We are Scotland’s National Outdoor Training Centre.  As one of sportscotand’s national centres, we have had a long and active history with mountain rescue.  Prior to the Cairngorm MRT being established, Glenmore Lodge was the focus locally for rescue operations. Today we continue to play an active role.

Given the centres proximity to the mountains, its role as a Coastguard SAR aircraft refuelling site and the expertise and local knowledge of the instructors; Glenmore Lodge maintains an operational rescue team with affiliation to Scottish Mountain Rescue.  

We are not your traditional rescue team and Cairngorm MRT remain the primary local call-out team.  In keeping with all MR teams, we are volunteers and in keeping with many businesses we are happy to accommodate our staffs voluntary time to support mountain rescue.  

We work closely with Cairngorm MRT and the Coastguard SAR aircraft.  We are typically in the vicinity when incidents occur or we can have small expert team quickly available to respond, equally many people walk through our doors asking for help.

As a national centre we aim to be a strategic partner for Scottish Mountain Rescue and frequently deliver bespoke training for mountain rescue teams across the UK, Coastguard aircrew and other emergency services.

As a national centre we seek to ‘Inspire Adventure’ and as a rescue team we are proud to be part of the voluntary response to save lives.