Border Search and Rescue Unit

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year

Join Our Team

IN AN EMERGENCY: Call 999 and ask for Police then Mountain Rescue.

Border Search and Rescue Unit

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year

Join Our Team

IN AN EMERGENCY: Call 999 and ask for Police then Mountain Rescue.

Border Search and Rescue Unit

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year

Join Our Team

IN AN EMERGENCY: Call 999 and ask for Police then Mountain Rescue.

Who We Are

BorderSAR is the Mountain Rescue Team that covers the south-east of Scotland, including the Lammermuir and Cheviot hill ranges. You can find out more about the team by exploring the website or catching up with us at any of the regular appearances we make at ride-outs, farmers' markets etc.

What We Do

All members of the team are volunteers who are on call 24/7/365 to provide an essential emergency service, not just to hillwalkers, but to the whole community through the wide range of incidents we attend.

What We Need

BorderSAR rely heavily on public donations to exist. There are many ways you can help us: donate money, arrange sponsored events, participate in our Riever Trail Series of fun runs, etc. If you would like to know more, simply contact us - we are always happy to hear from our supporters.

Using GPS and phones as navigation aids

Essential reading if you use your phone to navigate

Collecting can fund-raising

One of our means of fundraising is our collecting cans which veteran team member Brian Tyson has been coordinating for many years.

Here, he’s pictured outside Stuart Douglas Hardware Store in Kelso. Read more....

Sixty Years Strong - by Seymour Haugh

A History of The Border Search and Rescue Unit 1963 – 2023

Delve into the team's past, present and future Read more....

Spine Race 2024

Our four team members about to set off on their challenge from Hardraw, North Yorkshire to Kirk Yetholm, Scottish Borders

168 miles distance; 5290 metres total ascent; 5591 metres total descent; 108 hours - time limit Read more....

Our Supporters

Contact Us

Write To: BSARU Secretary, Border Search and Rescue Unit, Carlaw Road, Pinnaclehill Industrial Estate, Kelso, TD5 8AS