
Welcome to Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team (CMRT). We operate in The Northern side of the North York Moors but operate in other areas when requested to do so by neighbouring teams and other agencies. Dealing with over 40 incidents per year, we are a self-funding dedicated team of 'professional volunteers' coming from all walks of life, united in their love of the outdoors and their wish to help their fellow outdoor enthusiasts in trouble.
North York's Police rang at 23-33 on Friday 17th May to ask us to go to the aid of 5 walkers stranded somewhere on Carlton Moor. The weather was poor to say the least with heavy rain, strong winds and thick fog on the moor top. A typical spring evening! We contacted the party by mobile though coverage was patchy and they gave us a rough idea of their position. We sent one of our Land Rovers on the moor along with a search dog party and a walking party, and sent the other Land Rover into Scugdale to back our hill parties. After numerous mobile calls to the walkers and excellent detective work by our people on the hill the walkers could first hear the Rover's sirens and then eventually see through the fog its blue beacon. After that it was ...
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Mountain Rescue Awareness
Some of the team will be at Gribdale Gate Near Gt Ayton from 11:00 am tomorrow, as part of the Mountain & Cave Rescue awareness weekend.
Why not come along and see us and meet two of the teams search dogs, Fearn & Bonnie who will play hide and seek with you, also practice your CPR skills and see if you can bring "Annie" back to life.
See you there
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Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team were called out at midnight on Friday night to search for a group of 5 male walkers who had phoned the police and said that they were lost up on the moor.
The 5 males aged between 19 and 21 and from Stockton and Eaglescliffe had set out from the top of Carlton Bank at around 6 pm when conditions were bright. However by 8.30 pm conditions were deteriorating quickly, as low cloud and heavy rain reduced visibility to a matter of a few feet. As darkness fell the group lost their way and after wandering around the moor for some time they realised they were lost and phoned for help.
The Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team managed to make contact with the group by mobile phone and established that the group had walk...
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We recently took delivery of some Mountain Rescue merchandise. We have had a lot of people asking what we have and how much the items are. All the proceeded from the sale of the goods goes direct to CMRT.
Price list:
Wrist Bands £1
Ceramic Mugs £4.50
Thermal Mugs £5.50
Waterproof Pens £2.00
Pin Badges £2.00
Bears £3.50
If you would like to purchase any of the items then please get in touch at fundraisers@clevelandmrt.org.uk
Merchandise
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A glorious day saw some 130+ walkers took part in the 2013 whale bones walk from Whitby to Marske, raising vital funds for the team.
During the walk the team were called out to assist Cleveland Police in a search and also attended a Road Traffic Accident.
A huge thank you to all who took part and all those who supported the walk. A special thanks to the Clarendon in Marske who host the event and provide much needed refreshment after the 22 miles.
Well done all.
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