Three Castles Classic Rallies is proud to support Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation as its nominated charity.
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation (OVMRO), or Sefydliad Achub Mynydd Dyffryn Ogwen as it is known in the Welsh language, is a voluntary mountain rescue team responding to incidents in the mountains and valleys surrounding the Ogwen Valley, Glyderau, and Carneddau mountain ranges and the surrounding area in northern Eryri (Snowdonia).
Made up entirely of volunteers with a wide variety of day jobs, the team is on call 24 hours a day, throughout the year. Team members are all mountaineers with vast local knowledge and first-aid training. Many have expertise in casualty care, advanced first aid, emergency driving, and swift water rescue.
The members take pride in the mountain search-and-rescue service's volunteer work. As a registered charity, OVMR relies on private donations to run its life-saving public service. Annual running costs are approximately £115,000.
If you would like to see them in action from the comfort of your living room, check out the series SOS Extreme Rescues on BBC iPlayer, in which they feature prominently.
Together with our competitors, we raised over £5,000 for Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation in 2026, and we hope to build on that support again in 2027. Thank you to all donors, past and present, on behalf of Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation.
