Magazine back issues
Mountain Rescue is our quarterly magazine, available to team members and on subscription. Published in January, April, July and October, it’s packed with regional and national news, medical and technical developments, incident tales and travel stories, advice and commentary. Download back issues of the magazine below or take out a subscription here and get your very own copy of Mountain Rescue mag, hot off the press.
For editorial submissions or feedback, email editor@mountain.rescue.org.uk. To advertise in the magazine, contact Caroline Davenport via 07726 933 337.
Issue 16 Mountain Rescue Magazine April 2006
Team members helped rescue stranded motorists from their cars – even a stranded snowplough – after severe weather in March…
Read MoreIssue 15 Mountain Rescue Magazine January 2006
More travel tales with an expedition to the Watkins Mountains of Greenland and international news from both IKAR and Cave…
Read MoreIssue 14 Mountain Rescue Magazine October 2005
In this issue, we considered whether insurance could ‘hinder search and rescue operations’, delved into the Maritime and Coastguard Agency…
Read MoreIssue 13 Mountain Rescue Magazine July 2005
Our fascination with history continued with aa look at what led to the first stirrings of an official mountain rescue…
Read MoreIssue 12 Mountain Rescue Magazine April 2005
Mountain rescuers themselves sometimes get into difficulties and injured in the mountains and this issue included the story of a…
Read MoreIssue 11 Mountain Rescue Magazine January 2005
This issue featured a cut-out and keep cas card for team members, an explanation of ‘expert witness’ from our legal…
Read MoreIssue 10 Mountain Rescue Magazine October 2004
Continuing what has become a regular ‘travel’ theme for the magazine, we had a report on taking team skills to…
Read MoreIssue 9 Mountain Rescue Magazine July 2004
In this issue, one team member took a leaf out of Bill Bryson’s book with a backpacking trip to the…
Read MoreIssue 8 Mountain Rescue Magazine April 2004
Another step-change for Issue 8 with a name change, an upgrade in descriptor terms to ‘the official magazine’ (no longer…
Read MoreIssue 7 MRC News January 2004
In late 2003, Mountain Rescue England and Wales adopted the tagline ‘saving lives in wild and remote places, introduced in…
Read MoreIssue 6 MRC News October 2003
This may be the official organ of mountain rescue in England and Wales, but we’ve always carried news and views…
Read MoreIssue 5 MRC News January 2003
News from the UK Mountain Rescue Conference in October focused on the affinity between mountain rescuers and beer. Meanwhile, David…
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