DMRT is made up of keen walkers and climbers, even so, the team meets at least once a month to train together in rescue and search techniques. In summer this can include long days practising stretcher lowering or gorge rescue and in winter a typical training session can include avalanche search and rescue or digging emergency snow shelters. A number of training sessions every year involve helicopter lifts to remote locations as many rescues involve close cooperation with the RAF or Coastguard helicopter crews who winch DMRT volunteers into remote corries or pick up casualties when located. Team members are also sent on intensive training courses in mountaineering and rescue techniques.

Every year local Duke of Edinburgh candidates join DMRT for mountain rescue training as part of their community service. Over the years several of these candidates have gone on to become full team members.