A volunteer-run mountain rescue charity. 29 incidents featured here.
A hillwalker who had been missing since May 7th was located after a search operation involving multiple rescue teams. The individual was found safe and well by the Dundonnell Mountain Rescue team.
Outcome: Safe
Two walkers required rescue after becoming stuck on a mountain ridge without appropriate winter equipment. The team reached them via the steep south side of Liathach and subsequently roped them across the narrow ridge and down snow slopes to the main path below.
Outcome: Found uninjured but cold
A 78-year-old climber fell on a rock face near Applecross in Wester Ross, sustaining a broken pelvis and several ribs. Torridon Mountain Rescue Team conducted a technically demanding rescue on a steep cliff above Bealach na Ba pass, and the casualty was evacuated by coastguard helicopter to hospital where he made a full recovery.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by helicopter, made full recovery after hospitalization
Volunteers from the Torridon Mountain Rescue Team conducted a challenging overnight rescue following a walker's fall on a snow-covered slope near Bidean an Eòin Dearg. The injured individual sustained a shoulder injury and became hypothermic before being evacuated down to Glenuaig Lodge after extensive efforts across difficult terrain.
Outcome: Evacuated to hospital care
The Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team reported a busy couple of days, which included training followed by three call-outs all located in Coire an t-Sneachda. Another local team also experienced a busy weekend involving technical rigging and the assessment and evacuation of multiple casualties during challenging winter conditions.
Outcome: Casualties were assessed, stabilised, and evacuated.
Members of the Torridon Mountain Rescue Team were called out on Christmas Eve to search for a lost walker west of Beinn Alligin. After several hours of searching, the team successfully located the individual and guided them back to safety.
Outcome: Person found and safely recovered
Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to a missing person report in the Abriachan area south west of Inverness on 3 November 2025. HM Coastguard, SARDA Scotland and Police Scotland also responded. The 14-year-old boy was subsequently traced safe and well.
Outcome: person traced safe and well
Torridon Mountain Rescue Team responded to two simultaneous emergencies on Saturday: a hypothermic hiker lost near the summit of Beinn Liath Mòr was winched to safety by Inverness Coastguard helicopter and airlifted to Raigmore Hospital, whilst a second group of walkers who lost the path descending Beinn Eighe were safely guided down by team members.
Outcome: hypothermic casualty airlifted to hospital; second group guided safely to their car
Two separate incidents occurred on Beinn Eighe and Maol Chean-dearg in the Torridon area on Saturday 23 August 2025. A walker became stuck in technical terrain on the Black Carls ridge on Beinn Eighe and was extracted by helicopter with team assistance. A runner attempting The Martin Moran Round fell on the descent from Maol Chean-dearg, breaking two bones in their hand, and walked themselves out before being collected by the team.
Outcome: walker extracted by helicopter and returned to base; runner walked out and received pain relief and immobilisation at base, confirmed hand fracture by x-ray
A paraglider suffered serious injuries after crashing into a hillside above Strathcarron in the Highlands on Sunday. Torridon Mountain Rescue Team, who were conducting a training session nearby, were airlifted to the scene by Coastguard helicopter and provided initial care alongside ambulance paramedics. The casualty was transferred by air ambulance to hospital for further treatment.
Outcome: seriously injured paraglider evacuated by helicopter to hospital
Rescuers conducted an extensive search for a missing walker in Glen Shiel over several days. The individual's body was eventually found high on the slopes of the Five Sisters of Kintail range on Monday afternoon. Authorities confirmed that the recovery effort involved multiple local and regional rescue teams.
Outcome: Deceased
A climber sustained multiple severe injuries following a fall in the Sword of Gideon area near Bealach na Bà on 15 July. Torridon Mountain Rescue Team conducted a technical stretcher rescue involving a 200m lower, assisted by Coastguard helicopter R151. The casualty was evacuated to hospital.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital
The body of an older adult has been discovered on a Scottish mountain during a search operation for a missing walker. The incident represents a fatality outcome for the missing person search.
Outcome: body found
A 70-year-old male hillwalker went missing on An Ruadh Stac in the Coulags area on Friday evening. Torridon Mountain Rescue Team searched the mountain and discovered the body with no signs of life. The body was recovered by helicopter and police; no suspicious circumstances were identified.
