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 were contacted by both Greater Manchester Police and the PDMRO Duty Controller with reports of a couple lost high on Kinder Scout in the Sandy Heys area. They were cold and anxious, but otherwise unhurt. A PhoneFind message gave us their location and we sent a couple of hill parties up the mountain to...
Derbyshire police asked for our assistance with an adult female missing in New Mills Torrs. Her exact location was unknown. A search of the Torrs was likely, with the possibility of our rope rescue and water rescue skills being needed. Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service and East Midlands Ambulance Service also attended. The lady was...
We were called to assist two walkers in difficulty on Kinder Scout. Their location was confirmed using the GPS technology in their phones and two hill parties were dispatched. Once located they were safely walked from Kinder Downfall to our vehicles at Edale Cross, for a ride back down to our base in Hayfield. Time:...
We were called out on Christmas Day to assist a walker who had slipped on ice on Kinder Low, fracturing her hip and injuring her wrist. With a description of their location we despatched a search dog, supported by a number of hill parties. The lady and partner were located on top of Kinder Low...
We were contacted to rescue an injured walker with a suspected fractured ankle, in the Edale Rocks / Swinesback area of Kinder Scout. The location was confirmed using PhoneFind technology to obtain it from the GPS in her phone. Hill parties were despatched to stretcher the walker down to our vehicles at the top of...
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