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About Us

Braemar Mountain Rescue Association was formed in 1965 by a group of local people who were concerned about the increasing number of mountain accidents and the burden being placed on local residents to help.

Often with no mountaineering experience or proper clothing, they were called upon to try to rescue others from remote locations usually in appalling weather. These volunteers carried on a long tradition of local people giving aid to those lost in the mountains. From the outset they worked very closely with the local Police Mountain Rescue Team which had been formed a few years earlier. This tradition is maintained today, the two teams operating as one integrated unit with joint management.

As well as our involvement in mountain rescue work, which is now in the hands of a well-trained and well equipped team of almost 40 volunteers, the Association is involved in training, fund-raising and looking after our equipment, bases and vehicles. We also provide assistance to Police Scotland in the search for missing persons.

Winter is the busiest time for our team. We work closely with the UK Search and Rescue helicopter service and the Scottish Avalanche Information Service as part of our training and on callouts.

Mountain rescue is now a very sophisticated and expensive business but the basic need to help those in difficulty in the mountains, often in dire situations, remains the same.

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Books

MOSTLY HAPPY RETURNS – Anniversary Book

This book celebrates the team’s achievements and many characters with assorted misremembered tales of derring-do, wild haverings and the dottled recollections of by-gone days when storms were stormier, snow was snowier, and tweeds, tackity-beets and a muckle Thermos kept the elements at bay.

Order a Copy by Post

Each book costs £15.00 and we can post it to any UK address by Royal Mail 2nd Class delivery for the small additional charge of £3.00. Please allow 14 days between ordering and delivery.

Cheque for £18.00 made payable to Braemar Mountain Rescue Association and sent to:

Braemar Mountain Rescue Association
23 Albert Road
Ballater
Aberdeenshire
AB35 5QL

If you wish to pay by bank transfer, we will send our bank details if you e-mail us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Remember to include the name and address - including postcode - you want the book sent to!

A Bobby on Ben MacDhui – John Duff

This book, first published in 2001 and still available from local bookshops, covers the early years of Braemar Mountain Rescue Team. Former team leader John Duff recounts how the Team came into being and details some of the rescues and camaraderie from the 1960's and 1970's.

What a Story a Pair of Boots Could Tell - Adam Sutherland

This illustrated book of music was composed as a tribute to mountain rescue in the Cairngorms. The compositions are by Adam Sutherland the well-known Highland fiddler and were inspired by interviews with key local individuals and the history of the Braemar Mountain Rescue Team. It is available to purchase from scotlandsmusic.com priced £10.00

Fundraising

The majority of our funding comes from public donations. We need to train, equip ourselves, maintain and purchase vehicles and look after our two bases.

In addition to donations, for the last few years the Scottish Government has made a small amount of grant aid available to all mountain rescue teams in Scotland.

Additionally, team members give talks and attend local events. The Order of St John in Scotland are also long-term supporters of mountain rescue and we are grateful to them for their continued support.

Fundraising involves almost as much of our team member's time as training and rescues. All this is done on a voluntary basis and we are extremely grateful to the support we get from those we rescue, the mountaineering community and wider public.

If you would like to make a donation - it does not matter how small or how large - click here to access our secure Just Giving page or send a cheque to:

The Treasurer
Braemar Mountain Rescue Team
23 Albert Road
Ballater
Aberdeenshire
AB35 5QL

Or email our treasurer This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we can arrange for a direct transfer.

If you pay income tax in the UK, we can reclaim the tax already paid in relation to your donation from HMRC if you submit a Gift Aid Form, which can be downloaded here. Remember, this costs you nothing!

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