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OURAY MOUNTAIN
RESCUE TEAM
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OURAY MOUNTAIN
RESCUE TEAM
2021
team
photo,
June 9
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
OMRT cited in Denver news channel fund-raising effort for SAR teams;
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 44-year history. Proceeds from book sales will go to support the ongoing operations of OMRT
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 directly, or at local retail locations.
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Make the rescue team’s new 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.
OMRT 2020 ANNUAL REPORT AVAILABLE
Ouray Mountain Rescue Team, Inc. © 2019 - a Section 501(c)3 non-profit organization – Tax ID 75-2158092
P.O. Box 220 Ouray, CO 81427-0220