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.
Our second callout of the day came through from two walkers who had become lost on the Kinder plateau. They had arrived in to Edale by train and headed up on to the plateau to carry out a walk over to the downfall. By the time they had reached the notoriously boggy area around Crowden...
The team were requested to assist East Midlands Ambulance service with an injured walker on Eccles Pike, in between Whaley Bridge and Chapel-en-le-Frith. A lady had slipped near the top and dislocated her ankle. The ambulance crew were on their way, but it was clear that they would require assistance to move the casualty over...
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