Kinder Mountain Rescue Team provides search and mountain rescue services in the English Peak District, Derbyshire.

We are based in Hayfield in the High Peak and our area includes Kinder Scout and west towards Stockport and Manchester. We provide a 365 days a year, 24/7 search and mountain rescue service to walkers and climbers in the Dark Peak, as well as assisting the police with lowland search and rescue of vulnerable persons.

How to donate to KMRT

You can help the team by donating online through justgiving by going to KMRT's Justgiving page or send a cheque payable to 'Kinder Mountain Rescue Team' to: Peter Chambers, KMRT Treasurer,13 Hayfield Road, Chapel-en-le Frith, High Peak, SK23 0JF. For more infomation, visit our fundraising page. Or find out more about becoming a supporter

and a big thank you goes to…

...alll the people, businesses and groups who have provided materials, goods, tools and support to help with the new hut.

Steve and Jill at the George in Hayfield
Marstons Brewery for the premises
Arco have provided safety equipment
Howdens Joinery, Stockport for the kitchen
Dilworth & Morris, New Mills have provided goggles and masks
Dulux for providing paint for the new base
Ryans DIY Center in New Mills for key cutting services

Shop KMRT

If you make purchases from retailers such as Play or Amazon please consider using Buy at KMRT when shopping online as all purchases generate a donation for Kinder Mountain Rescue Team.
Purchase CDs, DVDs, books, insurance and much more. Also available are flights, short breaks, presents, toys and gifts.
KMRT receives a donation every time you make a purchase here .

Cracken Edge Fell Race 2010 – photographs

Over 200 runners started this year’s race on a beautiful summer’s evening. For race results please visit Hayfield Fell Races. Many thanks to everyone who took part or marshalled and supported – this race raises much needed funds for the team. 


Cracken Edge Fell Race – KMRT wins team trophy

The Cracken Edge fell race was held last night. A little wet in places but a glorious, warm summer’s evening more than made up for that. Although it seemed like half of Kinder were running, there were really only five of us and Darren, Dan and Mat brought home the trophy and a bottle of beer each. The rest of  the team, families and friends were marshalling. The lovely thing about this race is that its a true team event, run by the team to raise funds for the work we do so thanks to each and every runner for taking part and to all the friends, families and supporters who contribute to making this the success it is.

Richard Siepp was taking photographs at the race and these are available from here. Rich has very generously offered to donate the proceds of any photo sales to the team so if you do buy one, you’re not only getting a cracking (no pun intended) memento but also supporting KMRT.

Apologies for the delay in uploading the Cracken Edge Fell Race photos – these will hopefully be up in the next few days

Results available here

Cracken Edge Fell Race Wednesday 5 August 2009 7:30pm

Its that time of year again when we start getting ready for the Cracken Edge Fell Race which is run by and raises money for Kinder Mountain Rescue  Team. Seven miles and 1450ft of height gain and about half a double team members running on the night.

Register at Kinder Mountain Rescue Team HQ, behind George Hotel, Hayfield (SK 036 869) on the night – £4 entry. For more information and previous year’s results visit Hayfield Fell Races.

Callout 2. 7-March-2009

In an attempt to do a bit of training for the downfall race I went for a run round the route on Saturday morning, a time when the plateau is often quite, while people are busy shopping or assembling Ikea furniture. However the Watershed race (42miles overnight) was in progress and there were runners everywhere. When I reached the downfall I bumped into a friend from my student days who was leading a “blind” runner, which at first I took to be some sort of charity stunt. It turned out however that his sight had gone during the event and could not see enough to walk without assistance. The offer of a lift from Edale Cross was gratefully accepted and the snatch callout procedure swung into action as we guided him along the edge path.

Once in the vehicle his sight started to improve and continued to do so back at the hut. He was then driven back round to Edale to be united with his fellow runners.