Edale Mountain Rescue Team

Incident 20 - Tuesday 18th February 14:20hrs. A sunny day for a trip down to the depths of Bretton Clough to treat and extract an injured walker. A challenging carry out. Thanks to @Buxton_MRT for their help.

Incident 19 - Sunday 16th February 2025. We were called to assist a walker nr the Great Ridge (Castleton) who had slipped and suffered a painful lower leg injury. Warming, strong pain relief, splinting and a sledge ride down to a waiting ambulance. We wish the casualty well 🤞⛑️

Incident 18 - Monday 10th February 18:46hrs. We assisted a walker that was benighted on the summit of Mam Tor and required assistance to get off the summit safely.

Weekend incidents #15 support to @Buxton_MRT with search on Kinder, #16 injured walker on Cow Low and #17 support to @glossopmrt are on our website / Insta / facebook pages. If you need mountain rescue dial 999 and ask for ‘police mountain rescue

Incident 14 - Friday 7th Feb 2025 involved an injured MTBer near Hope Cross, a broken team vehicle, some human packhorses and Helimed54. We wish the casualty well.

Thu 6 Dec 2025 - Incident 12 - fallen walker with hip injury at Longshaw. Incident 13 - Fallen walker with head injury Eyam Moor. We wish both casualties well. To request Mountain Rescue; dial 999, ask for Police and then Mountain Rescue.

Incident 7 - Wed 22nd January 2025 10:14hrs. The Team was called to assist Buxton MRT with an incident on the Chapel Gate Track - a walker had sustained a lower leg injury and was treated and stretchered to an ambulance at the roadhead.

Incident 6 - Sat 18th Jan 2025 21:56hrs. Assistance to two walkers on the southern edges of Kinder who were not confident to progress unassisted. A fantastic winter night to be out in. Located, warmed and escorted back down to Edale Village from where they made their way home.

Incident 5 - Tue 14th January 2025 14:05hrs. A trip out to Orgreave to help the Ambulance Service. An elderly chap out birdwatching slipped sustaining an injury. We provided warm kit and stretchered him across frozen boggy ground to the ambulance. We wish him well.

Incident 4 - Mon 13th Jan 2025 14:46hrs. A walker slipped near Hathersage sustaining a painful leg injury. We treated and packaged the injury and evacuated the casualty to the road from where a friend conveyed them to hospital. Thank you to the farmer for field access.

Two multi-agency rescues in the last week - one on Bleaklow last Tuesday night and one on the Southern Edges of Kinder on Saturday. Full details on FB, Instagram and our website.

Incident 001 - Sat 4 Jan 2025 The team’s first call of 2025 came in for a walker who had slipped on the ice not far over from Mam Tor Summit. Treated, packaged and sledged down to the road for onward transport to hospital. We wish the casualty well.

2024 in numbers, the second busiest year in the history of the Team. Thank you for all your support and we wish everyone a Happy New Year 🥳⛑️

Details on incidents #154 (fallen young cyclist - Blacka Moor) and #155 (elderly walker - Great Ridge) are on our Facebook, Instagram and website. // If you require mountain rescue in an emergency dial 999 and ask for ‘police - mountain rescue’.

Incident 150 - Saturday 21st  Dec 2024
The team was called to assist EMAS with an incident in Cavedale. 

Incident 151 - Monday 23rd  Dec 2024. Called by YAS to assist a dogwalker with a leg injury nr Aughton.

Couple thank rescuers after climbing fall recovery Aron Thomas' family were told to prepare for the worst after he landed on his head in a fall.

BBC News coverage of the incident that was featured on Countryfile - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Did you see us on Countryfile on Sunday ? You can still catch the programme via iPlayer here - www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Our pre-Christmas fun training session last night involved a rather well known gentleman who was lost (and a bit inebriated) in Burbage Valley. We got him warm and safe. Ho ho hope his journey goes better on Christmas Eve ⛑️🎅🎄