Kinder Mountain Rescue Team http://kinderdownfall.co.uk saving lives in wild and remote places Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:25:30 +0000 en hourly 1 47. Callout – 4th September 2010 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1877 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1877#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:25:30 +0000 KinderNeale http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1877 Type – missing walker

Location – Kinder Plateau

Time – 23.15

Team Members – 15 Kinder MRT, Edale and Buxton MRT

Duration – 5 Hours

3 teams were called out to look for a walker who was taking part in the Bullock Smithy Challenge, a 24 hour long distance walk covering 56 miles. He had failed to make a checkpoint in Edale so we were called out to cover the possible routes from the checkpoint at Edale Cross onwards. Just as we were standing down and preparing to start again later that morning in daylight, news came through from Edale that he had been found safe and well.

Neale Pinkerton

Deputy Team Leader

]]> http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?feed=rss2&p=1877 0 TEAM MEMBERS CALENDAR FOR 2011 NOW ONLINE http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1874 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1874#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:28:35 +0000 Paul Mann http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1874 The full 2011 calendar is now available via the calendar function in the Team Members area.

This includes all known training, social, fund raising, equipment/hut bookings and meetings.

PLEASE CROSS-CHECK THE DATES AND TAKE NOTE OF ANY EVENTS YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR!

Notify any changes back to Paul Mann please.

]]> http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?feed=rss2&p=1874 0 46. CALLOUT – 16 August 2010 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1842 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1842#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:30:34 +0000 admin http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1842 Whilst attending a search in the Goyt Valley, a youth approached the control vehicle to advise me that his friend was lying injured in the water at Erwood Reservoir  after “bombing” or jumping off the cliff into the water.  Apparently he had failed to notice that the water level was down by around 10 metres due to the dry conditions.

On reaching the casualty,  a 22 year old male, it was clear that he was suffering from a severe ankle injury and in a lot of pain. After being treated at the spot with Entonox and Morphine, he was splinted and placed onto a stretcher and evacuated across the reservoir by a police water search team boat to a waiting ambulance at the Sailing club.

On subsequent inspection it was found that the casualty had jumped approx 18 metres on the expectation of landing in the water. This incident must be proof that the old saying “Look before you leap” still holds true!

Howard Taylor, Deputy Team Leader

]]> http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?feed=rss2&p=1842 0 45. Callout 16th Aug 2010 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1848 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1848#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:37:42 +0000 TeamLeader http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1848
Type – Missing Person
Location – Goyt Valley
Time – 01:37
Team members – 18 (KMRT) – 6 teams plus search dogs involved in total.
Duration – 19hrs
Man Hours – too many to calculate! (team members going to work and returning etc)
Six mountain rescue teams work from twenty to two in the morning until shortly before nightfall in a search for a vulnerable missing person, who was located alive about half an hour before it went dark again, by members of Woodhead and Kinder team. The teams were assisted by both the police helicopter and their water search team.
Teams involved – Kinder MRT, Buxton MRT, Derby MRT, Glossop MRT, Woodhead MRT, SARDA & Calder Valley MRT
Darren Wallis – Team Leader
]]> http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?feed=rss2&p=1848 0 44. Callout 11th Aug 2010 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1853 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1853#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:39:40 +0000 TeamLeader http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1853
Type – Missing Person
Location – Woodbank Park, Stockport
Time 02:39
Team Members – 16, KMRT (45 total)
Duration – 5hrs (KMRT) approx 12hrs total
Man Hours – 80hrs (KMRT)
Having been in bed for less than two hours I was awoken by the duty controller to see if the team would search for a vulnerable male, missing in the Stockport area. As numbers are always down during the peak holiday periods I immediately called Oldham team to assist us. We searched until daylight and then requested that Bolton team take over. The missing man was located later that day by the police.
Teams involved – Kinder MRT, Oldham MRT, SARDA & Bolton MRT
Darren Wallis – Team Leader
]]> http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?feed=rss2&p=1853 0 Cracken Edge Fell Race 2010 – photographs http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1736 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1736#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:49:51 +0000 admin http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1736 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. 


]]> http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?feed=rss2&p=1736 0 KMRT’s Training Officer Diary: Search Exercise Sunday 25 July 2010 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1718 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1718#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:53:17 +0000 admin http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1718

If you go into the woods today

Mist, drizzle and low cloud rolled over Windgather Rocks as I approached the remote RV (rendez-vous point) for today’s exercise. Not quite the weather I had ordered (thick fog, torrential rain) but it would be sufficient to set the mood for the day.

The scenario for today’s exercise was a straight forward MISPER (missing person) search. But as I’m not one for making it easy I threw in dense forest with lashings of steep hilly terrain for added interest.

As the team arrived and search parties formed, the exercise story unfolded. A local middle aged female suffering stress and depression with a history of drug and alcohol use had gone missing some 36 hrs earlier. Other teams had been out searching prior to Kinder’s deployment. The area Kinder had been tasked to search would prove tough going for the limited resources available, but hopefully we’d be successful.

