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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.

Using Big Data To Analyse Callout Locations

I’ve recently been doing some work on analysing the Kinder MRT callout data. It occurred to me that it would be useful to see where people walk on Kinder to see where the most popular routes are and if possible, where people struggle with their navigation. Having looked around for data, I hit on the...

10: Callout – Monday 8 March 2021

We were called by Derbyshire Police to assist in finding two walkers lost and in difficulty in the peat bogs on Kinder Scout. Hill parties were despatched to their location, where they were found cold but uninjured. We were able to safely escort them off the hill to our waiting Landrovers at Edale Cross –...

09: Callout – Saturday 6 March 2021

We were called to assist Derbyshire Police with the recovery of a body from Mill Hill. Our thoughts are with his friends and family. Time: 13:39 Type: Police assistance Location: Mill Hill Team members: 27 Duration: 4.5 hours Volunteer hours: 121.5 Total volunteer hours for the year: 894.25 Neil Woodhead, Team Leader

08: Callout – Sunday 28 February 2021

We were called to locate two female walkers who were lost in the dark and believed to be in the Kinder Reservoir area. Their location was identified using the PhoneFind technology which uses the GPS within a smartphone to send us their grid reference. Two hill parties were despatched to their location where they were...

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