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 was called to a pair of walkers lost in the Kinder Low area. They had been following the Edge path, but in fading light had taken a wrong turn and were now lost. Initially we were unable to get through on their phone, so we started a general search of the area. Not...
A young couple had started out on a walk on the Kinder plateau in the morning. They had chosen to follow a popular route up from Edale, around the Edge path to the Downfall, then back across the plateau to Edale to catch their train home. The route information had correctly described the stunning views...
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