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.
The team responded to a call to help a gentleman who had collapsed near the Filter House on Kinder road while returning from a walk. We supported the East Midlands Ambulance Service crew who responded to the 999 call. The gentleman was flown to Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, however he was pronounced deceased on...
The team responded to a call to help a gentleman who had collapsed on the Sett Valley Trail. We supported the East Midlands Ambulance Service crew who responded to the 999 call. Unfortunately the gentleman died at the scene. Our thoughts are with his wife, family and friends at this sad time. Time: 17:00 Type:...
We were called out by Derbyshire Police to assist with an incident on the southern edge of Kinder Scout. Buxton Mountain Rescue Team were asked to assist. A family walking on Kinder Scout had seen a person they became concerned about, and with darkness approaching and the weather worsening, they called for help. The person...
We were contacted to assist with the rescue of an injured walker, who had slipped on ice and fractured his ankle in Lyme Park. We were able to get our Landrovers right to him and transport him down to the West Park Gate where he was handed over to the North West Ambulance Service crew....
After being on standby the previous day, we were called by Derbyshire Fire and Rescue service at 18:20 to help with their flood response during Storm Christoph. We sent our flood response unit of Swift Water Rescue Technicians, raft, water rescue trailer and two team vehicles to Bakewell Fire Station to cover the Ashford-in-the-Water, Bakewell,...
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