Mountain Rescue Clubs

Kerry Mountain Rescue

Telephone : +353 (0)64 6631222
Website : Here

Kerry Mountain Rescue Team was formed in 1966 following the deaths of two climbers on the mountains of Southwest Ireland, and since then has come to the assistance of numerous climbers and walkers in distress.

Team membership is entirely voluntary and the 30 active team members come from all walks of life, but all are active and accomplished walkers and mountaineers in their own right.

Our area of operation covers the entire SW of the country - principally the peninsulas of Beara, Iveragh and Dingle - and boasts fifteen of Ireland's twenty highest peaks, including Carrauntoohil (the country's highest, at 1039 metres).

The Team is a registered charity (no. CHY10607) and raises over two thirds of its annual budget through its own fund-raising efforts, including the annual Trasna na d'Tonnta swim. The remaining one third of the budget is comprised of grants from the Department of the Marine and Kerry County Council.

We train regularly in a complete range of disciplines such as casualty care, technical ropework (including horizontal and vertical stretcher lowers, cableways, strop rescues, hoists etc.), helicopter winching, search management, navigation, radio communication, 4WD techniques etc.. Many team members also go on their own mountaineering trips to places such as the Alps, Southern Alps (New Zealand), Himalayas, Alaska, Africa, Scotland etc..

All team members are qualified to Advanced First Aid Level, and the team also contains two Emergency Medical Technicians and two nurses. First Aid training is undertaken on a regular basis to ensure that the skills of each team member are continually maintained, and the most up-to-date developments in emergency medicine are utilised.