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.
Just as the team were getting ready for our Monday Casualty Care training session, we received a call for help from a vulnerable young adult who was lost on the top of Kinder. The call had initially been received by the Ambulance service and a first attempt to locate his phone had placed him at...
The team was called at 8pm on Saturday night to assist three walkers in difficulty on the Kinder plateau. They had been following an “AllTrails” route which took them across the top of the plateau between the Downfall and Crowden Clough. The route description said it was moderately difficult, but didn’t mention that there isn’t...
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