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Mountain Incidents Survey

Help us understand your story

Please tell us about any time you have had an accident/incident on the hills or mountains.  If you self-evacuated, or needed help from someone or an organisation, we would like to hear from you.  We are not collecting any personal details, and all information provided will be anonymous. 

What will we do with all this information and stories?
We are hoping that the information you tell us will help us better understand what is causing accidents in the mountains; who is having them; and how people are learning from them.  We hope that this will lead to better education resources and ultimately, less pressure on the Mountain Rescue Teams and the loved ones of those involved.

Who we are
This survey has been put together by Mountaineering Scotland, in collaboration with the constituent organisations of the 'Mountain Safety Group':

Police Scotland; British Mountaineering Council (BMC); Ramblers Scotland; Snow Sports Scotland; Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI); British Mountain Guides (BMG); Scottsh Mountain Rescue (SMR); Scottish Cycling; Scottish Athletics and Scottish Hill Runners; Met Office; Scottish Avalanche Information Service (SAIS); Glenmore Lodge; Mountain Training; Mountain Weather Information Service (MWIS)

Thank you for taking the time to fill out the survey.
1.Have you or someone you were with needed help on the hill/mountain?
2.Did you/they...
3.When did it happen?
Mid Week
Weekend
Month
Year/decade
When during your adventure?
Use the drop down menues to give your best estimate of when it happened
4.What was the main type of activity
5.Precipitation at the time - rain, snow or hail
None
Extreme amounts
6.Wind Speed at the time and location
No wind
Extremely windy
7.Visibility at the time
Amazing - could see for miles
Zero visibilty - couldn't see anything
8.Thunder or lightning during the time
Nothing heard, seen or forecast
Had a direct hit or extermely close
9.Type of terrain/ground at the location of incident
relatively flat
a little bit of angle
quite steep - but only needing some effort - not technical
quite steep and needed good skills and technique
Very steep
extremely steep or vertical
at or near the summit
Path, track or piste
Open land, hillside or mountainside
Recognised scramble or rockclimb
Flying over (for flying sports only)
10.How many people were in the party at the time of the incident?
11.Nature of the incident - What went wrong? - Tick all that apply
12.Please describe what you think led to the incident - This is your chance to explain what happened in your own words.  Give as much detail as you wish, but don't include people's full names, or other identifying information.
13.Do you think any of these reasons relate to your comments in question 12 above? (choose as many as you wish)
14.When it happened, would you have described yourself/them as being...
15.Have you changed anything you do or take with you, as a result of the incident?
16.Who or what is your preferred source of quality advice about keeping safe in the mountains?
17.At the time of your incident, which country did you have your incident in?
18.At the time of your incident, which country did you live in?
19.Age range of the person/people who had the incident, at the time of incident
20.Sex