For Mountain Rescue Dial 999 or 112 then ask for ‘Police’ then ‘Mountain Rescue’
Arran Mountain Rescue Team is a charitable organization made up of men and women from all over the Island. Team members are all volunteers and give up their time freely when an emergency arises.
Arran Mountain Rescue Team
The team currently has 30 members with a variety of skills and experience amongst us. The team provides Search and Rescue assistance to walkers and climbers on the Isle of Arran which is located in the Firth of Clyde, off the West Coast of Scotland.
How the Team Assemble
Initially, a call will be raised via Police Scotland, and if it is necessary a call-out will then be initiated. Team members are contacted and assemble at the team base, briefed on the nature of the incident, and then head out to the appropriate location(s).
A Wealth of Experience
All team members at Arran mountain Rescue are experienced hillwalkers or mountaineers with a vast amount of local knowledge between them.
Team members are on-call 365 days a year and are unpaid volunteers giving up their time to help people in need.
How We Are Funded
The vast majority of our funding is raised through donations.
If you would like to find out how you can help our support Arran mountain Rescue, please visit our support page.
Arran Mountain Rescue Team SCIO is a Registered Charity (SC004055).
Recent Callouts
Over recent months there has been an increase in the number of mountain incidents across Scotland, and now autumn is in full swing we’d like to remind people venturing into the hills to check your kit to ensure you are fully prepared. Ensure you have suitable clothing for any weather conditions you may encounter and have within your rucksack spare warm layers (jacket, thermals, fleece), waterproofs, spare gloves, hat, extra food, and walking boots that have grip, warmth and waterproof.
In addition to that, it is important to have a map for the area you are walking in, a compass (know how to use it) and a torch and spare batteries. We have moved into autumn and the evenings are getting darker and the temperature is dropping.
We recommend that you don’t use a mobile phone as your only navigation aid as they have their limitations, if you do get into difficulty try and keep as much charge in your phone battery as you can, (in the cold battery life is very short).
Remember, if you do require assistance, phone 999 and ask for Police then Mountain Rescue, try and stay calm and give as much information to the operator as you can (what the emergency is, where you are, size of party, telephone numbers in your party, any known medical issues etc), bear in mind however that given the remoteness of some of the areas, mobile phone signal can be very poor and it can take a number of hours for the rescue team to get to you. Leaving a route card of your intended journey with family or a friend can assist our Mountain Rescue teams too.
With a bit of forward planning, looking at weather forecasts, thinking about your route and your skills will enable you to have an enjoyable day out in the wonderful mountain environment we have in Scotland.
Picture credit: Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Team
CALLOUT 24/09/2022
The team were called out at approximately 1420hrs this afternoon to assist a hill walker who had become cragfast on a ledge in Coire Nam Fuaran just below the summit of North Goatfell.
She was secured with a rope and brought to safe ground before being walked back to the Argo Cat and given a lift back to our team base.
Thankfully the hill walker was unharmed.
Scottish Mountain Rescue
St John Scotland
This was me... Thankyou all so very much for helping me today. I do have experience mountain hiking/scrambling but . I had found myself stuck on a ledge and didnt feel that i could safely go up or down without slipping down a sheer drop. Anxiety had set in and so I was stuck. These men really are such highly trained professionals and I really was so pleased when they arrived. So again...thankyou.
Flora in future be more careful. I was worried about you.
Putting yourself in danger? I'm not impressed!
Well done to you all
Hope you're ok ❤️
CALLOUT 21/09/2022
The team were called out at approximately 1220hrs yesterday to assist the Ambulance service with a lady with a broken ankle at the Viking fort at Kingscross.
We wish the casualty a speedy recovery.
Scottish Mountain Rescue
St John Scotland
CALLOUT 15/09/2022
The team were called out at approximately 1730hrs yesterday evening to assist a gentleman reporting himself cragfast near the summit of Holy Isle.
14 team members were transferred to Holy Isle on the Arran RNLI lifeboat and Holy Isle ferry.
It soon became clear that the cragfast gentleman was not near the summit and both the team and lifeboat started a search with the lifeboat spotting him on some very steep ground on the East side of the island.
The RNLI crew guided one of the team into him who was able to make him secure and warm him up.
Both were then winched on board Rescue 199 and transferred back to MR base where he was checked over by the local Ambulance.
A big shout out to the Holy Isle ferry, Lifeboat crew and Rescue 199 for all their help!
Scottish Mountain Rescue
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
St John Scotland
Arran RNLI
Great job guys.. well done 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Well done RNLI you do an amazing job
Wonderful people taking risks to rescue!
Well done to all involved 👏
Job well 👏 done.
Well done guys.
Well done all involved
Nice job guys, the location does look a bit off piste !
Brilliant guys yet again
Karen McKie
Top job
Well done to all x
Well done 👏
Great team work all ❤️
Top work as always 👏
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