Meet our team

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Meet our Team

The Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team comprises up to 60 operational members who live and work in and around the York, Scarborough and Ryedale area. Members include doctors, paramedics, nurses and people with hillwalking and climbing experience. As well as being on call 24/7 365 days a year (whatever the weather), they undertake significant amount of on-going training in advanced first aid, mountain and water rescue.

All members are volunteers who receive neither payment nor expenses for participating in training or incidents.

In recent times there have been around 75 callouts a year, each involving 10 to 25 members and taking anywhere between one hour and several days. This can only be achieved through the dedication of our volunteers and the generosity of their employers.

All Associate Members Committee Honorary/Life Members Operational Members Support Members Trainee Search Dogs Trainee Support Members Trainees Trustees

A J Griffin

Adam Tomlinson

Alex Robertshaw

Andre Brown

Andrew Field

Andrew Holtby

Andrew Playford

Andrew Priestley

Birgit Hanusch

Bob Ingram

Catriona McLees

Damien Mason

Dave Swales

David Edwards

Derek Chivers

George Heap

Heather Heap

Helen Hayton

Helen Rhodes

Helen Spring

Ian Hugill

Ian Lissemore

James Simons

Jessica Wiegand

John Allan

John Robinson

John Sheader

Jonathan Bateman

Jonathan Wood

Kelly Jackson

Ken Gill

Kevin Debenham

Luke Hawes

Marcus Hatch

Margery Ingram

Marie Ladlow

Mark Kathro

Mark Saunders

Matthew Noble

Melanie Bonney

Michael Hughes

Mike Wilson

Neal Ingram

Paramedic

Ned Roberts

Neil Armstrong

Nick Jordan

Nigel Jones

Patrick Lane

Paul Collins

Paul Kirby

Paul Thompson

Peter Holtby

Peter Standring

Peter Thompson

Project Manager

Philippa Rackstraw

Rhien Cocker

Richard Anderson

Richard Crapper

Robert Johnson

Robert Parkinson

Roger Hartley

Rosemary Beale

Rowan Johnson

Russ Hayes

Ryan Sargent

Sam de Belle

Sarah Herbert

Shane Green

Shirley Priestley

Simon Durkin

Slate

Steve Glasper

Freelance Mountain Leader and Medical School Roleplayer

Steve Martin

Steve Mortimer

Tom Lawson

Tony Heap

Tracy Chapman

Wayne Leighton

A J Griffin

Adam Tomlinson

Alex Robertshaw

Andre Brown

Andrew Field

Andrew Holtby

Andrew Playford

Andrew Priestley

Birgit Hanusch

Bob Ingram

Catriona McLees

Damien Mason

Dave Swales

David Edwards

Derek Chivers

Musician, trainer, mountain leader, vaccinator.

George Heap

Heather Heap

Helen Hayton

Helen Rhodes

Helen Spring

Ian Hugill

Ian joined the team in 2000 after a career in the Army.  His interests include hill walking, skiing and mountain biking. Ian has previously held the position of members rep and is currently the team Public Relations Officer.

Ian Lissemore

James Simons

Jessica Wiegand

John Allan

John Robinson

John Sheader

Jonathan Bateman

Jonathan Wood

Kelly Jackson

Ken Gill

Kevin Debenham

Luke Hawes

Marcus Hatch

Margery Ingram

Marie Ladlow

Mark Kathro

Mark Saunders

Matthew Noble

Melanie Bonney

Mel runs a community development charity in Scarborough but most of free free time is spent outdoors climbing hills, fells, mountains and crags, or she can often be found up a climbing wall.  Outdoor adventures have been a big part of her life since she was a child and therefore she has always been aware of the work of MRTs - now her son is older and more independent she thought the time was right to give something back.

Michael Hughes

Mike attended medical school in Hull and York. He joined the team in 2011 while living and working in Scarborough as a doctor.He has a passion for pre-hospital care and loves the team working aspect of being part of mountain rescue.

Mike Wilson

Neal Ingram

Paramedic

As both his parents were involved with the team, Neal grew up with the team as a child. He has worked for the ambulance service since 2003 and has been a Paramedic since 2010. He loves to be to be outside in the mountains - be that on his mountain bike, on foot or in a canoe and he particularly enjoys the solitude and peace of camping in the mountains. He also has a life long interest in trains especially steam trains and admits to being a bit of a helicopter geek! Finally joining himself in 2011, Neal is currently the team vehicle officer and one of the teams paramedics.

Ned Roberts

Neil Armstrong

Joined team for second time in 2013. Runs Trailblazer Outdoors in Pickering. Loves the high mountains and via Ferrata particularly. Owns n+1 bikes and enjoys all forms of cycling, currently planning bikepacking trips. Enjoying using the skills the team have taught him and giving something back to the outdoors community.

Nick Jordan

Nigel Jones

Patrick Lane

Paul Collins

Paul Kirby

Paul Thompson

Peter Holtby

Peter Standring

Peter Thompson

Project Manager

Philippa Rackstraw

Rhien Cocker

Richard Anderson

Richard Crapper

Robert Johnson

Robert Parkinson

Roger Hartley

Rosemary Beale

Rosemary joined the team in January 2021 as a trainee support member. She has a love of being outdoors whether it be walking along the beach, hiking across the moors, climbing or skiing on mountains. When not in the outdoors she works at a local hospital as a nurse on the Children's Ward.

Rowan Johnson

Russ Hayes

Ryan Sargent

Sam de Belle

Sam joined as a Trainee Support member in Dec 2021 after originally getting involved with the team by being a dogsbody for mountain rescue search dogs.

Sarah Herbert

Shane Green

Shirley Priestley

Simon Durkin

Slate

Steve Glasper

Freelance Mountain Leader and Medical School Roleplayer

Having spent most of his mis-spent youth hillwalking, climbing, and mountaineering Steve joined mountain rescue in 1976 and has now served for over 48 years and has responded to around 900 team call-outs 

A qualified International and Winter Mountain Leader, Rock Climbing and Navigation instructor Steve’s current rolls within the team includes Party Leader, Flood and Swift Water Rescue Technician and Extended Skills Casualty Care Provider 

Along with enjoying time out in the hills with the Team he also enjoys spending time out in his Campavan and inflatable kayak and a current project involves paddling the full length of the River Thames 

Steve Martin

Steve Mortimer

Tom Lawson

Tony Heap

Tracy Chapman

Tracy joined the team in January 2022 as a trainee support member. Her interests include trekking, cycling and landscape photography. Tracy owns and runs a Glamping site on the Yorkshire Wolds and is a professional dog photographer.

Wayne Leighton

    Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue works in cooperation with the police and other emergency services to relieve suffering and distress amongst persons affected by accidents or natural hazards on the North York Moors, Dalby Forest, Yorkshire Wolds, or anywhere else we are needed.

    ADDRESS

    SRMRT
    Units 1b and 1c Barkers Lane Industrial Estate
    Snainton
    Scarborough
    North Yorkshire
    YO13 9BG

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