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Winter precautions and preparations are second nature for mountain rescue volunteers, whether for an MR incident or when they’re out in the hills walking, cycling or climbing themselves. Tips and tricks to keep warm, safe and ready for anything are shared across teams, formally through training and much more informally when out and about. We’ve…
Sunday 30 October is Mountain Rescue Awareness Day as well as being the first full day after the UK clocks go back. As the days shorten and the evenings draw in, it gets darker earlier in the afternoons and it’s a good time to think about safety for your day in the mountains during the…
Regular readers of The Great Outdoors magazine (aka TGO) will be familiar with the annual Reader Awards and Gear Awards. Now in their tenth year, mountain rescue features in a few different ways under the Extra Mile category 2021, announced recently. Sally Seed takes a look at the teams, one individual and even the national…
As the country begins to emerge from lockdown and an updated Countryside Code is launched, Sally Seed looks at the implications for mountain rescue teams across England and Wales. ‘Keep well. Stay safe. Look after yourself. Take care.’ We’ve all been finishing off every ‘phone conversation, Zoom meeting and email with something along those lines…
It’s been an interesting year for mountain rescue teams, across England and Wales, and a preliminary look at the figures for 2020 tells a mixed story. There’s nothing better than a good number crunch but gathering stats from across Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MREW) can be a challenge at the best of times. As…
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