Mountain Rescue

Headlines such as ‘Helicopter rescue on Snowdon’, ‘Climbers rescued by helicopter’, ‘Mobile phone saves three’ and ‘Mountain rescue team saves mother and child from cliff-face’ appear with great frequency in the newspapers – with disturbing or reassuring frequency, according to one’s point of view. Few readers are likely to give much thought to the organisation and dedication of the rescue teams that lie behind these rescues, and probably least of all to the volunteer part-time members of local mountain rescue teams....