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8. 7. 2026

At the beginning of April, eight members of the Slovenian Mountain Rescue Association from various stations took part in a three-day professional training in Crolles, France, hosted at Petzl’s headquarters.

25. 4. 2025 / Teo Žagar, GRS Bovec

Last weekend, from April 11 to 13, a regional meeting of mountain rescue services took place in Kranjska Gora, bringing together representatives from nine different rescue organizations across the broader region. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange experiences and best practices, and to strengthen international cooperation.

16. 4. 2025 / GRZS

The weather forecast for Saturday, when the annual Alpe-Adria exercise was scheduled to take place on Vršič Pass, didn’t look promising. But that’s just fine—rescue missions often take us into harsh conditions, and today serves as a reminder that we must train in all kinds of weather.

1. 4. 2025

For the first time in years, 2024 did not set a new record for mountain rescue incidents. A total of 633 rescue operations were carried out—54 fewer than in 2023, when we responded to 687 emergencies.

30. 1. 2025

On the Day of Mountain Rescuers 2024, mountain rescuers welcomed 20 new mountain rescuers, 4 new mountain rescuers and 6 new mountain rescuer instructors from associations of mountain rescue services from all over Slovenia. At the same time, the 100th anniversary of the GRS Jesenice association was celebrated at the celebratory academy in the Kolpern Hall in Jesenice.

16. 9. 2024