Mountain Rescue

The Wayfarers Association is celebrating 40 years this year!   

Ronan Lenihan (Mountain Training Ireland and Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Team) will give a talk on mountain rescue and staying safe in the hills. Ronan was Team Leader of Ireland's busiest team for over 3 years and is currently Deputy Team Leader and senior medic. The talk will focus on mountain rescue in Wicklow and in particular on the Glen of Imaal MRT and their history and current activities. The talk will give an insight into what it is like being a member of a volunteer search and rescue team and having to be involved in a range of activities such as search management, technical rescue and of course fundraising! There will be information on staying safe in the hills and also on what you can do to help yourself and MR when it does go wrong. 

Men Survive Lugnaquillia Ordeal

Hauling Sledge in poor weather.The Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Team were alerted by the Defence forces based in the Glen of Imaal to two men missing in the Lugnaquillia area at 21:00 yesterday evening (Monday, 09 February 2009).

With deteriorating weather conditions, the Glen team notified Gardaí and neighbouring Dublin /Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team to the call and rapid response search parties were dispatched onto the mountain with high priority.

The Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team and neighbouring Glen of Imaal Red Cross MRT were alerted just after 2pm today to help an injured hill walker in the vicinity of Djouce Mountain, on a popular walking route just behind the Powerscourt Waterfalls.

An experienced hill walker in her 20's had slipped on the path her group were following and incurred a fracture to her lower leg in the fall. Other walkers in her group had attempted to move her closer to a forestry access road, but decided to contact Mountain Rescue for assistance as she was in quite severe pain at this time.

Mountain rescue teams in the Lake District are alarmed at the growing numbers of "three peaks" walkers they are being called out to help.

The area's 450 volunteers from 12 teams are being put under "incredible strain", it is claimed.

More http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7556718.stm

Wicklow MR Teams Rescue Man Near Enniskerry

At approx. 14:30 this afternoon (Sunday 09/03/08), Gardai in Wicklow requested the expertise of the Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Team and Dublin/Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team in the rescue of male hill-walker.

The man and a friend had been out walking near Crone Wood, Enniskerry when he sustained a suspected fracture to his ankle. The man said his foot went down a bog-hole and as it twisted, he heard a snap.

Shortly before 2pm Sunday 24th February, Gardaí in Wicklow requested the services of the Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Team and Dublin/Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team to rescue a 10 year old girl from The Spink Mountain in Glendalough.

The 10 year old from Donabate was out walking with her scout group when, having turned to talk to a friend, she tripped and fell, injuring her knee.

Irish mountain rescue.

Rescue!www.mountainviews.ie has published this readable, opinionated article on Safety.


My first thought was it’s over-emphasised. Of sports I’ve played, I’ve been hurt worse at football, skiing and squash. Mind you I’ve also seen a worse injury at bridge, normally a non-contact sport. An ill-considered comment about a failed six no-trumps bid led to a flat out brawl in a desert oil-workers’ shed but I’m wandering.

The Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Team and Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team rescued two young women from the steep ground on Spink Mountain, Glendalough late yesterday evening (Saturday 26th Jan) after one of the women fell approximately 10m/30ft.

The Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Team and Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team, worked in partnership with the Wicklow Mountains National Park boat to extract the casualty and her companion from the gully.