During the week Buxton and Edale Mountain Rescue Teams often work together to ensure that we have sufficient operational members to respond to incidents in our respective areas.

After a walker took a tumble in Cave Dale, both teams responded to assist in case a stretcher evacuation was necessary. Members of Edale MRT were close by at their base and were soon on scene, and able to make an initial assessment of the casualty’s injuries and decided the patient could be walked down the path to the village with some assistance. …

A walker was enjoying the lovely hot sunny bank holiday weather in Lathkill Dale. While stopping for a snack, and making the most of the peace and tranquillity, a rock dislodged and landed on one of the walkers’ feet, causing a painful injury.

As they were unable to make any further progress themselves, they called East Midlands Ambulance Service. Due to the remote location, Your Local Air Ambulance WNDLR was tasked to the scene.

On their arrival it was obvious that the casualty would need specialist help, to …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team was called to assist our neighbours at Edale Mountain Rescue Team as is usual for midweek “snatch” incidents.

A walker had taken a tumble on the path leading up from the car park at the base of Winnats sustaining a painful lower leg injury. Edale team members already in the area were first on scene and were able to provide the initial medical treatment before the casualty was placed on a mountain rescue stretcher and carried to the road.

After further assessment of the injury, …

When the phone goes for a callout, you are never sure what the rescue will involve. Call out number 25 for the year was slightly unusual in that it involved a dog rather than a person.

A local resident was out walking in the Monsal Trail area with two dogs which had followed an animal trail away from the path. One then turned back but the spirit of adventure took the other across the river and up a steep slope towards the limestone cliffs, where it disappeared from view. A friend was enlisted to …

As they were crossing the Kinder Plateau two walkers, on day 11 of a 500 mile walk from Gretna to London in aid of Pancreatic Cancer Action, sensibly made a 999 call to Derbyshire Constabulary to request help from Mountain Rescue. The mixture of poor visibility, wind, rain, and cold temperatures had made their progress both slow and difficult over the top of the plateau and their physical condition was deteriorating.

The Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation – PDMRO Duty Controller was able to locate their position using phone find technology. Two …