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Written by gordonb
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009 14:42 |
SCOTTISH MOUNTAIN RESCUE VICTIM TAKES ON 23 PEAK CHALLENGE TO RAISE FUNDS
 Following a near fatal mountain accident, 44 year old survivor, Michael Tunney is back to peak fitness after almost three years of operations and physiotherapy. In three weeks time (19th June) he faces the challenge of a lifetime to thank those who saved his life: Oban and Arrochar Mountain Rescue Teams and the Northern Police Treatment Centre in Auchterarder by raising £30,000 – equating to a pound a foot of his 30,000ft ascent.
He aims to complete the route known as the Scottish 4,000ers which covers the nine 4,000 ft mountains in Scotland. However Michael’s route will be a 3 stage – 103 mile trek adding 14 Munros which happen to be in the way! |
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Last Updated on Monday, 14 December 2009 09:21 |
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Written by gordonb
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Wednesday, 24 June 2009 14:08 |
Michael Tunney Rescue –
This is a basic timeline of the rescue from the position of the co ordinator of the rescue, in this case the Oban MRT team leader.
1643 Initial Callout: the details given were “Mobile phone callout from son. Father and 16 year old son, dad fell descending from Beinn Achallader/Beinn A’Chrechinn ridge. Dad had broken arm in a lot of pain. Neither had any kit as they had lost their rucsacs in the fall.”
Estimated location from description given believed to be roughly 364449, quite awkward to get to.
Weather conditions were cold, snow for top 200m, windy, variable visibility. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 14 December 2009 09:21 |
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Written by gordonb
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Wednesday, 24 June 2009 14:05 |
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Ian, Kenny and I took the landrover up the track that follows the River Tulla as far as the river crossing and left it there to strike out across the wooded hillside and railway line in direction of estimated location on edge of Coire an Lochain.
We reckoned the railway line would be a little faster than the trail through the wood. The train company is usually warned that emergency services are on the line during a rescue and it was assumed that any trains on the line would slow down as they passed the area. Later when we ascended above the woodland, we heard a train approaching from Fort William direction and it certainly didn’t sound as if it was on a go slow! Kenny shouted in his radio to the teams coming up behind us to get off the line. A very timely warning by all accounts! |
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Last Updated on Monday, 14 December 2009 09:21 |
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