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

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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 .

Diary of a Mountain Rescue Team Member

Welcome to the Kinder Mountain Rescue Team diary. The idea behind running a diary is to give you an insight into what it is really like to be in a Mountain Rescue Team. Life in the team varies dramatically. At times it can be very exciting, with helicopters and blue light vehicles. At other times, there can be a lot of standing around in the rain. In among this we have to fit in training sessions, exercises and team meetings. The commitment to being a team member is demanding for both the individual and their family. But we all gladly give up this time to help those in difficulties in the mountains.

Kinder Alan

Kinder Alan

So if you are intrested in finding out what the team has been up to or are thinking of joining and want to know what it is really like to be in the team: read on! In fact, if you have ever been rescued by the team, why not send in your version of events and I will include them.

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Alan’s Diary – Callout, Sunday 3rd May 14:45hrs

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I had been having a quiet day at home, catching up on jobs, when a text message arrived saying “Callout RV Hut”. I got my gear together and went to the hut. As I arrived, a first team was just getting ready to go out in a Land Rover.

Air Ambulance

Air Ambulance

A 14 year old girl was up on the plateau and had been vomiting for over an hour. Her companions had called Ambulance control, who were sufficiently concerned to send out an Air Ambulance to the scene.

The Doctor on board had decided to bring the girl down to us, to transfer her to a land ambulance. We had sent a team up to our helipad (a field which a local farmer lets us borrow for these occasional landings), to help out with the transfer. Having just missed the first team, I was in the hut on standby, in case anything were to go wrong. As expected, it all went smoothly and we were quickly stood down.

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