There are several news stories around suggesting that mountain rescues are on the upwith one team from Derby blamingthe recession for the increase in call-outs.Derby Team BlamesRecessionAccording to the BBC,the Derby team, which covers the southern

Mapyx Quo isnow the official GIS and mapping partner of Mountain Rescue England andWales - MREW - with each recognised team and member of the organisationreceiving a free copy of the software. GIS, if you were wondering,stands for Geographical

North East outdoors brand Montaneis set to launch an innovative new promotionto raise £50,000 for mountain rescue teams inEngland and Wales with proceeds from the sale of limited editionoutdoor kit going direct to teams.Does what it says on thecan

I have been trying to find a way for Montane to raise money for Mountain Rescue for a couple of years. In that time, a whole bunch of different ideas came and went, mainly they were rejected because they wouldn’t raise a significant enough sum. I

The leader of the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team has been awardedan MBE in the New Year Honours.Terry Confield, a 58-year old veteran who has been a member of theteam for 40 years commented: '"I'm absolutely over the moon - I'mreally chuffed' before

Montane raised over £9000 for Mountain Rescue England and Wales through sales of its Special Edition range of garments at this year's Outdoors Show with the effort supported by fabric brands Pertex, Polartec, PrimaLoft and Entrant DT.The fabric

hours laterwhen a man fell 30m on Sgurr Nan Eag. Over half the Skye MRT wereinvolved in the first callout, with a further 12 in poor visibilityinvolved in the second rescue. More details from the BBC.OM members are presently on Skye, with a further meet

Tyre company Goodyearhas announced an interesting new partnership with Mountain Rescue England &Wales that includes helping to fund and support the rollout of GPS equipment to all Mountain Rescue teams.The partnership is intended to underline

An extraordinary story from South Wales where two men have beencautioned by police after claiming that they had become separatedfrom a friend on a snow-covered mountain.The men's story triggered a major rescue operation involving anRAF helicopter

Berghaus and Tiso are working together to supportScottish Mountain Rescue throughout September with 5 per-centof the sales revenue from key Berghaus products in Tiso's Scottishstores and online going to the 31 official rescue teams north