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 was called to a pair of walkers lost in the Kinder Low area. They had been following the Edge path, but in fading light had taken a wrong turn and were now lost. Initially we were unable to get through on their phone, so we started a general search of the area. Not...
A young couple had started out on a walk on the Kinder plateau in the morning. They had chosen to follow a popular route up from Edale, around the Edge path to the Downfall, then back across the plateau to Edale to catch their train home. The route information had correctly described the stunning views...
61 -The Duty Controller called tasking us with helping a pairs of walkers in the Crowden Tower area of the Kinder plateau, they had started their day out around 11am and summited Jacobs Ladder before following the edge path to the Downfall. They then decide to follow the old Pennie Way route through the plateau...
A pair of walkers had become lost and benighted on Kinder Scout. They had called 999 for help, but then lost signal. The only message they were able to get through was that they were lost between Jacob’s Ladder and Kinder Scout. The phone then became unreachable. We decided that Kinder Scout might mean the...
A pair of walkers had been attempting a route on Kinder Scout, but a navigational error had pushed them in towards the centre of the plateau. After losing the path they made several attempts to find their way out, but as it was now starting to get dark, they decided to call for help. However...
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