Deputy Leader Howard was quickly organising search parties and areas to be covered. There were three sections deployed: K1, K2 and K3. It wasn’t a large area; however it was a densely forested area with several steep sided gullies and boggy terrain. (I got the feeling I wasn’t going to be Mr Popular again!)

As one of the exercise organisers, I had a rough idea where the casualty was (but I didn’t know the exact location – Steve and Lynn kept this a secret even from me) so it allowed me to be deployed as part of K1. Our first area consisted of a combination of open moor and dense forest. Ideal for line searching. After several sweep searches (each member attracting thousands of flies especially in the thick of the forest) we eventually cleared the area and returned to the RV point to be re assigned another area.

As it transpired, K2 and K3 weren’t fairing any better. K2 split into two smaller parties to cover the perimeter of their search area and tried to penetrate as far into the densely felled forest as possible. Going was tough, and all sections were lucky if they actually covered 40% of the area. If this was a ‘for real’ incident, then we’d be returning to the area, either in greater numbers or hopefully with the aid of SARDA (search dog association).

K1’s second area was more demanding than the first. Déjà-vu set in as we followed the same route out of RV to the next search area. The steep sided gullies covered in yet more dense trees and thick mud made progress slow. Eventually we came across a small man made ‘pond’ and metal road not indicated on the map. Luckily Pete’s GPS/Map gave us a good indication of where we were and allowed us to maintain a good search formation. Shortly after arriving at this location we were re-tasked to concentrate on the river area running through the forest. Similarly the other Kinder parties had been re-directed to search specific areas following additional information which had come to light about a possible ‘exercise casualty’ sighting.

Eventually some discarded clothing was located, which resulted in a concentrated search around a specific location, but to no avail. Continuing our search pattern, it was evident that several members were hearing definite shouts for help. A further reorganising and rendezvous with the other sections allowed yet another targeted search. This time with a positive result. The semi-conscious casualty was located and casualty care/first aid administered by Ryan and Adi. Lynn proved to be an excellent casualty and very capable of playing the role of a disorientated confused misper.

I’d planned to end the exercise once diagnosis and treatment had been carried out. However, casualty evacuation planning was in full swing with Darren and Colin having already been dispatched with stretcher and extra equipment – it seemed a shame to call it day just yet (well, I was getting enough stick for such a horrendous search area I though I may as well let things carry on a bit further). With the swift arrival of the extra gear everyone was put out of their misery. Job well done. Let’s hope we don’t have to cover this terrain at night in winter (now there’s a thought for next time).

Phil Ridley, KMRT Training Officer

Forest of flies, mud, bog, brambles and general doom. Kinder Control Searching open moorland If you go into the woods today casualty care by Ryan and Adi, oscar worthy acting by Lynn

]]> http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?feed=rss2&p=1718 0 43. Callout 7th July 2010 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1864 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1864#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:26:40 +0000 TeamLeader http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1864
Type – Hillwalker with medical condition.
Location – Kinder Scout (East of Edale Rocks on Southern Edge Path)
Time – 14:26
Team Members –  13 (KMRT) + Glossop MRT
Duration – 2hrs 20mins
Man Hours – 30hrs 20mins (KMRT)
As the initial call from the duty controller indicated that an 80 year man was very unwell with a heart condition, this was clearly an urgent job. En-route to our base I was informed that an air ambulance had been tasked, but I could see from the cloud base that it may not reach the casualty – shortly after requesting that Glossop MRT back us up I was informed that the air ambulance had turned back due to the weather.
Once we arrived with the casualty, who was having trouble breathing, it was clear that an urgent evacuation was required and a second request was made for the air ambulance to meet us a close as it could fly to our location. By now we were joined by a paramedic from Glossop MRT who took over the casualty care and the helicopter found a break in the cloud, but we had to be quick and transfer the casualty to aircraft which was able to take off before the cloud closed in again.
Darren Wallis – Team Leader.
]]> http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?feed=rss2&p=1864 0 Alan’s Diary – 4×4 Training Day 27.6.10 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1703 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1703#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 08:00:03 +0000 KinderAlan http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1703
Driving through the smelly water

Driving through the smelly water

The drivers group were wheeled out again for our bi-annual 4×4 refresher training.  This was hosted by Corporate Pursuits, a professional off-road instruction company.  They taught us to drive up steep hills, down steep hills and through smelly water.  We managed to drag our vehicles through impassable terrain and were proudly upholding the reputation of the team’s off road driving ability, right up to the point where Vinny got his vehicle stuck in the smallest puddle on the site.  We were all so proud!

]]> http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?feed=rss2&p=1703 0 4×4 Training – 27.6.10 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1706 http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1706#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:00:45 +0000 KinderAlan http://kinderdownfall.co.uk/?p=1706

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