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.

08/06/2026

Day 1 of The Lochaber Round 🚵‍♂️🚤⛰️🏃

Iain and Astie have got off to a strong start putting in a big day on the bikes assisted by a morning lift across Loch Linnhe to reach Ardgour before heading through Morven and out past Arisaig.

Time on two wheels was broken up with an ascent of Rois-Bheinn a remote hill standing at 882m high.

The guys are now taking a short rest and refuel in Mallaig before heading into some of the most remote and challenging terrain on our patch - Knoydart.

Check back here in the morning to see how they get on through the night. Can we get the fundraiser to £7000 before breakfast?? Every penny helps 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Massive thanks to .equipment.uk and for keeping them well protected from the elements and providing uplifting snacks!

08/06/2026

Iain and Astie have made it to the top of Rois-Bheinn!

Thanks in particular to .equipment.uk for the gear you see Iain wearing here!

We can't thank all of you enough for your support so far! From all the businesses supporting with equipment, and all of you who have donated so far!

Make sure to follow along on the tracker!

https://www.followmychallenge.com/live/the-lochaber-round-2026/?lat=56.989458&lng=-5.185165&z=8&b=0&p=0

And don't forget to donate!

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

Iain and Astie set off first thing this morning. 330km's and 11,000m of ascent lay ahead of them. They'll have support f...
08/06/2026

Iain and Astie set off first thing this morning. 330km's and 11,000m of ascent lay ahead of them. They'll have support from team members and friends on route.

We can't thank all of you enough for your support so far! From all the businesses supporting with equipment, and all of you who have donated so far!

Make sure to follow along on the tracker!

https://www.followmychallenge.com/live/the-lochaber-round-2026/?lat=56.989458&lng=-5.185165&z=8&b=0&p=0

And don't forget to donate!

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

10/05/2026

1 month to go‼️🚵‍♂️🏃⛰️

In just under a month two of our team leaders Iain and Astie will be setting out to do something never completed before.

The Lochaber Round will take the pair across the vast terrain that is our rescue 'patch'. A patch that covers a huge area from Creag Meagaidh in the East, south to the Mamores, across Ardnamuchan and North into Knoydart. The route will circumnavigate this area taking in remote glens, mountain peaks and even a sea crossing!

The challenge will take them around 330km and over 11 000m of ascent on foot and by bike. In one continuous push in just 3 days!!

All of this is to showcase the amazing scenery we have here in Lochaber as well as to raise some important funds for the team.

And that's where you come in, please support them in the crazy endeavour with any spare pennies. Every little helps to motivate them to keep going and to allow us to continue to operate safely and efficiently across this vast area.

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

04/05/2026

We are two of the team leaders for Lochaber Mountain Rescue, a very busy team, based in the West Highlands of Scotland.
As team leaders we are very aware of the ongoing costs required, to keep the team running and operating effectively and efficiently.
Purchasing and maintaining vehicles, upgrading communications equipment, and team training are just some of the upcoming priorities.
In order to help raise these much needed funds we are taking on a personal challenge, that has been formulated to show off the best of Lochaber as well as push us to our physical limits. This challenge is bigger than anything either of us have ever tried before, and our combined age of 105, is not on our side!
The Lochaber Round will take us roughly 330km, and 11,000m of ascent on foot, and by bike. The route will travel the length and breadth of Lochaber in a circular route, from Fort William, through Moidart to Knoydart, then across to Creag Meagaidh, before returning to Fort William via Corrour, the Grey Corries and Ben Nevis. We are attempting to complete this 3 days.

Whilst we will be completing this challenge as a pair, we will also be relying on the support of our team, and friends for logistics, and to help us survive!
We are grateful for anything you are able to donate to motivate our training, help us complete the challenge, and support the ongoing operation of Lochaber MRT.

Spring has well and truly arrived here in the Highlands and it’s great to see lots of folk out enjoying the weather. It...
01/05/2026

Spring has well and truly arrived here in the Highlands and it’s great to see lots of folk out enjoying the weather. It’s also made it a busy week for the team with three call outs in three days.

On Tuesday & Wednesday the team attended two separate incidents involving falls from the CMD arête.

