A volunteer-run mountain rescue charity. 17 incidents featured here.
Outcome: The individual was found alive with cuts and bruises after falling hundreds of feet during an avalanche. Multiple agencies responded to the incident in poor visibility.
Three walkers required rescue in The Pools of Dee within the Lairig Ghru area after becoming stranded during a blizzard. Mountain rescue teams were called out to locate the group, who were subsequently given shelter and assisted down the mountain with the help of all-terrain vehicles.
Outcome: Rescued and safely brought down to Braemar.
A walker got into difficulty on Bennachie in strong winds on Hogmanay and was assisted by Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Team. The rescue took place in challenging weather conditions under a yellow weather warning.
Outcome: walker assisted by rescue team
Two hillwalkers were rescued from Lochnagar in the Cairngorms during Storm Kathleen after getting into difficulty in snow-covered conditions. Separately, a walker suffering from calf pain was stretchered off Ben Venue in the Trossachs after becoming unable to continue. Both incidents occurred during severe winter weather conditions.
Outcome: two hillwalkers found and taken to safety; walker stretchered off the hill
A hillwalker was injured in the Aberdeenshire hills and required assistance from mountain rescue. The operation took approximately five hours to complete.
Outcome: casualty assisted by mountain rescue
Three men became stuck while rock-climbing in the Cairngorms and required rescue. The rescue team successfully reached and assisted them from their position on the rock face.
Outcome: rescued from rock face
Three climbers became stranded on Beinn a'Bhuird in the Cairngorms and were rescued by Aberdeen and Braemar Mountain Rescue teams with assistance from an HM Coastguard helicopter. The operation lasted from Saturday night into Sunday morning, with the climbers safely guided down the mountain after being crag-fast in Garbh Choire.
Outcome: three casualties rescued to crag top then walked out
A 62-year-old walker became separated from his companion in poor weather near Ben Macdui in the Cairngorms on Friday and spent two nights exposed on the hillside. After his companion raised the alarm, a major search and rescue operation involving helicopter, mountain rescue teams, police and dogs was launched. He was found by Aberdeen University students on Sunday morning, provided with food and shelter, and airlifted to safety.
Outcome: walker found by students and airlifted to safety, reunited with companion and family
Two hillwalkers became separated in poor weather on the Cairngorms plateau in October 2021. One was missing for over 48 hours before being located by university students and subsequently airlifted to safety by rescue helicopter. Both were reunited safely.
Outcome: casualty found after 48 hours and airlifted to safety by helicopter
A group of four walkers required rescue on Cairn Toul after becoming lost and suffering from exposure during a 24-hour walk. Mountain rescue teams located the party in the early hours when they were found to be wet, cold, and one individual was hypothermic.
Outcome: All rescued safely but tired
Emergency crews responded to reports of an injured climber on Mitre Ridge at Beinn a’ Bhuird. The operation involved multiple teams and culminated in the successful airlift of two climbers to safety.
Outcome: Two climbers safely rescued; one treated for shoulder injury.
A climber fell several hundred feet on Lochnagar in the Scottish Highlands and was airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries. Braemar and Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Teams, assisted by a Coastguard helicopter, stretchered the casualty from a steep gully to the aircraft for evacuation.
Outcome: airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries
A 65-year-old hillwalker went missing on Lochnagar on Friday evening after failing to return from a walk. The search was suspended on Saturday due to extreme weather conditions with winds exceeding 100mph, and was to resume on Sunday morning. The walker had not been located as of the publication of this report.
Outcome: search suspended pending resumption
An experienced hillwalker from Glasgow who went missing in the Cairngorms in early March was found deceased near Loch Etchachan in May following extensive search efforts by mountain rescue teams. The discovery brought closure to his family after months of searching by Braemar and Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Teams.
Outcome: body recovered
A 25-year-old runner became separated from a group of six in the Lairig Ghru area of the Cairngorms whilst wearing only shorts, trainers and a running top. Found by Cairngorm Mountain Rescue after five hours in subzero conditions and heavy snow, he was suffering from hypothermia and close to losing consciousness. He was warmed and airlifted to safety by RAF helicopter Rescue 137.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by helicopter after being warmed by rescue team
A 25-year-old climber fell approximately 800 feet down a cliff in the Coire Sputan Dearg area of the Southern Cairngorms in whiteout conditions. He sustained serious injuries including nine broken ribs, a broken wrist, and liver and lung injuries. He was located by mountain rescue and airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary by RAF helicopter.
Outcome: evacuated by stretcher and airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with serious injuries
A group of 14 walkers became lost in fog on Ben Macdui in the Cairngorms National Park and raised the alarm via mobile phone at 7pm. They were located by search and rescue teams at 10.45pm and led to safety with no injuries reported.
Outcome: located and led to safety uninjured