A pair of walkers had become lost and benighted on Kinder Scout. They had called 999 for help, but then lost signal. The only message they were able to get through was that they were lost between Jacob’s Ladder and Kinder Scout. The phone then became unreachable.
We decided that Kinder Scout might mean the “true” summit of Kinder or spot height 636. So we began a search of the southern edges and the area up to 636 and Crowden Head. Two Kinder parties and two search dog teams began searching the area.
Although visibility was poor, it was a still night and sound was travelling really well. Fortunately one of our search parties heard some shouts from the area around the Woolpacks and on further investigation, they located the missing walkers. Although cold, they were able to be warmed up and walked back to our vehicles at Edale Cross.
Kinder Mountain Rescue Team is staffed by volunteers who give their time free of charge and is funded entirely by public donations.
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- Time: 18:00
- Type: Lost Walkers
- Location: Kinder Downfall, Kinder Scout
- Team members: 18
- Duration: 4.5 hours
- Volunteer hours: 81
- Total callout hours: 3769.5
