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 were called out by Derbyshire Police to assist with an incident on the southern edge of Kinder Scout. Buxton Mountain Rescue Team were asked to assist. A family walking on Kinder Scout had seen a person they became concerned about, and with darkness approaching and the weather worsening, they called for help. The person...
On Saturday 13 February, with temperatures below zero, KMRT’s Water Rescue team members, in a moment of madness, decided that throwing themselves into the River Goyt would be a good idea ….
We were contacted to assist with the rescue of an injured walker, who had slipped on ice and fractured his ankle in Lyme Park. We were able to get our Landrovers right to him and transport him down to the West Park Gate where he was handed over to the North West Ambulance Service crew....
After being on standby the previous day, we were called by Derbyshire Fire and Rescue service at 18:20 to help with their flood response during Storm Christoph. We sent our flood response unit of Swift Water Rescue Technicians, raft, water rescue trailer and two team vehicles to Bakewell Fire Station to cover the Ashford-in-the-Water, Bakewell,...
We were called to respond alongside other agencies to rescue a lady who was injured and in the river near the campsite in Hayfield. We worked with Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service to get the lady safely out of the water using our rescue stretcher. She was then assessed by crews from East Midlands Ambulance...
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