Moutain Rescue England and Wales

Who we are

Mountain rescue team members are on call, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to recover climbers from precipitous crags, reunite lost walkers with their pals and ensure injured and sick casualties are safely delivered into vital hospital care.

But they also regularly help search for missing children and vulnerable adults, on and off the hills, whilst administering sympathetic support to their families. They search river banks and swift water, and wade chest-deep through flooded urban streets, aiding swimmers, kayakers and devastated homeowners. Between them, they rescue a frankly stunning number of dogs, cows, sheep and any number of other animals, from all manner of inaccessible places.

All this while continuing to practise and hone their first aid skills, technical ropework, water rescue, and search management, and maintaining their bases, equipment, and vehicles – not to mention taking time to maintain their own fitness. Oh, and did we mention they’re all volunteers?

Our culture and values

We are passionate and caring

We strive for teamwork and excellence

We continue to help each other

We support each other

We encourage each other

We get involved

We believe in our values

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

We are committed to providing equal opportunities to our partners in an inclusive way, to workers and service users, and to encouraging diversity. We do not tolerate any unlawful or unfair discrimination. We believe that treating people with dignity and respect is an important part of realising equal opportunities and diversity.