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.
Two walkers got into difficulty in the middle of Kinder Plateau. They had no phone signal, but they did have a relatively new iPhone, so were able to call for help using Apple’s Emergency SOS via Satellite system. This provided us with a location and an ankle injury. There is very limited text based communication...
We were called out to a 25 year old male who had travelled to the Peak District to complete a multi day walk along the Pennie Way, unfortunately he was unable to continue due to the effects of cold, the feels like temperature a Kinder Low last night was -4C. Two hill parties were deployed...
A young lady had planned a walk along the Southern edges of Kinder from Edale. She had made it up on to the plateau only to find out that conditions were poor and visibility was very limited. The weather soon began to get worse and she became lost and cold. She attempted to find her...
Two experienced walkers were visiting Hayfield for the weekend and went for a walk on Kinder. Even their dogs were well equipped. Unfortunately, the weather was terrible on the top and they became disoriented and very frightened. We were able to determine their position with Sarcall PhoneFind as around Pym Chair. We deployed from Edale...
Details to be confirmed Kinder Mountain Rescue Team is staffed by volunteers who give their time free of charge and is funded entirely by public donations. https://www.justgiving.com/kmrt – Time: 10:44 – Type: TBC – Location: TBC – Team members: 10 – Duration: 5 Hours – Volunteer hours on this incident: 50 hours – Total callout...
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