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 received a call for help from a three generation family (one child, two parents and two grandparents), plus a dog. They had walked up the Edale Cross track from Bowden Bridge, returning via Kinder Low End. They had set off in the morning, allowing plenty of time. Unfortunately, they were very much slower than...
We were called to assist a lady who had injured her ankle and was unable to walk. Passers by had stopped to assist and phone 999. They provided a What3Words location, which we confirmed using Sarcall PhoneFind. She was on the Southern Edge path of Kinder Scout, between the large cairn to Edale Rocks and...
We were called to assist a gentleman who had injured his ankle and was unable to walk. His location from his ‘What 3 Words’ was on the Edge path of Kinder Scout, between Sandy Heys and Kinder Downfall. A fast response party was able to locate and treat the casualty. Unfortunately, weather conditions prevented a...
A group of walkers called in to say they were lost on the top of Kinder Scout. After successfully navigating across the plateau, their route had taken longer than expected, the conditions had closed in and they were having trouble find the route down in to Edale. We despatched two search parties from Edale Cross...
We were called at 12:30 to a walker at Teggs Nose Country Park in Macclesfield who was suffering from a medical issue and could no longer continue. As conditions in the area were very snowy, we were asked to provide our 4×4 vehicles to assist with an evacuation. However as we arrived we were advised...
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