KINDER MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM
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...
We were called at 11:45 to assist a lady with an ankle injury at Peter Nook Wood, just above Kinder Reservoir. We were able to drive through Upper House and a short walk took us to the casualty. We provided splinting and pain relief before carrying the casualty on our stretcher back to our Landrovers....
We were called at 13:15 to a lady with a lower leg injury near the top of Sandy Heys on Kinder Scout. As this was a mid-week call, the number of available team members was low, so we requested assistance from our colleagues in Glossop Mountain Rescue Team, who provided some additional team members to...
We were called at 16:15 to an unconscious casualty on Jacob’s Ladder. Initially there was some ambiguity about the exact location, so Buxton and Edale MRT were also called to approach from the Edale side. We dispatched a fast response party in our landrover to the top of Jacob’s Ladder via Edale Cross. As the...
We were called at 20:00 by Derbyshire Police to search for two adult walkers who had become lost and benighted on Kinder Plateau. We were able to use Sarcall PhoneFind technology to determine their exact location around Crowden Head. We were able to speak to them on their mobile to determine that they were not...
We were called at 11:45 by Derbyshire Police in the continued search for the missing young lady from callout 30. We were assisted by colleagues from Glossop Mountain Rescue Team in searching areas around the Sett Valley Trail between Hayfield and New Mills. We were able to locate the young lady, who had sadly died,...
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