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We seek your support for the Mountain Rescue Association.

We believe that your association with MRA can significantly promote your products to both our 2500 unit members and the greater outdoor market. We would like to enter into a dialog with you about how your sponsorship of MRA can be most beneficial to both your organization and the Mountain Rescue Association.

The MRA is a non profit organization composed of 86 accredited units which have over 2,500 members. These local units:

  • Perform over 1250 Search and Rescue missions in a typical year,Providing 50,000 hours on missions, accumulating 45,000 hours training, and
  • Provides over 6,000 hours of public education on climbing and mountain safety that reaches over 27,000 people.

The MRA

  • Sets accreditation standards, SAR guidelines, accredits MRA units, and propagates current best practices in mountain rescue and safety. MRA has no paid staff.Units include special units of law enforcement and all volunteer nonprofit teams.Unit members are mostly unpaid professionals, always on call at no cost to the taxpayers.
  • MRA estimated that members and member-units spend over $9,000,000 a year on equipment and outdoor supplies.

We support and recognize the companies that contribute to our ability to "Save Lives".

Contact our Sponsorship Chair to find out more about how we can partner together.