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.
The team were called to a Mountain Biker who had fallen in the Mount Famine area, above Peep O Day. He had sustained a hip injury and was unable to walk. Our working diagnosis was suspected broken neck of femur. We provided pain relief and packaged the casualty in our vacuum mattress. He was wheeled...
The team were called to a Mountain Biker who had crashed at Farmer John’s Mountain Bike park in Compstall. She had sustained a significant injury to her knee and was in a considerable amount of pain. The accident happened on a steep section of the track on a densely wooded hillside, so it was not...
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