For over thirty years John Allen was an active member of the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team and for most of them acted as Team Leader. In 'Cairngorm John' (his call sign when in contact with Search and Rescue helicopters he recalls the challenges of mountain rescue and the many changes he has seen and been a party to. His book is filled with exciting accounts of real life rescues, discussions of mountain rescue topics such as hypothermia, first aid, and the use of helicopters and search and rescue dogs. Peoples with interesteing characters his accounts are at all times humane and the book is laced with humour.
- ISBN13 9781905207572
- Publish Date 24 September 2010 (first published 20 March 2009)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 5 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Sandstone Press Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 320
- Language English