Glossop Mountain Rescue Team - coincidentally the team most
likely to rescue the OM editor should his DWR treatment fail on the
hill - has launched a book with all proceeds going to support
the team.
Titled
"999... Mountain Rescue please", the book which has a foreword
by none other than Sir Rannulph Fiennes, is a collection of all the
rescue call-outs made by the team in its 50-year history topped up
with entertaining anecdotes and tall stories from the team's
annals.
'Hopefully you will have a chuckle, enjoy a very light hearted
insight into the team and buy this book so we can raise some money to
keep on rescuing,' say the team.
'50 years means a lot of lives saved, a lot of fun, a lot of
downed pints, a lot of lifelong friends made and a few tragically
lost. Mind you, it also means a lot of trudging through mud and snow,
a lot of spare time spent training and lots of time spent rattling
tins on the street for funds. Oh, and a whole load of time spent
faffing. But we wouldn't miss it for the world... '
As you're almost certainly aware, mountain rescue in England and
Wales is funded completely by public donations and proceeds from
sales of the book will go to support the Glossop team. It's at a
point where its funds have been severely depleted by the costs of
building a new HQ, which is due to open in early July 2007, so donations are badly needed.
You can order the book directly from the team's web site for
£7.99 plus postage and packing, see www.gmrt.org.uk
for full details and help make the moors a safer place for OM
editors and other Peak District walkers.
Climbing accidents keep rescue teams busy over holiday weekend.
