Division – “Police in Lochaber are appealing for assistance from the public to trace 33-year-old Kyle Sambrook, who

2 min read 2023-02-23 02:19:43

The RAF Mountain Rescue went through many changes since it’s beginning in 1944. Wales had some exceptional climbers like Johnnie Lees who pushed

3 min read 2023-02-22 03:46:03

1960! June 6 th Callout TD Gap Skye. 2,taken off hill and another sadly fatal lowered then the long carry off to Glenbrittle. look at the simple

2 min read 2023-02-21 02:55:36

In these days of mobile phones and Rescue beacons there is still a handy piece of simple kit that to me is invaluable. Yet there is one thing that I

2 min read 2023-02-20 05:20:16

It was a wonderful weekend surrounded by friend’s that mean so much, it’s so important to get out and see folk again. There are to many to thank

4 min read 2023-02-16 01:26:58