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.
We received a call from a group of fell runners who had been on an early morning 25k run around the Kinder plateau, starting and finishing in Edale. One of their group had pulled up with a groin strain half way around the run and had decided to walk down. He agreed that the others...
From 10:00 to 4:00 on Saturday 20th July, ten Hayfield gardens will make up a delightful and gentle garden trail to raise money for the team. There will be beautiful plants, a wildlife pond, plants for sale and, of course, tasty homemade cakes. Start at Kinder Mountain Rescue Team base, behind The George Hotel in...
We received a call from the duty controller to say that a lady walking on Kinder Scout had come across a sheep with two lambs stuck in a deep crack in the rocks near Crowden Tower. The only way out was over a steep drop and they were unable to get out. They were concerned...
Not long after setting off to attend the previous incident, we were again contacted by the duty controller to advise of an other incident on Sandy Hayes. A elderly gentleman had slipped while descending the steep section of Sandy Hayes. Although not injured, he was now feeling dizzy and unable to continue. Due to a...
The duty controller contacted the team to advise that a lady had slipped while descending Ashop Head steps and injured her ankle. The team despatched two sections along with a stretcher to her location. The lady’s ankle was splinted and she was stretchered down to Monks road before being discharged and driven back to her...
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