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 contacted by Glossop Mountain Rescue Team to assist them with a search at Etherow Country Park. Type: Search Time: 18:41 Location: Etherow Country Park Team members: 28 plus Glossop MRT Duration: 3.25 hours Volunteer hours: 91 Total volunteer hours for the year: 577.5 Neil Woodhead, Team Leader
We were contacted at 18:50 to assist a lady and her son in difficulty on Kinder Scout. Their location was obtained using a phone app and a hill party despatched to locate them and escort them to Edale Cross, from where they were brought back down to Hayfield. Type: Mountain incident Time: 18:50 Location: Crowden...
We were contacted by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) at 15:20 with an injured horse rider in Brabyns Park, Marple. They thought access may be difficult and would require our assistance. A Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) was also despatched by NWAS. Once on scene NWAS requested some limited assistance from us and so a...
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,...
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