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.
We had just put our kit away from callout 52, with two members still at base preparing for Sunday’s rope rescue training. A gentleman ran into base asking for help for his 7 year old son who had fallen in Hayfield park and sustained a head injury. The 999 call responder had said that an...
East Midlands Ambulance Service asked us to assist in the evacuation of an injured casualty from New Mill Torrs. They were on scene and were treating a lady with an ankle injury who was unable to walk. Fortunately, we were able to drive our team Landrover into The Torrs via the Rock Mill entrance and...
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