Oban Mountain Rescue Team
People
Callouts
All Seasons, All Weathers
Welcome to Oban Mountain Rescue team
Oban Mountain Rescue Team provides search and rescue cover for an area
covering the northwest of Argyll from Bridge of Orchy to Campbeltown and
the islands including Mull and Jura. Our team consists of 37 active
members all of who are unpaid volunteers dedicating their time to
helping people in need, responding to between 15 and 20 call-outs a
year. All our members are experienced mountaineers with vast amounts of
local knowledge. Every member is also an emergency first aider. If you
feel you can help the team in any way or would like further information,
please contact us
As a voluntary organisation we rely heavily on the support and
generosity of organisations and individuals. Please visit our
Acknowledgements page and our Fundraising pages to see how we are
supported and also to find out how you can help.
Multiday Searches
Oban MRT have been involved in 3 large multiday missing person searches this year, working with partner agencies including Police Scotland, HM Coastguard and Oban Lifeboat
Beinn Sguilard rescue
The team had a very protracted rescue on Beinn Sguilard back in March. Weather prevented a helicopter winch so a long wet night ensued to successfully recover the badly injured casualty
