KINDER MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM
Saving lives in wild and remote places
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.
Well this is certainly an auspicious year for the team; 50 years ago the team was created through the amalgamation of the Sett Valley Mountain Rescue Team and the Goyt Search and Rescue Team – Kinder MRT (KMRT – not to be confused with Keswick MRT or Kintail MRT) is believed to be the only...
The team responded to a call to help a gentleman who had collapsed near the Filter House on Kinder road while returning from a walk. We supported the East Midlands Ambulance Service crew who responded to the 999 call. The gentleman was flown to Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, however he was pronounced deceased on...
The team responded to a call to help a gentleman who had collapsed on the Sett Valley Trail. We supported the East Midlands Ambulance Service crew who responded to the 999 call. Unfortunately the gentleman died at the scene. Our thoughts are with his wife, family and friends at this sad time. Time: 17:00 Type:...
The team would like to extend a huge thank you to Arm Ltd for their very generous charitable donation to enable the team to purchase a third Bell rescue stretcher. Our stretchers are absolutely critical to the effective operations of the team as we frequently have to carry casualties by stretcher before a land or air ambulance...
We were called out by Derbyshire Police to assist with an incident on the southern edge of Kinder Scout. Buxton Mountain Rescue Team were asked to assist. A family walking on Kinder Scout had seen a person they became concerned about, and with darkness approaching and the weather worsening, they called for help. The person...
On Saturday 13 February, with temperatures below zero, KMRT’s Water Rescue team members, in a moment of madness, decided that throwing themselves into the River Goyt would be a good idea ….
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