Callout: One man and his dog
On May 23rd the Oban Mountain Rescue Team were called out to rescue a crag fast man and his dog.
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In Memory of David and Margaret Ann Rous
In Memory of David and Margaret Ann Rous who died in the light aircraft crash on Beinn nan Luss on 4 April 2015 The families of David and Margaret Ann Rous would like to thank all those who made a donation, either individually or via sponsorship, to The Oban Mountain…
Callout – Light Aircraft Crash
Oban MRT was called out yesterday at 3.15 pm to search for a light aircraft reported missing over the hills north of Glen Kinglass. This followed the earlier deployment of Oban Lifeboat to search Loch Etive and the slopes of the hills visible below the low cloud base. An advance…
Rescue – Beinn Udlaidh
Second weekend in a row the team was called out. This time to Beinn Udlaidh in Glen Orchy to a fallen climber with a broken ankle. The weather was pretty poor. With the help of Tristan our team member in the Glen and his quad we quickly got up into…
Rescue – Beinn an Dothaidh
Oban MRT were called out at 16.00 today to the North Eastern Coire of Beinn an Doithaidh. Together with Arrochar MRT the Police MRT and an RAF MR team. The reporter who call in heard load shouts and screams on the buttress above him. An RAF group was dropped on…
4×4 Training
Thursday’s team training was 4×4 driving at Inverawe. Team members were put through their paces on a demanding offroad course ably advised by Neil and Adam. Many thanks to Inverawe Estate for permission to use their land.
MRT Conference
12 team members attended the UK and Irish Mountain Rescue Conference in Aviemore this weekend. A really good opportunity to meet with lots of other mountain rescue team members across the British Isles and share what we do. http://mrgathering2014.mountainrescuescotland.org/
Swift Water Training
White water training for Oban Mountain Rescue Team. Pushing river crossing to its limits and a tensioned diagonal crossing. Loads of very wet fun in Kinlochleven. Thanks to Andy for the photos
Ben Starav Search
Sad day yesterday. Large search on Ben Starav where Lochaber MRT and ourselves were helping Glencoe MRT to search for walker missing since Saturday. Conditions were difficult as Ben Starav is a very complex mountain with very challenging terrain. The weather did not help with frequent lightening strikes all around…
Ben More
Oban MRT were called out at 9:50pm last night to assist two Scottish Islands Peaks Race competitors ( from the boat ‘Honeybee’ ) in difficulty near to the summit of Ben More on Mull. Reports from other runners suggested conditions on the summit were horrendous earlier in the evening. Low…
