At around 20:30 the team received a request from North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) to locate and treat a 20 year old walker who had suffered a fall resulting in a broken wrist and ankle. The Initial information we were provided with suggested the casualty was located on or near the Pennie Way in the Red Brook areas of Kinder Scout.

Based on this information the team deployed hill parties to Edale Cross to access the location via the Edge Path to commence searching for the casualty, this included team with rope rescue equipment. During the deployment NWAS provided us with an updated Grid reference which put the casualty at or near the base of Kinder Downfall, this is one of the hardest areas to access and extricate casualties from, especially those who are suffering leg injuries and unable to walk.

We adjusted our deployment strategy and re tasked Kinder 2 & 3 to access to location from the Peter Nook wood area below the downfall with K1 remaining on the Edge Path Route. We also requested assistance from Glossop MRT and HMCG for helicopter support. As all the piece of our deployment puzzle were being put in place, a runner who was on the edge path called Kinder Base to inform us about the casualty, (also happened to be a Glossop MRT probationer).

They manage to scramble down to the casualty and provided a clearer situational report, at a similar time K1 arrive above the cas site on the edge path and confirmed the location and provided communication links, then Rescue 387 arrived on scene and dropped a paramedic off to treat the casualties injuries, all while K 2,3,4 and Glossop MRT were making their way on foot up the Kinder River. Rescue 387 had to depart for fuel leaving the paramedic to assess and treat the injuries which were confirmed as suspected breaks of a wrist and lower leg.

As we were planning how we would get the casualty to hospital, Rescue 387 arrived back on scene and advised they would attempt a winch, this was well received by all on scene, a carry off would have taken several hours and a huge amount of effort.

Fortunately, the winch was a success and the casualty was lifted to the aircraft and flown off for transfer to a land ambulance, leaving all the hill parties to slowly make their was back to the team vehicles and Kinder base, we finally stood down 6 hours after the initial call out, just in time for a few hours’ sleep before work.

Kinder Mountain Rescue Team is staffed by volunteers, who give their time free of charge, and it is funded entirely by public donations.

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– Time: 20:30

– Type: Logistical Support

– Location: Tintwistle, Glossop

– Team members: 22, plus Glossop MRT and Rescue 387

– Duration: 6 hours

– Volunteer hours on this incident: 132 hours – Total callout hours in 2026: 1811.5 hours