KMRT launches new vehicle fundraising campaign to ensure continued, time-critical and life-saving mobility
KINDER MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM
Saving lives in wild and remote places since 1971
To request Mountain Rescue: Dial 999, ask for the Police, then Mountain Rescue
KINDER MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM
Saving lives in wild and remote places since 1971
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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.
With COVID19 safety procedures still in force, Sunday 18 April was an opportunity for the majority of the team to participate in two separate ‘core skill’ training sessions: The ‘water’ team (consisting of Swiftwater & Flood Rescue Technicians and Water 1st Responders) deployed to a remote rendezvous location on the River Goyt to practice working...
Kinder MRT, like many MRTs, occasionally operates alongside the Fire & Rescue Service, particularly with respect to water search and rescue operations, which has always proved immensely successful. As both organisations now also operate in accordance with DEFRA’s standardised Concept of Operations for water and flood rescue, it was apparent that there was a potential...
The team have been able to undertake a very limited number of necessary face-to-face training sessions during the last 12 months; these are conducted using the bare-minimum number of team members with suitable COVID19 – compliant PPE with safety and decontamination measures in place. ‘Core Skill’ training is an essential requirement for the team to...
I’ve recently been doing some work on analysing the Kinder MRT callout data. It occurred to me that it would be useful to see where people walk on Kinder to see where the most popular routes are and if possible, where people struggle with their navigation. Having looked around for data, I hit on the...
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