CALLOUT – Carrauntoohil
CALLOUT - Carrauntoohil, 28th December 2018, Rescue of cragfast walker. A well-equipped solo walker became cragfast while descending the lower slopes of Carrauntoohil. Although there was no mobile phone signal present at the location, he was carrying a...
read moreKMRT 2018 Review
2018 has been a busy year for Kerry Mountain Rescue Team with 45 callouts to date. The callouts have ranged from search and rescue to medical assistance and recovery operations in and around the mountain ranges of the southwest. See attached summary of...
read moreKMRT receives the Hugh O’Flaherty Humanitarian Award
On November 3rd, the team, along with the Irish Coastguard and the RNLI were recipients of the Hugh O'Flaherty Humanitarian Award. It was presented by Cathaoirleach of Killarney, John Sheahan at a special ceremony in Killarney House. Photo courtesy of...
read moreCALLOUT – Cnoc na Toinne
CALLOUT: Sunday 12th August, Cnoc na Toinne/ZigZags, McGillycuddy's Reeks At 15:45 KMRT were tasked to assist a woman in her 50's who had slipped and sustained a lower leg fracture on descent from Cnoc na Toinne on the popular Zig-Zags route. The team...
read moreOur Deepest Sympathies
Our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and rescue colleagues of DWMRT member Kevin Hallahan who died tragically yesterday in North Wales. Read more >>
read moreCALLOUT – Eastern Reeks
KMRT were called to assist a female hillwalker who sustained an arm injury in a fall near Lough Cummeenapeasta in the Eastern Reeks this afternoon. The lady was treated at the scene by members of the team before being winched and evacuated to hospital by...
read moreCALLOUT – Mangerton
This evening KMRT were called to the assistance of a female walker on Mangerton Mountain. The lady became ill while descending the mountain. She was winched to the Irish Coast Helicopter and evacuated to hospital.
read moreCALLOUT – Strickeen, Gap of Dunloe
Kerry Mountain Rescue Team were tasked to the assistance of a female hillwalker on Wednesday evening. The injured lady was air lifted from near the summit of Strikeen by the Irish Coast Guard helicopter.
read moreCALLOUT – Bothán Gap of Dunloe
Injured climber airlifted to hospital from the Gap of Dunloe this evening with the combined efforts of the Ambulance Service, Rescue 115 and Kerry Mountain Rescue.
read moreCALLOUT – Carrauntoohil
On Friday evening at 7.30pm, Kerry Mountain Rescue Team were called to the assistance of two walkers lost in the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Co. Kerry. The climbers, a couple visiting from America had been walking for the day before getting disorientated and...
read moreWalk with James Cahill for Kerry Mountain Rescue
James Cahill was rescued on July 10th 2016 after a fall on Bothar na Gíge, while descending from Carrauntoohil. He has kindly organised a walk on June 10th in Muckross to raise funds for the team and we wish him all the best with his continued recovery. The 8-10km...
read moreOur deepest sympathies
We would like to express our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and colleagues of Capt. Dara Fitzpatrick following her tragic death in the line of duty. Our hearts and thoughts are with the Coastguard, Naval Service and volunteers as they continue their...
read moreCALLOUT – Carrauntoohil
At 13:45 Wednesday afternoon, Nov 30th, Kerry Mountain Rescue Team were called out to an incident on Corrán Tuathail. An English woman in her 40’s had slipped and fallen whilst descending Central Gully with her climbing partner. With the assistance of Rescue 115...
read moreBro Aled Male Voice Choir
The Bro Aled Male Voice Choir will perform in the INEC Acoustic club on October 27th in aid of Kerry Mountain Rescue. From the shelter of the Denbigh Moors in North Wales, the Choir is celebrating it's 40th anniversary with this special return trip to Killarney -...
read moreKMRT 50th Anniversary
Kerry Mountain Rescue will celebrate its 50th Anniversary on Saturday, October 22 with an Open Day at the Rescue Station from 2pm to 4.30pm and celebrations that evening in Kate Kearney's Cottage, Gap of Dunloe.
read moreCALLOUT – Hungry Hill
At 23.30 on 12th September, Kerry Mountain Rescue Team was called to assist the Coast Guard Unit from Castletownbere with the rescue of a tourist family from a crag on the south side of Hungry Hill on the Beara Peninsula.The family of 4 had become crag-fast on a small...
read moreCALLOUT – Torc Waterfall, Killarney
Yesterday afternoon at around 3.00pm, 14 members of Kerry Mountain Rescue Team were called to the rescue of a walker at Torc Waterfall. The walker, an American lady slipped and fell 100 feet down a steep embankment, sustaining shoulder and other injuries. The incident...
read moreCALLOUT – Cnoc na Toinne, MacGillycuddy Reeks
Kerry Mountain Rescue Team were called to the rescue of a hillwalker on the upper northern slopes of Cnoc na Toinne, above the Hag’s Glen in the McGillycuddy’s Reeks on the morning of Sunday 10th July last. The walker, an Irishman in his mid-50’s, sustained serious...
read moreCALLOUT – Kerry Way, Sneem
On Sunday afternoon at 3.30pm Kerry Mountain Rescue Team were called to the assistance of a walker on the Kerry Way near Sneem. The walker, a lady from Luxembourg had sustained a lower leg injury while walking along the trail. The ambulance service treated the lady...
read moreCALLOUT – Carrauntoohil
On Saturday afternoon at 1.00pm, 25 members of Kerry Mountain Rescue team were called to the assistance of a walker on the Macgillycuddy's Reeks. The walker, a woman in her twenties, had sustained a lower leg injury while ascending Carrauntoohil. First aid was...
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