Established in 1973
The Glenelg Mountain Rescue Association was originally established in 1973 by the late Dr Catherine MacInnes (the then local GP) to cover the Parish of Glenelg. It completed its registration as a charity in 1974.
One of the Scottish Mountain Rescue Teams, Glenelg Mountain Rescue are a team of volunteers who respond in a moment’s notice, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide assistance to people in the outdoors. They give up their time, their beds, abandon their work, and are often called away from their families to assist total strangers.
Training
Monthly training sessions are arranged, from 4×4 driving courses to casualty care, rope work and navigation. Training in conjunction with Bristows SAR helicopters is also practised. Glenelg team have their own drone pilot and a DJI Mavik 2 drone – a great bit of kit to assist in casualty searching in difficult and inaccessible terrain.
In addition to our regular local monthly team training section, team members also attend skills training days/weekends with Scottish Mountain Rescue at Glenmore Lodge in Aviemore
“...it’s all about helping people”
Our team is affiliated to Scottish Mountain Rescue (SMR)
Consisting of 24 volunteer Mountain Rescue teams, 2 Search and Rescue Dog Associations (SARDA) with over 1000 volunteers, plus an additional 3 Police teams, 1 RAF team and Scottish Cave Rescue. Scottish Mountain Rescue is the National Organisation to which those teams are affiliated.
Walkhighlands
A mixture of walks in the Glenelg area. Includes printable route maps, GPS waypoints, etc.
Lochalsh Dirty 30
The Dirty 30 is a walk or run through the spectacular West Highlands of Scotland. It starts and finishes at Glenelg and Arnisdale Community Hall every June.
Skye Ferry
Local ferry to Isle of Skye. Runs Easter to October.