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Emergency crews responded to reports of an injured climber on Mitre Ridge at Beinn a’ Bhuird. The operation involved multiple teams and culminated in the successful airlift of two climbers to safety.
Outcome: Two climbers safely rescued; one treated for shoulder injury.
Mountain rescue teams were called out to assist in rescuing a young Labrador that had fallen down a deep and narrow slip near Torfaen, south Wales. The operation required setting up a rope system and involving specialists from two different cave rescue teams to safely bring the dog back to the surface.
Outcome: The dog was safely rescued and reunited with its owner.
The team responded to an injured walker who had sustained fractures to both ankles after landing awkwardly while crossing a stream in the Fleets Pond area of Barnsley. Due to limited access, the casualty was carefully carried on a stretcher across streams to reach the ambulance.
Outcome: Transported to hospital
A group became lost in poor weather at Dovestone near Greenfield, with one member unable to walk. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team located them at Wimberry Rocks using telephone direction-finding and PhoneFind technology. Two walkers descended under their own power while the third was carried on a stretcher and transported to hospital by ambulance.
Outcome: two walkers descended uninjured, one casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital
A climber was rescued by a Scottish mountain rescue team in a dramatic operation. The post references press coverage but does not provide further details of the incident.
Outcome: rescued by mountain rescue team
Two climbers required rescue following separate incidents; one was caught in an avalanche on Ben Nevis, resulting in a leg fracture, while the other fell near Aonach Mor. Both individuals were airlifted to hospital.
Outcome: Two casualties hospitalized
A major search was underway for a Slovak walker missing on Ben Nevis, last spotted above Half Way Lochan on Thursday morning. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team, assisted by a helicopter and neighbouring rescue groups, mobilised approximately 39 personnel to search the area despite challenging weather conditions forecast for the region.
A 37-year-old hillwalker died after falling from the summit of Liathach in the Torridon area on Thursday. The alarm was raised at 16:25 and Torridon Mountain Rescue Team assisted at the scene.
Outcome: fatality
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team responded to an incident involving four foreign nationals rescued from Ben Nevis during a blizzard. Three of the walkers were found wearing trainers near the summit and were subsequently airlifted to hospital after being helped down to Halfway Lochan.
Outcome: Rescued and transported to hospital
Moffat Mountain Rescue Team assisted 12 people stranded in vehicles on the A702 at Dalveen Pass near Durisdeer during severe snow conditions on Tuesday night. Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team also responded to a separate incident in the Borders where a vehicle had slipped off the road in blizzard conditions.
Outcome: 12 people assisted to safety overnight
Four tourists visiting Scotland were caught in blizzard conditions on Ben Nevis wearing inappropriate clothing and carrying no winter equipment or maps. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team located them near the summit using mobile phone signal and a location-sharing app, and all four were evacuated by helicopter to hospital for assessment.
Outcome: all four evacuated by helicopter to Belford Hospital for assessment
Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team assisted in the search for a 72-year-old man from Kiltarlity who went missing on 23 December. Searches focused on woodland areas near his home, with support from coastguard helicopter and search dogs. The post reports the ongoing search but does not indicate the outcome.
Two hillwalkers sustained minor injuries after being caught in an avalanche in the mountains above Bridge of Orchy in Argyll. Members of Arrochar, Oban, Glencoe, Search and Rescue Dog Association Scotland and police attended to provide assistance.
Outcome: walkers sustained minor injuries
A family encountered difficulties while descending Ben Cruachan near Dalmally when the mother fell onto a ledge with a significant drop below. A young boy was instrumental in calling emergency services and remained with his mother to keep her conscious until mountain rescue arrived.
Outcome: The injured person was airlifted to hospital after receiving initial treatment on site.
A base jumper in his 20s was slammed into the north face of An Teallach by a wind gust moments after jumping from the summit ridge. He sustained only minor injuries and was able to climb back to his companions before being evacuated by helicopter. The rescue team noted he narrowly avoided a fatal fall.
Outcome: evacuated by helicopter with minor injuries
Arran Mountain Rescue Team found a body on Goatfell during a search for missing walker Valerij Tomarenko. The body was discovered in the water shoot area on the west side of the summit. The walker, a translator from Hamburg holidaying on the Isle of Arran, had last been in contact with family on 14 August.
Outcome: body recovered
Mountain Rescue teams were called out after a female hiker fell down a riverbank near Pontneddfechan. Due to weather conditions and lack of safe winching space, the casualty was eventually extracted by stretcher to the roadside for transfer to an ambulance.
Outcome: Transported to hospital
The team responded to an incident involving an elderly gentleman who had fallen while ascending Pen Y Fan. Working with other rescue teams, the casualty received assessment and treatment for a head injury before being transported by stretcher to a waiting ambulance.
Outcome: Transported from scene
Volunteers were called to an injured mountain biker who had crashed while downhill biking in the Afan Forest area. The individual sustained head and abdominal injuries but was wearing a helmet, which prevented more severe harm.
Outcome: Transported to hospital for further medical attention
Mountain Rescue teams were called out on a busy day to assist with two separate incidents. The first involved an individual who collapsed in the Dinas Rock area and was treated for a possible broken ankle before being transferred to an ambulance. Later, another male required assistance after injuring his knee on the summit of Pen Y Fan.
Outcome: Treated and transferred to ambulance; second casualty received assistance.
A walker was found alive after spending approximately 48 hours on a mountainside in the Arran Hills. Search efforts involved multiple teams and a Coastguard helicopter until the individual was located near A’ Chir ridge. The casualty received immediate treatment at the scene before being airlifted to hospital.
Outcome: Rescued and hospitalized
The team responded to two separate calls on Dinas Rock. One call involved assisting with the extraction of a female who had sustained injuries while horse riding. The second incident required support in rescuing an injured teenager at the rock, who was subsequently transported by stretcher.
Outcome: Injured individuals were safely extracted and received hospital care.
A multi-team rescue operation was launched to assist a female located in Bwlch Duwynt on Pen y Fan. The lady was successfully stretchered off the location by dedicated volunteers from three different mountain rescue units.
Outcome: Safe extraction
Western Beacons Mountain Rescue was called out early on July 21st to assist with a man suffering from a lower leg injury near Upper Brynamman. A joint effort involving mountain rescue and the Mid and West Wales Fire Service constructed a technical rope system to safely raise and extract the casualty.
Outcome: Transported to hospital for further medical attention