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Research background: One of the important services in a specific mountain environment is the Mountain Rescue Service. The rescue services shall immediately provide the professional, medical, technical and other necessary assistance in an emergency on the instructions of the coordination centre or their emergency call operation centre. In the alpine environment, in addition to other rescue services, the Mountain Rescue Service implements organizational, technical and other measures to provide assistance in distress. This service is equipped for this purpose with technical and material resources. Purpose of the article: The purpose of the article is to point out how globalization affects the visit of mountain regions in Slovakia. These visits are made up of people from different countries. In some cases, visitors get into trouble and demand the help they need to be provided at the appropriate level. Methods: The article will use the analysis of the final reports of the Mountain Rescue Service for the past period. The method of comparison will also be used, where the individual years will be compared with each other with emphasis on certain criteria. Emphasis will also be placed on the circle of people who required help in distress when visiting mountain areas in Slovakia. Using deduction and induction, the obtained data will be correctly evaluated and logical conclusions drawn. Findings & Value added: Clearly processed and categorized statistics of interventions of the Mountain Rescue Service with an emphasis on the affiliation of affected people will help to identify target groups in the process of globalization, which are important to pay attention to. The article will make recommendations for improving the activities of the Mountain Rescue Service in the current era of globalization.