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Meet Our Supporters – Scottish Women’s Walking Group

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Walking… why it’s so good for you

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National Walking Month Kids Activities

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Favourite Walk – Carn Bhac, Cairngorms

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Meet Our Supporters – Kerray McGuire

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Miles for Scottish Mountain Rescue

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Sue Steps Down as Assynt Team Leader

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Distinguish Service Award – Ken Weatherstone

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Project 282 – Emily Scott

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#ThinkWinter – Thank you

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🎄 Christmas Advent Calendar 🎄 Day 4 - Moffat

🎄 Christmas Advent Calendar 🎄
Day 4 - Moffat Mountain Rescue Team
For our advent calendar this year, we are telling the story of a winter rescue from each of our volunteer Mountain Rescue Teams.

@moffatmrt say:
"In January 2024 Moffat MRT with the assistance of Galloway MRT were involved in the rescue of an injured walker who had slipped on ice whilst ascending Criffel near New Abbey in Dumfries and Galloway. The team carried out a casualty assessment and treatment before a tricky extraction. With significant ice underfoot it was a night for micro spikes as a technical rescue using a stretcher and back rope was made to get the casualty back down the steep hillside to a waiting ambulance. It was definitely a cold night for all involved with temperatures well into negative figures, but the casualty was well looked after, and a few extra layers soon warmed us up!”

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🎄 Christmas Advent Calendar 🎄 Day 3 - Ochils

🎄 Christmas Advent Calendar 🎄
Day 3 - Ochils Mountain Rescue Team

For our advent calendar this year, we are telling the story of a winter rescue from each of our volunteer Mountain Rescue Teams.

@ochils.mountain.rescue shared the following:
"Ochils MRT were called out late one afternoon in the Christmas period to search for two hill walkers who had become disorientated in the Blairdennon area of the Ochils.
Due to the freezing conditions two teams deployed, one from the North and one from the South to enable us to find the walkers as quickly as possible. Deep snow made walking conditions difficult and the team used snow shoes to enable faster travel in the snow.
To the relief of everyone involved they were located uninjured, warmed up and then walked off the hill.
Team members returned to the festivities just before midnight."

#ScottishMR #VolunteeringToSaveLives #AnyHourAnyDayAnyWeather #MountainRescue #ChristmasAdvent

🎄 Christmas Advent Calendar 🎄 Day 2 - Killin

🎄 Christmas Advent Calendar 🎄
Day 2 - Killin Mountain Rescue Team

For our advent calendar this year, we are telling the story of a winter rescue from each of our volunteer Mountain Rescue Teams.

@killinmrt shared the following:
"Three walkers had left earlier in the day under sunny skies to climb a beautifully snow covered munro. The route had taken longer than expected and with changing weather, they were no longer able to make progress. Having called for help they hunkered down. The team responded into severely deteriorating weather, and as they neared the casualties the location the conditions significantly worsened. Aware they didn't have long with the casualties before they too would fall victim to the weather, they quickly assessed and provided extra layers, before either walking or sliding the casualties down out of the worst of the weather until they could be sufficiently rewarmed and refueled that they could very slowly be walked off the hill.

Those involved described the final 100 metres before reaching the casualties as severe Arctic weather, where to stay longer would likely have resulted in a poor outcome for both casualties and rescuers."

#ScottishMR #VolunteeringToSaveLives #AnyHourAnyDayAnyWeather #MountainRescue #ChristmasAdvent

🎄 Christmas Advent Calendar 🎄 For our adven

🎄 Christmas Advent Calendar 🎄

For our advent calendar this year, we are telling the story of a winter rescue from each of our volunteer Mountain Rescue Teams.

Day 1 is @dundonnell_mountain_rescue, who describe a call-out towards the end of last year.

"The team was called out to a search and rescue of a walker who’d fallen about 300m on the west side of An Cabar. As the team deployed out onto the hill, the weather closed in; visibility dropped to zero and strong winds picked up.
After several hours of searching for the missing person through atrocious weather with no result, I decided to call off the search. As the team began descending the hill, there was a break in the weather. I made the decision to check Bealach Mòr, looking up onto the crags. After about an hour, a headtorch beam was spotted some 200m above us. We climbed as quickly as possible to reach the missing person.

Once secured and warmed up, the casualty was hoisted 300m to just below An Cabar, where the stretcher party was waiting. We then carried them down onto flatter ground. Rescue 151 airlifted them to hospital.
The callout started at 11:30 Saturday morning; the team finally got home around 04:00 Sunday morning.

Emotions during the day were a rollercoaster ride. At the start of the callout, I felt nervous and apprehensive, but hopeful that we’d find the person quickly. As the weather closed in and there was no sign of them, a sense of dread began to set in—I knew I might have to call off the search due to the terrible conditions. It’s never easy to prioritize safety and make that call, and I really struggled to come to terms with my decision. However, when the weather eased slightly, I made the choice to continue searching - ultimately leading to the person being rescued.

The feeling of relief and joy was overwhelming. I was ecstatic and so proud of the team who’d battled through horrendous weather to bring this rescue to a successful conclusion.”

#ScottishMR #VolunteeringToSaveLives #AnyHourAnyDayAnyWeather #MountainRescue #ChristmasAdvent

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