A volunteer-run mountain rescue charity. 20 incidents featured here.
A 36-year-old man was reported missing from Catchean Campsite in the Fionnphort area of the Isle of Mull after last being seen at around 9pm on Thursday. Mountain rescue teams and Police Scotland continue to search for him, with police expressing concern for his welfare.
On Saturday, one woman required an airlift from Ben Cruachan following a serious fall. Later that day, another rescue was conducted for a man who had broken his ankle in a remote area on Stob Ghabhar.
Outcome: Woman airlifted to hospital; man taken to hospital.
Oban Mountain Rescue Team was called out to assist a hillwalker on Ben More, Isle of Mull. The casualty was stretcher down the mountain during the night and is recovering in hospital.
Outcome: casualty stretcher-evacuated to hospital
A hillwalker with serious injuries was airlifted from Ben Cruachan by the Oban Mountain Rescue Team. The coastguard helicopter was used to evacuate the casualty.
Outcome: casualty airlifted by coastguard helicopter
A hillwalker sustained a lower leg injury on the Cruachan Ridge, Ben Cruachan, near Oban. She was located by Coastguard rescue helicopter and airlifted to Oban Airport as daylight faded, then transported by ambulance to Lorn and Islands Hospital.
Outcome: casualty airlifted by helicopter and transported to hospital
The Oban Mountain Rescue Team was called out following multiple floods and landslides in the area, where they reported that everyone involved in an incident south of Ardfern were safe. Additionally, ten motorists were rescued by helicopter near Inveraray after becoming trapped between landslides.
Outcome: All reported persons were safe.
A hillwalker fell on Ben Cruachan and sustained serious injuries. Oban Mountain Rescue Team and HM Coastguard Helicopter attended, winching team members down to treat the casualty before airlifting them to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow by helicopter
An experienced mountain biker suffered serious injuries whilst on a night ride with friends in Barcaldine forest, Argyll and Bute. Oban Mountain Rescue Team attended and the casualty was assessed, packaged and stretchered to a waiting ambulance for transport to hospital. His injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
Outcome: casualty stretchered to ambulance and transported to Lorne and Isles Hospital
A hillwalker died after falling approximately 500 feet from a Scottish mountain. The incident resulted in a fatality.
Outcome: fatality
A hillwalker sadly passed away after falling from near the summit of Ben Cruachan last week. Mountain rescue teams and Police Scotland responded to the incident on February 7th, with personnel eventually reaching the casualty's location.
Outcome: Fatality
A hiker fell near the summit of Ben Cruachan in Argyll and Bute on the evening of 12 September, sustaining multiple fractures. Oban Mountain Rescue team located the casualty and prepared them for evacuation, and they were winched aboard a Coastguard helicopter as daylight faded.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by helicopter winch
A 10-year-old girl and her mother and aunt were descending Beinn Achaladair in August 2022 when thick mist suddenly descended with zero visibility. After waiting an hour for conditions to improve, the mother made the decision to call 999 for assistance. A coastguard helicopter successfully evacuated the three climbers after an initial attempt was aborted due to high winds.
Outcome: all three evacuated by rescue helicopter
A family encountered difficulties while descending Ben Cruachan near Dalmally when the mother fell onto a ledge with a significant drop below. A young boy was instrumental in calling emergency services and remained with his mother to keep her conscious until mountain rescue arrived.
Outcome: The injured person was airlifted to hospital after receiving initial treatment on site.
A woman fell approximately 300 feet into a ravine on Ben Cruachan while descending with her family. Her 10-year-old son climbed down to her, called for help, and kept her conscious until Oban Mountain Rescue Team arrived. She was winched from the mountain by helicopter and evacuated to hospital in Glasgow.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by helicopter to hospital
Two climbers were found with hypothermia after being reported overdue from a climb. Following an extensive search involving multiple agencies, one of the individuals sadly passed away; the other remains in stable condition.
Outcome: One fatality, one stable
Two climbers were found hypothermic after being reported overdue from a climb in the Three Sisters ridges of Glencoe. They were located following an extensive search involving multiple agencies, and one man was airlifted to hospital in a life-threatening condition.
Outcome: One casualty hospitalized; the other stable.
A woman from Lochgilphead who was reported missing was found deceased in Oban. The incident resulted in a fatality.
Outcome: body recovered
A woman fell down a ravine near Oban and was airlifted to hospital by rescue team. She was rescued and transferred to hospital for treatment.
Outcome: airlifted to hospital
A walker fell on Drochaid Ghlas, a subsidiary summit of Ben Cruachan, and became suspended upside down when his foot became wedged in the rock. After several hours hanging above a steep drop in poor weather, Oban Mountain Rescue Team hauled him back up to the ridge and carried him down by stretcher before he was airlifted to hospital by Coastguard helicopter.
Outcome: casualty hauled back up and evacuated by helicopter to hospital
A 50-year-old man died after falling on steep ground near the bealach between Beinn an Aighenan and Ben Starav on Beinn nan Aighenan in Glen Kinglass late on Friday night. His walking companion alerted police shortly before midnight, and a Royal Navy Sea King helicopter from HMS Gannet airlifted him to Belford Hospital in Fort William, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Outcome: casualty pronounced dead on arrival at hospital