injured walker and injured runner Highlands

Beinn Eighe and Maol Chean-dearg, Torridon, Wester Ross, Northwest Highlands

Saturday, 23 August 2025

Two separate incidents occurred on Beinn Eighe and Maol Chean-dearg in the Torridon area on Saturday 23 August 2025. A walker became stuck in technical terrain on the Black Carls ridge on Beinn Eighe and was extracted by helicopter with team assistance. A runner attempting The Martin Moran Round fell on the descent from Maol Chean-dearg, breaking two bones in their hand, and walked themselves out before being collected by the team.

Outcome: walker extracted by helicopter and returned to base; runner walked out and received pain relief and immobilisation at base, confirmed hand fracture by x-ray

Responding team

Torridon MRT — team website ↗

Sources

Scots mountain rescue team called to save two hikers after injuries news · dailyrecord.co.uk
Runner rescued after falling and breaking bones on Maol Chean-dearg descent - Ross-shire Journal news · ross-shirejournal.co.uk

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