Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Team

The team, including our two Search & Rescue Dog Association (Scotland) search dogs Echo and Jib, were out overnight along with Braemar Mountain Rescue to assist a pair of lost walkers.

All team members are unpaid volunteers. The team relies heavily on donations from the public to remain operational. See AMRT.org.uk for more details about the team.

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Great, varied training for the team over the last week.

On Saturday we were very lucky to have 3 medical students from outside the team join us to act as casualties for a full day's medical training. Having people we don't already know act as casualties increases the realism and gives us a bonus element to the learning. It was brilliant to meet you all and we are very grateful for your time, enthusiasm and acting skills!

Thursday saw our regular weekly training night being held at the sea cliffs near Aberdeen, where technical rigging skills were refreshed and developed.

We were very proud of our Team member Alastair and his running mate Paul on Saturday when they completed the London marathon and raised vital funds for Scottish Mountain Rescue
Well done guys 👏🏼

If you can, please support our very own Alastair, and of course Paul from TMRT, in their marathons.

⭐ Meet Our Supporters ⭐
🏃‍♂️ Alastair & Paul take on the London Marathon
https://www.scottishmountainrescue.org/meet-our-supporters-smr-trustees-take-on-the-london-marathon/

This Sunday, two of our own – SMR National Medical Officer Alastair Glennie and SMR Vice Chair Paul Russell – will take on the iconic London Marathon in support of Scottish Mountain Rescue.

Between them, they bring decades of experience as active volunteers with Aberdeen MRT and Tayside MRT respectively. Alongside full-time jobs, family life and their roles within their local teams, they also give their time voluntarily at a national level as SMR trustees - an enormous additional commitment supporting mountain rescue across the country.

Taking on the London Marathon on top of all of this is no small task, and we're hugely grateful to both of them for the massive fundraising efforts they have gone to in support of their fellow volunteers.

For Paul and Alastair this challenge is about more than the finish line. It’s their way of raising vital funds, increasing awareness, and giving back to a community they are deeply committed to.

Thank you both for your incredible dedication and for going the extra mile (or 26!) to keep our service running. ❤️

👉 Read their full story here:
https://www.scottishmountainrescue.org/meet-our-supporters-smr-trustees-take-on-the-london-marathon/

The Team were called out on Sunday to assist an injured mountain biker. Working with the ambulance service, the casualty's injuries were stabilised and they were stretchered off the hill to a waiting ambulance. We wish them a speedy recovery.

⛰️ Save the date ⛰️

Join us on Saturday 12th September for our annual team event at Bennachie

Something for all the family and a great way to support Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Team!

Keep an eye on our social media pages for more details in the next few weeks

The Scottish Avalanche Information Service has wound up its forecasting in most areas for the season, but will continue in Lochaber and the Northern Cairngorms over the coming weekend. Thanks as always to the avalanche forecasters for helping keep everybody safe through the season.

Home - Scottish Avalanche Information Service The SAIS publish daily reports of observed and forecast, avalanche, snow, and mountain conditions for the 5 most popular mountain areas of Scotland, with a continuing pilot period for the Torridon area

The Team were back on the hill this evening, this time to assist an injured walker on Bennachie.
After assessment and analgesia by one of the Team RRMT's the casualty was stretchered down the hill and handed over to the Scottish Ambulance Service. We wish them all the best in their recovery.

If you were one of the very kind members of public that donated an item of warm clothing before our arrival on scene please get in touch and we can arrange to get these back to you.