~ Est. 1974 ~

50+ Years of Service

774 Rescues

366 Volunteers

0 Paid Staff

The Ouray Mountain Rescue Team is a nonprofit organization providing technical rescue and emergency medical services for Ouray County, and mutual aid for the surrounding mountain communities of southwestern Colorado.

Our team consists entirely of volunteers, and our services are free - we do not charge anyone for searches or rescues.

If you have an emergency in the backcountry, call 911 to initiate our response!

T-Shirts Now Available Locally & Online!

While supplies last, these shirts are now available for purchase in every size at many local shops in Ouray and Ridgway, including Ouray Mountain Sports, Ridgway Adventure Sports, Mountain Fever, and Ouray Glassworks & Pottery.

Additionally, Ouray Mountain Sports is now taking T-shirt orders online!

click here to order online

All proceeds support OMRT’s ongoing operations.

The NEW 2025 Ouray Mountain Rescue T-shirt!

Artwork by local artist, Kylee Firlit.

Donor Funded

Unlike other first responder agencies such as Police, Ambulance, or even Volunteer Fire Departments, Ouray Mountain Rescue has no paid staff and there is no tax base or guaranteed public budget to support our operations. Our annual operations are funded exclusively by individual donations, merchandise sales, and discretionary grants from community partners.

Please donate now, or visit our Support page to learn about other ways you can help!

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Community Updates & Social Media

Happy Colorado Gives Day! Please read our year end letter. If you wish to receive this in the future, please contact jenny@ouraymountainrescue.com. Thanks!
In the early morning hours of Sunday, November 16, 2025, members of the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team performed a body recovery for an ice climber who died sometime on Saturday, November 15, 2025, in the Precipice Peak area of the West Fork of the Cimar
Insightful interview on a great podcast (The Sharp End Podcast) about an incident OMRT responded to last winter on Bird Brain Boulevard: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sharp-end-podcast/id1080036452?i=1000734621986
A huge thank you to the Hinsdale SAR and Silverton Medical Rescue for the assist on Thursday 🙏 At 6:50 PM on Thursday, October 23, Hinsdale Search and Rescue was called to assist neighboring counties (San Juan and Ouray) in rescuing stranded motor
At 12:20pm on Thursday, October 9th, several agencies responded to a report of a vehicle that went off the side of U.S. Highway 550 between mile markers 88 and 89. First responders from Ouray County EMS, Ouray Volunteer Fire Department and the Ouray
Thank you Dave Weber for the solid Patient Assessment and Communication Training. The training never ends and shouldn’t.
"On Tuesday, August 5, multiple emergency services agencies performed a rescue of a juvenile and the recovery of two adults from a car accident between mile markers 88 and 89 on U.S. Highway 550 south of Ouray. To facilitate the rescue a rope s