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.

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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

Next week is Trustees’ Week and, with it, we have a special announcement.All of us at Bolton MRT would like to congratulate our Chair of Trustees, and operational team member, Chris Lomas, on his appointment as a Deputy Lieutenant for Lancashire. Deputy Lieutenants assist the Lord-Lieutenant in their role as the King’s representative in the county of Lancashire. Chris has a long history of volunteering, and we’re sure he’ll be as successful in this role as he has been in his others. ... See MoreSee Less

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At 15:07 on Sunday we were contacted by North West Ambulance Service in relation to a 44 year old male who had taken a tumble and sustained a painful knee injury on the path from Lyon's Den to Slipper Lowe, Roddlesworth. Unable to walk, the man was getting very cold. The team administered pain relief, applied a vacuum splint, and placed the casualty into a warm casualty bag before commencing a short carry to the road where we were met by the ambulance. The team wishes the man involved a speedy recovery. ... See MoreSee Less

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Today is Mountain Rescue Awareness Day.There are several posts below (and above) that tell the story of teams, remind you of safety information and give you an insight into what we do and who we are.But why today?The last Sunday in October is when the "clocks go back" in the UK. And that means it'll start getting dark at an earlier time tonight. Depending on the weather, that could be soon after 4pm.So PLEASE start your walk as early as you can and carry a torch and a spare in case you get delayed.A head torch is ideal - LED ones are light to carry and really light on the hills too.Your phone torch is not ideal - it'll eat the battery power that you might need to contact the Police and Mountain Rescue in an emergency.This advice might be too late for today's adventures - but please Share so that it's a reminder for people in the coming weeks and months.Thank you. #BeAdventureSmartIMAGE CREDIT: South Snowdonia MRT ... See MoreSee Less

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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.