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.
We were contacted for our second callout of the day, with a couple lost on the southern edge of Kinder Scout. Their location was pinpointed to Crowden Tower using PhoneFind technology and the GPS in their phone. Two hill parties were despatched to their location to assist them off the hill. It had been a...
We were called to assist North West Ambulance Service, who were responding to someone with a leg injury on the side of Kerridge Hill, Bollington. We mobilised a vehicle and team members but were stood down on route, once the ambulance crew arrived and were happy our assistance wouldn’t be needed. Time: 13:22 Type: Ambulance...
We were contacted by Glossop Mountain Rescue Team to assist with multiple casualties on Gathering Hill. They had been called to assist a benighted couple with a leg injury, but this had escalated with another group of four people nearby who were unable to continue their walk. We assisted with the deployment of a stretcher...
We were contacted by Glossop Mountain Rescue Team to assist them search on Bleaklow for two lost walkers. As we started to deploy from Hayfield, we were informed the walker were off the hill safe and well. Time: 17:56 Type: Mountain incident Location: Shelf Stones area of Bleaklow Team members: 23 Duration: 40 mins Volunteer...
In a continuation to one of our busiest weeks, we were contacted by the duty controller to assist an ambulance crew with an injured mountain biker on the off-road track below Mount Famine. As the report suggested that the casualty was suffering from head and leg injuries, we responded urgently. Just as we were in...
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