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Our latest news
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Climbers Avalanched in Seathwaite
As warmer, wetter weather entered Cumbria, Keswick MRT dealt with a callout on 15th January in which three climbers were avalanched in Hind Crag Gully.
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Woodhead Mountain rescue called out ten times in ten days
VOLUNTEERS at Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team have already been called out10 times since the start of 2010.
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'The difficulty in this weather isn't just the access but the time'
Derek Cartwright, director of emergency services at the North West Ambulance Service
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Mountain rescue team come to the aid of stranded Coquetdale family
Seven members of the Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue team bought provisions and planned the three-hour trek to reach the stranded family.
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BBC News and Sport Search: mountain rescue
Cumbrian mountain rescue teams get more than £20,000 to replace equipment lost during recent flooding.
A benefit concert raises thousands of pounds for victims of recent flooding in Cumbria and rescue organisations.
A climber is killed and another seriously injured in a fall from a fell in Cumbria.
A woman is airlifted to hospital after falling whilst walking near Glencoe in the Highlands.
All the tickets are sold for a concert organised to help the victims of the Cumbria floods and recognise rescue efforts.
A walker dies after falling about 700 ft (213m) from near the summit of a Snowdonia peak.
A "confused" mountain hare spotted hopping down a Borders high street is returned to its natural habitat.
A Derbyshire mountain rescue team says it is facing an slump in income just as demand has surged.
Two men spotted drowning in a Lancashire river are rescued by passing police officers - then arrested on suspicion of assault.
Engineers reconnect gas to about most of the properties in Ambleside which were cut off on Saturday.
A 27-year-old scientist from Edinburgh was killed while climbing on Ben Lui, near Tyndrum, it has emerged.
A stained glass window depicting rescue work is dedicated at a church on an RAF base.
The BBC's Christian Fraser travels from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic to Port-au-Prince in Haiti where people are struggling in the aftermath of a massive earthquake.
The recent spell of snow and ice give a mountain rescue team their busiest start to a new year.
The bodies of a 40-year-old woman and a teenage boy, missing in unrelated incidents, are found by search teams.
Fishing gear is found washed up on a County Durham beach, close to where an angler is believed to have disappeared.
A 36-year-old man who sparked a frantic search when he went missing during the heavy snowfall which hit Lancashire last week is found.
A rescue effort is under way for a man who is thought to have broken his leg on the Mourne Mountains.
Climbers and hill walkers are being urged to take care after an avalanche in Snowdonia.
A search is called off for a 61-year-old man who went missing while fishing off the coast of County Durham.
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Giving
Giving to mountain rescue
Mountain rescue in the UK is free of charge to the casualty but we rely on the support and generosity of the public to maintain this valuable community service. Without you, we simply could not function.
There are several ways you can support the work of mountain rescue. To find out more, or to make a donation online, click on the links below.
It costs a tremendous amount to fund a mountain rescue team – one vehicle alone costs upwards of £35,000. But there is also a very large overhead in the running and replacement costs for items such as rope, which must be replaced after a given time, even if they have not been used. Click here for more details on how much it costs to fund a mountain rescue team.
Every penny you give goes to help mountain rescue teams across England and Wales. Click here to find out just how your support helps.
Giving by cheque
You can give by sending a cheque or postal order, made payable to 'Mountain Rescue Council', to the treasurer at the address below.
Giving by standing order
You can give by making a standing order in favour of the 'Mountain Rescue Council'. If you are unsure how to do this, contact the treasurer for further details.
Give as you earn
You can give through a Give As You Earn scheme at work. Again, if you are unsure how to do this, contact the treasurer for further details.
Give online
You can also give directly by using our secure online donation system.
If you would like further details about any of the above, write to the Treasurer at:
The Treasurer
Mountain Rescue England and Wales
12 Edward VII Avenue
Newport NP20 4NF
Or email treasurer@mountain.rescue.org.uk