Welcome to Bolton Mountain Rescue Team
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team is a voluntary search and rescue charity and a member of Mountain Rescue England and Wales that represents 49 teams. Bolton MRT is made up entirely of volunteers who are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
We cover an area of over 800 square kilometres extending from Darwen in the West Pennine Moors to the north to beyond Manchester Airport in the south, and from Wigan to the west to the centre of Manchester in the east.
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team
The chances are you will never need our services. However, since 1968, a great many have. Our callouts are diverse. For example, we help walkers, runners, bikers, climbers and even dogs that have found themselves in a precarious position. We also search for members of the public who are missing outside of urban areas, particularly those classed as vulnerable by the police.
It costs around £50,000 per year to run the team. Securing this amount of money each year is a constant challenge. We rely on the generosity of the public and other organisations who provide us with donations. Visit the donations page to learn more about how you can help raise money for the team.
Latest News
At 11:27 on Saturday the team was contacted by North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust who were requesting our assistance at Wilderswood, Horwich.
A 50 year old female was reported to have broken her ankle whilst mountain biking in the area.
11 team members attended and assisted the NWAS crew already on scene. The casualty was given pain relief and her leg was splinted before she was carried for 250m to the waiting ambulance.
We wish the casualty a full recovery and speedy return to riding!
Tonight!
This evening we host Mitch Hutchcraft at Northern Monkey Bar, Nelson Square, Bolton.
Earlier this year, Mitch completed the world’s longest triathlon. The former Royal Marine swam the English Channel; cycled from Calais to eastern India; then covered over 1250km on foot, culminating with summiting Everest.
Mitch will give an in-depth presentation of his story. Even better, anyone can attend.
Tickets are £10, or £5 for mountain rescue volunteers. All proceeds will go to Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. It will take place at Northern Monkey Bar, Nelson Square, Bolton. If you would like a ticket, you can direct message us via our social media channels or you can pay on the door.
Bolton MRT were called out at 16:36 on Sunday, at the behest of North West Ambulance Service. A casualty with a painful lower leg injury required assistance after going over on her ankle on moorland near Darwen.
Ten minutes after the call-out, the first team members arrived on scene. They immediately began assessing and treating the casualty whilst colleagues with further equipment were arriving at an RV point 500m away.
Once the casualty had been given pain relief, and her suspected broken leg was stabilised with a splint, she was packaged onto a mountain rescue stretcher and carried to the RV point. She was then transferred to an NWAS ambulance to be taken to hospital for further treatment.
We would like to wish the casualty a speedy recovery, and we hope you’re able to tackle your now delayed West Highland Way trip as soon as your leg is healed!
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Event Safety Cover
In case of an emergency, DIAL 999, ask for ‘Police’ then ‘Mountain Rescue’
Give all your prepared details of the incident and ‘STAY WHERE YOU ARE’ until contacted by the rescue team.
If you have to make a further 999 call, follow this procedure in full again.