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.
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...
We were called to assist a walker who had lost the path in the dark, trying to descend William Clough from Kinder Scout. His location was confirmed using the GPS in his mobile phone and hill parties were despatched to his location. We then walked him safely off the hill via Mill Hill and the...
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