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.
A group of fell runners were running on the lower slops of Kinder Scout when one of the group slipped and injured their knee. The runner was in significant pain and was unable to continue, so they called for our assistance. Fortunately for the group, we were carrying out our Sunday exercise at Twenty Trees,...
We were called at 01:15 in the morning to assist an ambulance crew with a patient in Mellor. It had been snowing all day and the crew were unable to drive the ambulance up the steep snow covered road to the patient’s home. We were able to assist the crew in carrying the lady down...
We were alerted by the PDMRO duty controller that a young man had not returned from a trip on Kinder Scout. He had been planning to wild camp somewhere on Kinder but had not made his usual contact with his friends. As we had no location or contact with the man it was decided to...
We were alerted by the PDMRO duty controller to a pair of overdue walkers, one of which was having trouble continuing the route due to a previous medical condition. It was now dark and temperatures had fallen significantly. We were fortunately able to locate them using their mobile phone and quickly despatched a party to...
169 runners took to the hills this year for the Cracken Edge Fell Race, the rain held and sunshine held off for some lovely running conditions. Thanks to all the runners for taking part and helping raise funds for the team, we hope everyone enjoyed the route. Thanks also to all the volunteers – we...
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