Outcome: body recovered by mountain rescue and police
A 65-year-old hill-walker from Dingwall has been missing since 8 September 2024. His car was found at a car park near Beinn Alligin on 18 September, prompting a search by mountain rescue teams, RAF, police, and search dogs in the Torridon hills and nearby areas.
A caver became stuck in a tight crack in a cave near Applecross in Wester Ross and was unable to move. Members of the Scottish Cave Rescue Organisation and local cavers worked together for five hours to carefully manipulate him out of the squeeze, with Torridon Mountain Rescue Team providing surface support. He was brought to the surface unharmed but cold and tired.
Outcome: casualty rescued unharmed
A professor sustained serious injuries after falling approximately 100 feet down a scree gully while hiking in the Scottish Highlands. He was located and subsequently airlifted to safety by the Torridon Mountain Rescue team.
Outcome: Injured (Broken wrist, vertebrae, and ribs)
A hillwalker fell into a burn on a craggy slope between Aonach Mòr and Càrn Mòr Dearg after slipping on snow. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team and Torridon MRT attended, and she was stretchered to a position where a coastguard helicopter winched her to hospital. She sustained leg, arm and head injuries.
Outcome: airlifted to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow by coastguard helicopter
Two climbers fell during the descent of the Black Carls on Beinn Eighe on Saturday, 2 March. Torridon Mountain Rescue Team responded and evacuated the casualty by helicopter winch from the ridge as darkness approached, avoiding a lengthy stretcher carry.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by helicopter winch
A church minister fell approximately 30 feet down a rocky mountainside while descending Beinn Liath Mhòr in Torridon. He sustained cuts and bruises and was assisted by Torridon Mountain Rescue Team and a coastguard helicopter before being flown to hospital.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by helicopter to hospital with cuts and bruises
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
A 46-year-old man from Yorkshire has been missing in Wester Ross since 1 May 2019. Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team conducted further searches in Fisherfield Forest on 26 July with a search dog, but no new evidence was found.
Outcome: ongoing search, untraced at time of report
Two brothers and their dog went missing on a hill walk in the Wester Ross area on Thursday morning. Mountain rescue teams found the body of one brother, Alan Gibson, on Saturday, while the search for his brother Neil continued. Weather conditions during the search were described as tricky with frequent snow showers.
Outcome: body recovered
A 65-year-old experienced hillrunner and member of Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team went missing after setting out on a running trip in Torridon on 20 September 2015. His body was found on Liathach on 26 September 2015 after a major multi-agency search. Police confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances.
Outcome: body recovered
Two experienced climbers from Suffolk were caught in an avalanche on Coireag Dubh Mor in Torridon on Friday night. One climber was found walking out to seek help on Saturday afternoon, but the other was discovered deceased. Mountain rescue teams and coastguard helicopter assisted in the search despite severe weather conditions.
Outcome: one climber killed, one climber survived
A 47-year-old climber was caught in an avalanche in the Liathach area of Glen Torridon and sustained serious injuries. He was located by Torridon Mountain Rescue Team with support from Coastguard and RAF helicopters, and was airlifted to hospital.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries
A hillwalker fell on Liathath Mountain near Torridon in Wester Ross on 14 May 2013. Torridon Mountain Rescue Team and RAF Rescue worked to locate the casualty. The outcome of the search was not detailed in this initial report.
Outcome: search ongoing at time of report
A 75-year-old man died after falling approximately 100 feet on Ben Eighe in the Torridon area of the Scottish Highlands. Two female companions became trapped on a ledge and were rescued by Torridon Mountain Rescue and Stornoway Coastguard; they were uninjured. The climbing party had been out overnight when rescue teams were alerted at 0700 BST.
Outcome: casualty died from head injuries; two companions rescued uninjured
A 41-year-old climber fell approximately 40 metres on Slioch in Wester Ross on Sunday and was airlifted to hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Torridon Mountain Rescue Team and rescue helicopters from RAF Lossiemouth and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency attended the scene.
Outcome: casualty pronounced dead on arrival at hospital