Call Out Page updated with recent incidents
13/12/2011
FANTASTIC FUNDRAISING EFFORT
A serious accident during the Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon resulted in competitor Martin Potter sustaining a number of serious injuries and being airlifted from the Glen Fyne hills to spend almost a month in hospital recovering. Martins running partner Rob Latimer also sustained injuries to his leg while attending to Martin and raising the alarm.
Martin is a partner at Hymans-Robertson, a large company of Insurance Consultants. His work colleagues there were very interested in his rescue by Arrochar MRT and recovery in hospital. When they heard that the rescue team were trying to raise funds for a new Land Rover, they started their own fund raising, asking their clients for donations, prizes for the raffle etc. This included a box for 15 at the O2 arena, a weekend at Cameron house and many other great prizes. They managed to raise the incredible sum of £10,000 for AMRT.
A big thanks to all involved for this fantastic fundraising event.
Read more at: http://www.lamm.co.uk/2010/accident.html
Call Out Page Updated with recent incidents
09/11/2010
LE JOG COMPLETED!
31/08/2010
Members of Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team & friends recently completed Le Jog, a continuous (relay) cycle from Lands End to John O’ Groats to raise funds for a new team land rover.
Comments from Eddie Crawford upon finishing…” We did it! 55hours,40mins. Not too many hiccups, no serious accidents, only stopped once by the police, a few punctures and only one person used chamois cream accidentally as toothpaste...”
A Fantastic achievement by the 9 riders and 9 support team. Well done to all. For more details more details and to donate go to: http://www.justgiving.com/arrocharmountainrescueteam
Call Out Page Updated with recent incidents
23/02/2010
Team Leader Comment
02/02/2010
TL Mark Leyland advice to hill goers after recent call outs
“At this time of year, all hill-goers should be aware that the underfoot snow and ice conditions can be treacherous, and should have an ice axe and crampons available with them to use as necessary”.
Call Out Page Updated with recent incidents
02/02/2010
Two Avalanche incidents near Bridge of Orchy
30/12/2009
AMRT were involved in 2 separate avalanche incidents near Bridge of Orchy recently. Strathclyde and Oban MR teams were also in attendance. See Call Out page for more details.
Cobbler Call Out
05/12/2009
The team was involved in assisting a woman hill walker on the Cobbler path today. See Call Out page for more details.
2009 Call Out Page Updated with recent incidents
30/11/2009
2009 Calor Village Of The Year for Scotland
01/09/2009
Congratulations to Arrochar & Tarbet communities for winning the 2009 Calor Village of the year. For more details visit:
http://www.arrocharandtarbet.com/
Fundraising Challenge
18/04/2009
On Saturday 18th April 2009 a party from Allenwest Wallacetown climbed Beinn Ime (1,011 meters 3,316 Feet).
Funds raised amounted to £900 - this will be split between the Arrochar Mountain Rescue and Galloway Mountain Rescue teams. Many thanks to all involved. http://wallacetown.com/newsItems.asp?rid=8
Busy Weekend
16/02/2009
The weekend of the 31st January and 1st February proved to be a busy time for the Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team. See Call Out page for more details.
Michael Tunney's story
16/02/2009
On the 11th of November 2006, I was climbing Beinn Achaladair and Beinn a’Cheachain, which is part of a group of Munros near to Bridge of Orchy.
Unfortunately, an excellent day was about to become a life-threatening experience that I will never forget. I took a slip on some ice that sent me on a bouncing, 200 feet departure from the mountains!! I was very lucky to survive. I broke my neck, right hip and arm, 7 ribs and punctured a lung.
Read more about the above incident and Michael's 2009 fundraising challenge to raise funds for Arrochar & Oban MR teams and Northern Police Treatment Centre at: http://mtunney.wordpress.com/
Cobbler Call Out
08/02/2009
An injured hill walker had a lucky escape on today when walking in the Arrochar Alps. See Call Out page for more details.
Website launch
15/01/2009
AMRT website is now live!
