Welcome to Mountain Rescue England and Wales
On call 24/7: 365 days of the year: Whatever the weather
There are 47 volunteer mountain rescue teams and eight regional bodies in England and Wales, across eight geographical areas. These areas comprise Lake District, Mid Pennine, North East, Peak District, Peninsula, Yorkshire Dales, North Wales and South Wales. There are also two associate teams, based in south west England.
Mountain Rescue England and Wales is here to help them deliver the best possible care to their casualties. We can’t do that without your support. Thanks to you, we can provide and maintain the highest standards in casualty care, technical rope rescue and swiftwater rescue. And we can provide key items of kit to teams and help keep their vehicles on the road. And thanks to your legacies, we can plan for the future to ensure this valuable community service remains voluntary and free to the casualty. To find out more…
If you’re walking in the hills, mountains and moorlands, remember to pack a torch, make sure it’s charged before setting off – and take a spare as a back-up. Remember to #BeAdventureSmart
Four days without a call out...
...just four days last year without our volunteer team members recovering climbers from precipitous crags, reuniting lost walkers with their pals and ensuring injured casualties were safely delivered into vital hospital care. They searched for missing children and vulnerable adults too, on and off the hills, and waded through flooded urban streets to aid devastated homeowners. If you think you need mountain rescue...
How you can support mountain rescue
Organise a fundraising event and you won’t just be raising funds, you’ll be raising awareness of mountain rescue. Whether you’re selling cup cakes or taking on your own personal challenge – just register your intention to raise money for us, then get out there and have fun! And don’t forget to Gift Aid it. If you’re a UK taxpayer, it’s the easiest way of giving us that little bit extra. Or, if you wish to make a regular contribution, why not join Basecamp or donate online?
Visit our shop
Buy from our shop and you'll be supporting mountain rescue, whether it's with a metal supporter badge, a gift card or brushing up your skills with something from our bookshelves.
In the news
Female feeling unwell
July 24, 2024 13:56 hrs On Wednesday 24th July at 13:56hrs North West Ambulance Service alerted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team to assist with a pregnant woman who had been vomiting and feeling unwell whilst walking at Aira Force. The Team responded and due to very low numbers of team members available a request was placed…
Read MoreAnkle Injury
July 23, 2024 5 pm On Tuesday 23rd July just after 17.00hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was asked to respond to reports of a woman who had slipped whilst descending from Red Tarn and had rolled her ankle. The call had come from an Emergency call centre in America via Cumbria Police. Team members responded…
Read MoreFind your local team
Wherever you are in the hills, mountains and moorlands of England and Wales, you can be assured there's a mountain rescue team on standby ready to help if you have an accident. Or maybe you fancy joining a team yourself?
Our history
Mountain rescue has a rich and varied history and we've come a long way since the five-barred gates and ad hoc rescue parties of the pre-1930s. To find out more...