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 Oban Mountain Rescue Team is a Registered Scottish Charity SC031761
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Oban Mountain Rescue Team provides search and rescue cover for an area covering the northwest of Argyll from Bridge of Orchy to Campbeltown and the islands including Mull and Jura. Our team consists of 37 active members all of who are unpaid volunteers dedicating their time to helping people in need, responding to between 15 and 20 call-outs a year. All our members are experienced mountaineers with vast amounts of local knowledge. Every member is also an emergency first aider. If you feel you can help the team in any way or would like further information, please contact us

Skipinnish Ceilidh Fundraiser
Funding
Written by Ross Lilley   
Wednesday, 13 February 2013 23:23

Skipinnish Band

FUND RAISING

for

OBAN MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM

  Get your dancing shoes on, there's going to be a

CEILIDH

Saturday 6th April 8pm-Late

            SKIPINNISH CEILIDH HOUSE                     

         Tickets  £7.00 –All profits go to Oban Mountain Rescue Team. Over 18s only   

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 February 2013 10:17
 
Callout - Search for missing fisherman - Kilchurn Castle - Loch Awe - 3 February 2013
Public News
Written by Ross Lilley   
Monday, 04 February 2013 22:50

The team was called out at 7pm to search for a missing fisherman who was last seen near Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe early on Sunday morning.  The alarm was raised when he did not return home later in the day. 

The team searched around the loch edge to the north and south of the castle until just before midnight before standing down for the night. Meanwhile Strathclyde police team and Coastguard took over. Several members of the team re-joined the search in the morning of 4th Feb but as yet the missing person has not been found.  

 
Callout – Search for missing walkers – Beinn Achallader – 26 January 2013
Callout Information
Written by Ross Lilley   
Monday, 28 January 2013 00:08

The team were called out at 2010hrs to search for  2 walkers reported overdue from their walk up Beinn Achallader  The pair turned up 5 minutes later, having walked off wrong side of hill.

The team were stood down at 2018hrs. 

 
Callout – Rescue two climbers stuck on Taxus - Beinn an Dothaidh – 19 January 2013
Callout Information
Written by Ross Lilley   
Monday, 28 January 2013 00:05

The team were called out at  2010hrs to rescue two climbers stuck on a winter climb known as Taxus on Beinn an Dothaidh. 

As the team prepared to head to the top of the hill and lower down to the stranded couple Rescue 137 sea king helicopter arrived and was able to find and winch the couple off the hill.

The team stood down at  2225 hrs to return to base. 

 
Callout – Search for missing walker – Beinn a’Chreachain – 14 January 2013
Callout Information
Written by Ross Lilley   
Monday, 28 January 2013 00:01

The team was called out at 0342hrs on Monday morning to search for a walker reported missing on Ben a’Chreachain, Bridge of Orchy since his last contact at 6pm the night before.

The team arrived at Achallader Farm just before the head torch light of the missing person was spotted as he approached the carpark.  He had taken considerably longer than expected to re-trace his steps back along the Achallader ridge after failing to find a safe descent off Beinn a’Chreachain. He and his jack Russell dog were fine if a little tired.

The team stood down at 0557hrs and back to base by 0730hrs.

 
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