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 received a call from the duty controller to ask for our assistance with a fallen walker near Pym Chair on the southern edges of Kinder Scout. He had been walking with his family when he had fallen from the rocks around Pym Chair and banged his head in the fall. We were fortunately...
The Team received a call from East Midlands Ambulance Service to ask for our assistance with a walker with an ankle injury. The initial location we were given appeared to suggest this would be a quick pick up and carry to the ambulance, so a limited callout was issued and a team of four were...
The Team were callout by the Duty Controller at 20:45 with a request to provide assistance to Derbyshire Police in search for a missing person in the New Mills area, the police also asked for drone support which we requested from Buxton MRT. As the team search managers were formulating a plan and team members...
We received a call from a group of fell runners who had been on an early morning 25k run around the Kinder plateau, starting and finishing in Edale. One of their group had pulled up with a groin strain half way around the run and had decided to walk down. He agreed that the others...
From 10:00 to 4:00 on Saturday 20th July, ten Hayfield gardens will make up a delightful and gentle garden trail to raise money for the team. There will be beautiful plants, a wildlife pond, plants for sale and, of course, tasty homemade cakes. Start at Kinder Mountain Rescue Team base, behind The George Hotel in...
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