The team was requested to assist North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust HART with a climber who was reported to have fallen between 2-3 metres whilst on the Black & Tans route, and was now stuck on a ledge.

By the time the team arrived on the scene, the climber’s friends had managed to lower the casualty to the ground.

The casualty was administered pain relief and then transferred to the awaiting land ambulance. The terrain was such that, with the assistance of HART and the climber’s friends, the stretcher was …

A family group was out walking along the Monsal trail, when one member of the group slipped and fell over 6 metres down into the river. The casualty appeared to have momentarily lost consciousness whilst in the water. A member of the walking group descended and performed basic first aid, and as a result the casualty regained consciousness.

When the team arrived a rope system was rapidly established to haul the casualty back up to the path. Whilst the system was being constructed, the casualty was assessed by the team paramedic and an East …

A report was received from Staffordshire Police that a young person out enjoying the craggy outcrop of the Roaches, had become stuck somewhere in the vicinity of the Don Whillans Hut and reported that they could also see Hen Cloud.

We attempted to use phone-find to ping the exact location but were unsuccessful.

When team members arrived in the area, they located the casualty who thankfully was able to be released from his stuck position by one of the team.

The casualty was assessed and was deemed to …

A young walker had decided to try and extend his view along the trail by climbing above one of the tunnel entrances, subsequently becoming crag fast! A dog walker tried to implement a rescue but was unsuccessful.

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service was first on the scene and requested additional resources from Buxton mountain rescue. Both agencies worked closely and successfully were able to safely rescue the young walker and dog walker.

Both were assessed by members of East Midlands Ambulance Service before returning home just after midnight….

Both Edale Mountain Rescue Team and Buxton Mountain Rescue Team responded to assist a walker who had suffered a lower right leg injury whilst descending the steps from the summit to Mam Nick.

The casualty was administered pain relief and carried on a mountain rescue stretcher to a friend’s car, which then transferred the casualty to the hospital.