KINDER MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM
Saving lives in wild and remote places
Kinder Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT), 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 our existing Landrover Defenders starting to show their age, and with an increased requirement for our Water Rescue team availability in the event of a major flooding incident, it became apparent to the team that a third, more modern, vehicle would be a useful, and necessary, addition to the stable. Quite by chance, our...
Training is one of the most challenging topics to keep current, varied and relevant within a voluntary organisation. The core skills of a Mountain Rescue team as would be expected, tend to require practical group participation rather than individual. These are varied and numerous specialist skills ranging from Casualty Care, Ropework, Water Rescue, Search Management,...
We were called at 18:30 to assist East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) with an injured biker in Furness Vale. No air ambulance was available and the ambulance crew did not think they could drive close to the casualty. However they did manage to negotiate a rough track and were close to the casualty, so the...
We were called at 14:55 with a report of a collapsed male above Tunstead Clough Farm. Two hill parties were sent urgently. Helimed and an EMAS land crew were already on scene when we arrived. They provided advanced care, but sadly the casualty was pronounced dead at the scene. We were asked to recover the...
The team were put on standby for a couple who were reported overdue from a walk on Kinder. As we were checking car parks (Kinder MRT in Hayfield, Buxton MRT in Edale), the couple were located in Edale. A team callout was not required. A genuine call from a concerned family with good intent. A...
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