08.08.2010

Two Rescues in Twelve hours

Yesterday, Saturday the 7th August 2010, the Mountain Rescue Service in Co Wicklow was called out to assist a 23year-old hillrunner who experienced difficulty in descending Djouce Mountain following a competition. Mountain Rescue attended the scene and gave assistance to the runner.

The event organisers had been able to bring the lady down some of the way. One of her friends is a nurse and monitored her throughout. Suf...

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Reek Sunday

It was a misty wet start to an early Sunday morning on the reek.  The annual pilgrimage saw 7 team members and 3 friends from Calder Valley MRT gather at rescue base for the 4a.m. start. As hill party" Wicklow 1.6" we were joined by colleagues from Kerry MRT and The Mourne MRT. A quick briefing and a last check on equipment and we headed up the mountain to take up our position. Conditions this year meant that the Air corps helicopter (AW 139) could not provide support so any casualties would have to be st...

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Team Members Compete in 'Dublin Mountain Plod' Half Marathon

Dublin & Wicklow Mountian Rescue Team Members, David Butler and Pat Reid completed the “Dublin Mountain Plod” on Sunday the 18th of July coming within the top 50% of runners. Both team members official finishing time was 2 hours, 1 minute and 30 seconds. The half marathon of 21km had a sting in the tail with an 820m climb through the scenic Dublin Mountains. The event was hosted by the Dublin Mountain Partnership and the Irish Mountain Running Association (IMRA). We are delighted to be able to support this event and...

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