Kinder Mountain Rescue Team

7: Callout 22nd February 2012

KinderNeale — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:16:59 +0000

• Type – Ambulance assist / difficult access
• Location – Marple
• Team members –25 KMRT alongside NWAS Ambulance and HART personnel
• Duration 3hrs or 75 man hours

We were asked to assist an ambulance crew access a boy who had fallen down a steep slope which they could not access. Upon arrival, the steep slope was a 10m vertical crag with another 10m run out slope. The boy was half way down and despite the best efforts of the HART team was proving difficult to access. We were soon able to locate access down to him with the assistance of locals were he was stabilised by the paramedics. We were then able to come down to him with a stretcher via our rope team who loaded him then brought him down to the bottom of the slope. A very muddy and slippery carry then took place to get him back up to the waiting ambulance. A superb effort and great co-operation between all the services involved to get the job done.

Neale Pinkerton

Team Leader

6 : CALLOUT 12th FEBRUARY 2012

KinderHoward — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:51:38 +0000

• Type – Hill walkers
• Location – Bleaklow
• Team members – 18 Kinder MRT + Glossop MRT and SARDA
• Duration 45min OR 13.5 manhours

Called to assist our colleagues from Glossop MRT in searching for a missing group of 2 adults and 4 children on Bleaklow.
Team stood down shortly before deployment when the group was located.

Howard Taylor
Deputy Team Leader

5: CALLOUT 11th FEBRUARY 2012

KinderHoward — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:07:05 +0000

• Type – Hill Walker
• Location – Edale Rocks
• Team Members – 21
• Duration – 2Hours 30minutes OR 52.5 man hours
Alerted by the duty controller to a lady with a dislocated knee on the Western edge path of Kinder Scout.
Initially there was some confusion as to their location due to the verbal description of their position not matching the map reference given. The injured ladies companion was contacted by mobile phone and an accurate grid reference obtained.
Due to the conditions under foot it was apparent that a long stretcher carry off would be required, and that extracting the casualty by helicopter would be a preferable. A helicopter air ambulance was requested.
Team members proceeded to the incident site and after the casualty was flown to hospital, escorted the remainder of the party safely down to our base.
Many thanks to the North West Air Ambulance from Manchester for their assistance

Howard Taylor

Deputy Team Leader

4: CALLOUT 4th FEBRUARY 2012

KinderHoward — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:10:48 +0000

Type – Mountain Biker
Location – Above Elterwater, Lake District.
Team Members – 2 plus 1 non member.
Duration – 1 Hour 30 Minutes or 3 manhours.

Whilst attending a hut weekend in the Lake District, 2 team members were asked by a member of the public to attend a injured mountain biker on the forest track above Elterwater.
The casualty was warmed and made ready for treatment and evacuation by Langdale and Ambleside MRT.

Howard Taylor
Deputy Team Leader

A big thank you to the Hayfield Show

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:33:23 +0000

Kinder Mountain Rescue Team received a cheque for £400 from the President of the Hayfield Country Show, Roy Hulme, the Vice President Bernard Taylor and the Chairman Paul Bagshaw.

3: Callout 4th February 2012

KinderPhil — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:15:38 +0000

Type – Ambulance Assist
Location – Kinder Reservoir
Team members – 18 KMRT and 1 SARDA
Duration – 1 hour 30 minutes or 28.5 man hours

I was contacted by the Duty Controller to assist North West Ambulance Service with an injured walker at Kinder Reservoir. The walker had slipped on the ice and suffered a lower leg injury.

Phil Ridley

Training Officer

2: Callout 1st February 2012

KinderNeale — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:04:25 +0000

Type – missing person search
Location – Kinder Plateau
Team members – 27 KMRT, 18 Buxton MRT and 2 SARDA
Duration – 45 minutes or 20.25 man hours

I was contacted by the Duty Controller to look for a lone walker who was overdue back to his accommodation. The man had reported earlier to his wife that he had hurt his knee but then communications were lost when his phone battery went dead. There was concern for the man as it was forecast to be bitterly cold overnight. We were just putting together a search plan that included our team, Buxton MRT and SARDA dogs when a report came in that he had turned up, much to the relief of everyone.

Neale Pinkerton

Team Leader

Diary of a Rescue Team – Exercise 29.1.12

KinderAlan — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:00:18 +0000

1: Callout 22nd January 2012

KinderNeale — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:09:16 +0000

Type – missing person search
Location – Kinder Plateau
Team members – 29 KMRT
Duration – 2 1/2 hours or 72.5 man hours

We were asked to locate 2 walkers on Kinder. Having spoken to them by phone, we were able to arrange a link up with one of our vehicles at Edale Cross before driving them back down to Hayfield.

Neale Pinkerton

Team Leader

37: Standby 30th December 2011

KinderNeale — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:04:38 +0000

Type – missing person search
Location – Bleaklow
Team members – 28 KMRT
Duration – 2 hours

We were asked to go on standby to possibly assist Glossop, Woodhead and Edale MRT’s with a search on Bleaklow. Fortunately the missing walkers were found safe and well before we were deployed.

Neale Pinkerton

Team Leader