Team Geared Up

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Geared Up Blog) - This seems like a very clever and simple way to come up with funds. Surely when we see the members of the Dublin/Wicklow Mountain Rescue team on the streets of Dublin it should be other people behind the scenes collecting the money. The members of the rescue team could use this time for either more training or relaxing just in case we ever need to call on them in our hour of need. A page will be set up shortly at Mountain Rescue.org to donate or join BaseCamp.

Up to now, individual teams have raised funds through events and local collections, but it has not been as easy for occasional hill-goers living outside the areas covered by teams to support their work. BaseCamp changes this. Now a climber in London or a walker from Leicester can support teams in all areas they visit, by joining BaseCamp and paying an annual subscription. In return, supporters will receive quarterly copies of MR Magazine together with an enamel supporter’s badge and a car sticker to promote their involvement. They will also be notified of events run by nearby teams, and given the opportunity to get involved.

It is important to stress that BaseCamp will not replace the fundraising efforts of individual teams, but rather make it easier for those without a local team to contribute.

Cara-Lyn Reynolds, one of the co-ordinators of BaseCamp says “My parents are exactly the sort of people we would like to see become members. Living in the Midlands, they have no local team and rarely go to the mountains. They want to support MR since I am so often away climbing and mountain walking and they like to know that there is a support network in case the worst happens to me. But which team to donate to? I could just as easily need assistance from Llanberis or Wasdale! BaseCamp makes it easy for them to support the whole network of teams throughout England and Wales with one single subscription”.

For more information on how to give to Mountain Rescue - England & Wales, and join BaseCamp please contact: Neil Roden
Email: nationalfundraising@mountainrescue.org.uk