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KINDER MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM

Saving lives in wild and remote places since 1971

To request Mountain Rescue: Dial 999, ask for the Police, then Mountain Rescue

KINDER MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM

 

Saving lives in wild and remote places since 1971

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Kinder Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) has been in existence since 1971, and is one of seven mountain rescue teams that operate within the Peak District National Park, as part of the Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation (PDMRO).

Our 50 members operate on an purely voluntary basis and are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to assist members of the public on the hill or in urban search and rescue situations.

We are almost exclusively funded by public donations, and all proceeds from fund raising go towards equipment and resources used on our call outs.

Cracken Edge Fell Race 2024

The team are delighted to announce that the date for the 2024 fundraising Fell Race has been confirmed – Wednesday 7th August 2024 at 19:30. Put it in your diary – it’s a popular event! Details as follows: ·         Start time info: Registration 18:00 – 19:15. Race starts at 19:30. ·         Country: England ·         Region: Peak District...

24: Sun 14 Apr 2024

The team were in the middle of a training session when a call came through tasking us to a male with a reported dislocated ankle in the Woolpack area of Kinder Scout, the Duty Controller had manage to confirm the location using Phone Find. Training was quickly cut short, as team members rapidly repacked and...

23: Sat 13 Apr 2024

We received a call form the PDMRO Duty Controller calling the team out to attend a female runner at the Brown Knoll Trig point, due to poor phone signal at the location information was limited, we were only made aware she had fallen and sustained a lower leg injury. Our hill parties were driven in...

22: Callout – Tue 9 Apr 2024

We were asked to assist two walkers caught out by the stormy weather. They had planned to camp in Hayfield but there were benighted on Kinder Plateau. They took shelter in their tent overnight. When the weather didn’t improve by lunchtime the next day they called 999 for help. Our fast response party was deployed...

21: Callout – Sun 7 Apr 2024

A school group were undertaking a walk along the Kinder edge path from Hayfield via the downfall.  Four of the group managed to become separated from the main party somewhere around the Downfall.  After unsuccessfully attempting to reunite with the main group, they called for assistance.  Kinder team deployed to help find them, however it...

20: Callout – Sat 6 Apr 2024

We were called to assist two young men who were in difficulty on Kinder Scout. Due to poor telephone reception from the casualty site there was very limited information available from the original 999 call. We were unable to contact the casualty party on their phone. We had a starting point for their trip (with...

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