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 carried out further assistance along with Glossop MRT (GMRT) to provide logistical support for the firefighters at the on-going Tintwistle moorland fire. We provided a 4×4 vehicle and two team members in shifts between 05:00 and 22:00 to help with access and transport requests in the area. Kinder Mountain Rescue Team is staffed...
At 2:30am on Sunday morning, the police received a broken call for help from someone saying they were lost on Kinder Scout. The call cut off before any useful information could be passed other than that they had been near “Kinder falls” and were now lost in poor visibility and bad weather. The phone number...
The team were called to assist Glossop MRT (GMRT) with logistical support for the firefighters at the on-going Tintwistle moorland fire. We provided a 4×4 vehicle and two team members in shifts between 05:00 and 22:00 to help with access and transport requests in the area. Kinder Mountain Rescue Team is staffed by volunteers, who...
Join us on Wednesday 5 August for one of the Peak District’s classic midweek fell races, organised by and raising funds for Kinder Mountain Rescue Team. Starting from Hayfield, the race heads out onto the hills around Cracken Edge, taking in fast runnable sections, steep climbs, technical descents and some of the best views in...
The team were called to assist Glossop MRT (GMRT) with the extrication of a casualty on Bleaklow, GMRT had been called out at 17:30 to locate and treat the casualty, after some initial searching GMRT found the casualty located in the very inaccessible area of Near Black Clough. Air Ambulance was also on scene to...
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