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
Winter is meant to arrive with a bang this week. This is an exciting time for many of us who love the outdoors, but it can bring with it some challenges.
If heading out into the hills to enjoy the wintry weather, remember to ask yourself the following questions.
Am I confident I have the knowledge and skills for the day?
Do I know what the weather will be like?
Do I have the right gear to keep me safe and warm?
Think about carrying a map and compass, spare hat and gloves, warm layers, waterproof jacket and trousers, a head-torch and spare batteries, whistle, a charged phone and power bank, and some food and a warm drink.
On Saturday team members headed to the Brick Community Stadium in Wigan, home of Wigan Athletic Football Club. Just before the match against league leaders Wycombe Wanderers Football Club began, the stadium was filled with the theme tune of the "Mission Impossible" films.
The attention of the thousands of spectators was then drawn to a group of people, dressed in red, perched at the very edge of the stadium's roof. It was announced that these were members of Bolton Mountain Rescue Team! A rope could be seen hanging free from that point all the way down to the pitch. There were gasps as one of the figures, team member Alex, began slowly abseiling down the rope. He was carrying the match ball! Once safely on the ground, he handed the ball to team member Diane who walked with it across to the centre spot and over to the other side of the pitch where the referee was waiting to receive the ball to start the game. It was all carefully planned and rehearsed, of course, and made for a great spectacle to entertain the crowd.
We are very pleased to have been able to create the spectacle that the club and stadium authorities had wished for, and also for being allowed to fundraise before the match and then watch the match itself.
Thank you Wigan Athletic! Sorry you lost the match 0 - 1 to Wycombe Wanderers.
Mountain Rescue England and Wales
Wigan Athletic
At 12:39 on Saturday afternoon the team was alerted to an incident on the Middle Brook trail, Ladybridge, Bolton. A 52 year old female was reported to be suffering from a serious medical emergency.
Team members were coincidentally at our base, less than 1km away. A vehicle was immediately despatched and was on scene within a few minutes, alongside multiple North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust resources, Greater Manchester Police and the North West Air Ambulance Charity.
The casualty was treated by NWAS and NWAA crews and was carried back on a stretcher to Ladybridge Lane, up a flight of steps on the bridge and then handed back to the ambulance crews for further treatment at hospital.
Our thoughts are with the casualty and her family at this time.
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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.