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 an almost exact repeat of callout 24 four days ago, we had another long and very traditional Mountain Rescue callout. We were asked to assist a 26 year old male with an injured ankle at Kinder Downfall. We implemented our standard response: Kinder 1 to locate and treat the casualty, Kinder 2 to bring...
We were asked to assist a lady who had broken her ankle whilst out walking with her family. She was at Red Brook on the Western Edge path of Kinder Scout A fast response party was dispatched to locate the lady, provide initial assessment and treatment. Further parties carried additional equipment to the site. We...
We were contacted by the Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation (PDMRO) Duty Controller with a request to assist Derbyshire Police with a search for a missing young lady in the New Mills area. We focussed on two areas around the River Goyt and the Sett Valley Trail. We were supported by colleagues from neighbouring mountain...
We were contacted by the North West Ambulance Service with a request to assist them with a collapsed gentleman in his 70’s by the River Goyt in Offerton. They suspected they would need assistance with a stretcher carry out. A local team member arrived just after the ambulance crew and they decided that with his...
The team was called to assist a walker who had stumbled on rough ground near Kinder Low trig point and injured their ankle. The walker had heard a “crunching” noise and was now unable to put any weight on their leg. An EMAS ambulance team consisting of two paramedics (one of which was a Kinder...
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