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OURAY MOUNTAIN
RESCUE TEAM
Thanks to all who attended our Avalanche Workshop!
Unable to make it or want to rewatch? You can check out the recording here.
Thanks to all who have donated lately!
Your donations are critical in helping the team purchase new equipment and maintain our facility, so we are ready to rescue you on your worst day. In December, we purchased a new wheeled litter setup and repaired our old one to help transport people in the backcountry.
Anyone,
Anytime,
Anywhere.
An all-volunteer organization dedicated to saving lives by performing back-country searches and rescues, and fostering safe outdoor practices through education.
~ Est. 1974 ~
38°00'58.9"N
107°40’25.1"W
Team hauls injured hiker down Sneffels trail
R-12 truck serves as anchor for rope system to access canyon bottom on Engineer Pass
Rescuers greet helicopter while aiding a teen hiker on Mt. Sneffels
Team hauls injured hiker down Sneffels trail
Book chronicles
team's history
With the 2018 publication of "No Individual Heroes: Ouray Mountain Rescue Team," team alum Karen Mollica Risch culminated years of research and interviews to tell the plethora of incidents in the team's 47-year history. Proceeds from book sales will go to support the ongoing operations of OMRT
2022 comprehensive
rescue reports HERE
2022 Annual report HERE
OMRT application HERE
HOW TO SUPPORT THE OURAY TEAM
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Consider setting up monthly, quarterly or annual donations, online.
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Buy an OMRT t-shirt or baseball cap at summer events, at Ouray Mountain Sports, or online.
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Make the rescue team’s endowment a beneficiary in your will.
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Purchase a Rescue Barn Brick.
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Buy a Colorado search & rescue card at Ouray Mountain Sports or OMRT and CORSAR websites.
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Be prepared and safe when you venture in the alpine backcountry.
Shop and support!
Supporters can benefit the Rescue Team as they shop at the big box grocer! OMRT has long been a non-profit eligible to earn micro donations through City Market's community support program.
"The skills and professionalism of the Ouray Mountain Rescue team members that found us and guided us to safety were extraordinary. They were able to help us through terrain that we were unable to safely negotiate on our own. They stayed with us the entire time, watching us for signs of injury and illness. And they coordinated our exit out of the wilderness the next morning. After a short helicopter ride to the outskirts of Ouray, we were reunited with our families." --Kevin
Read his whole story about getting lost trying to hike Bear Creek Trail to American Flats, across to Bridge of Heaven, and down the Old Horsethief here.