Bolton Mountain Rescue Team
About Bolton Mountain Rescue Team
Bolton MRT - volunteer search & rescue service, saving lives in wild and remote places since 1968. Works closely with MR and the statutory emergency services.
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team Description
Think “Mountain Rescue”, and you could be forgiven for not thinking “Bolton”.
Nevertheless we’ve been providing a volunteer search & rescue service, covering an area of over 800 square kilometres since 1968. There are over 150 calls on our service each year.
We cover an area from Darwen in the north to Manchester Airport in the south, Wigan to the west and the centre of Manchester to the east. It’s true – that sounds like a mainly urban area that you wouldn’t associate with “Mountain Rescue” however our patch contains quite a lot of moors and open land which is full of walkers, climbers, mountain bikers and horse riders.
And that’s not the end of the story. Believe it or not many of the incidents we attend aren’t on the moors at all. Whether it’s a 10 year old child who’s fallen off a rope swing and is stuck in a stream bed, an elderly person who’s been reported missing from home, or looking after stranded motorists on snowbound motorways, you’ll find Bolton MRT working alongside the police, ambulance and fire services of Greater Manchester and Lancashire.
Reviews
The search that we were involved in on Friday & Saturday had a very sad ending, and we were asked to assist with the recovery of a body on Saturday afternoon.
Our thanks go to our colleagues at Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team (BPMRT) and Cheshire Search and Rescue for their assistance during this search.
We're very grateful to Steven McGowan who has raised £135 for doing a sponsored walk on Pendle Hill.
His walk was done to acknowledge our support for the long running Winter Hill fire incident, and he was also raising funds for the Streetlife Project in Zambia at the same time.
Thanks for your support Steven - it's really appreciated.
Would like to thank Steve O'Hara, who while on his holidays, helped my 2 daughters back to shore as they were having great difficulty as they were swept onto the rocks by waves which were quite far out in the sea. He also escorted us back to our accommodation and ensured that the both of them were in safe hands. Many thanks to him
We came up for a visit with our Scouts to learn about what you did. They all enjoyed the talk you gave them and the demo with all the equipment. We all came away with a greater understanding of what you all do voluntarily. Thank you
Unsung heroes, a service to be very proud of, low profile but massive impact when needed.
Thanks from Rick and myself for doing a great job today getting our injured friend out of the woods and into the helicopter Get well soon Dave
Thankfully, not needed their assistance, but feel blessed to know these people are there. giving their time to rescue people in dangerous situations.
Thank you for everything you do
Thank you for assisting with the Winter Hill fire! ���
Lovely to meet you all at our little shop "noggarth top shop " yesterday take care guys hope to see you back here soon
I was working Boxing Day for the 'essential' service and attended both the floods in stoneclough and Salford. It was an awful situation. You guys were beyond amazing. I totally take my hat off to you all.
Great service, with fantastic staff. An organisation to be proud of �
Got me off the hill after breaking my pelvis. Top people
Big shout if thanks to you guys for carrying my daughter down Rivington today, double fracture of the ankle
Amazing people! Thank you so much for what you do guys �