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 the Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation (PDMRO) Duty Controller with a request to assist Derbyshire Police with a search for a missing young lady in the New Mills area. We focussed on two areas around the River Goyt and the Sett Valley Trail. We were supported by colleagues from neighbouring mountain...
A squelchy August day didn’t put off the crowds for the Cracken Edge Fell Race, with an impressive 167 runners gathering for the event in Hayfield on the evening of Wednesday 2 August. The forecast storms weren’t brave enough to venture further north than Birmingham, so participants were safe to take to the hills at...
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:...
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