Team members, including some who were diverted from their sunny rock climbing in Glen Nevis, were quick to mobilise for potential uplift but fortunately Coastguard Rescue 853 who was able to airlift the casualties to safety.

Yesterday the team were called to assist with a medical emergency on the lower part of Ben Nevis. The casualty was assessed by our team medics before being carried by stretcher down the mountain to our awaiting ATV.

As always we are grateful for the support of R853 🚁 and wish all the casualties a speedy recovery.

If you’re heading out this bank holiday weekend remember to pack your suncream and be aware that despite the warm temperatures there is still consequential snow on some of the higher mountains.

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05/04/2026

Winter's not over! The team's Easter weekend got going with a callout at 1pm on Saturday, for 2 cragfast climbers on Ledge route. Team members deployed to the north face as the snow started coming down heavy. Once the climbers were located, a small party traversed across, and assisted them back to safe ground.

At 7pm as the hill party made their way back down, a further 2 separate callouts came in for lower leg injuries in Knoydart. Rescue 853 attempted to reach the casualties but Storm Dave hampered their efforts.

Due to the deteriorating conditions, and the casualties both being equipped for being out over night, it was decided to wait for the weather to ease and return in the morning.

The team assembled early Sunday morning, and received information that the first hill party had made their own way out overnight. The team then headed to Strathan ready for a long walk out, and stretcher carry back. Fortunately Rescue 851 managed to reach the second hill party and airlift them to the awaiting team members, who then drove them back to their vehicle.

Many thanks to R853 and R851 for their support and we wish a speedy recovery to the injured walkers.

Happy Easter from LMRT! ⛑️🍫

As a voluntary organisation, 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

Scottish Mountain Rescue

Last week saw a continuation of our busy spell with the first callout on Monday evening. Team members headed on Ben Nevi...
17/03/2026

Last week saw a continuation of our busy spell with the first callout on Monday evening. Team members headed on Ben Nevis to assist a pair of cragfast climbers who were stuck below the cornice in Gardyloo Gully.

Saturday afternoon we assisted a walker who had taken a fall from the Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête. Two team members were able to head off as a hasty party, getting a good way towards the CIC hut via ATV, and provide initial casualty care and stabilisation whilst the rest of the team mobilised and Coastguard Rescue 851 was tasked to assist 🚁

With team members heading to this shout, another call came in for a climber who had fallen a significant distance in the region of Zero Gully, Ben Nevis. After initial assessment of this casualty with multiple traumatic injuries, it was deemed more appropriate for R851 to be diverted to uplift them for onward transport to hospital with R948 able to mobilise and recover the first casualty from the Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête incident.

On Sunday afternoon, we were tasked again to assist a missing walker with very little information to go on apart from some pictures. After some initial investigation we headed out towards Sgurr Mhurlagain, North of Loch Arkaig where the walkers car was found. With assistance from R853 (as their first SAR tasking out of the new Oban base) the walker was quickly found and transported off the hill.

As ever, we wish all casualties the best in their recovery and offer thanks to the crews of R851, R948 and R853 for their assistance.

As a voluntary organisation, 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

Call-out numbers triple!! 🚁⛑️It’s been another busy weekend for the team with a further two late night callouts taking u...
09/03/2026

Call-out numbers triple!! 🚁⛑️

It’s been another busy weekend for the team with a further two late night callouts taking us to total of 45 shouts already this year. That’s three times as many as this time last winter!!

Friday evening saw the team going to the aid of two crag fast climbers in the Handrian’s Wall area of Ben Nevis. A bright night aided proceedings as did a lift to and from the summit from Coastguard Rescue Helicopter R851 and everyone was shortly back at base by midnight.

Last night saw a late call for another crag fast pair this time on Tower Ridge. The two climbers made a valiant effort to get themselves off the ridge under the guidance of our team over the phone but despite some progress felt unable to safely continue. 5 team members were ready to be uplifted in the early hours of the morning to go to their aid but due to several other ongoing incidents it wasn’t until 7am that a helicopter was available to assist. Massive thanks to Coastguard Rescue Helicopter R936 who flew all the way from Wales! With their help the team were soon at the summit and able to reach the climbers and bring them to safety. Getting back to base just in time for lunch.

We are already heading for our busiest year ever and as a voluntary organisation your support is vital to keep resources afloat and 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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