The team was called out to assist the North West Ambulance Service after a young female was found at bottom of Windgather Rocks. In view of the location, and at the time, the unknown extent of the injuries, a call was made for mountain rescue assistance.

Soon after the call out was initiated, the ambulance crew along with a few mountain rescue team members were able to transport the lady to the ambulance and the stand down was conveyed to other team members en route.

The team was called out mid afternoon to investigate reports of shouting and a whistle being blown in the Jacobs Ladder area of Kinder Scout.

The response vehicles were deployed with a small number of team members to investigate.

On speaking to a couple of walkers as they walked up Jacobs Ladder, it became clear that walkers had reported that they had  witnessed another group using whistles and shouting to a member who was some distance away and walking on a different path.

It transpired that someone else, having heard the shouting and whistles assumed there was an accident and had called for …

Whilst team members were nearing the end of marshalling on the Buxton 1/2 marathon and fundraising in Castleton, they received a call to the Jacob’s Ladder area of Kinder Scout.

Due to members still marshalling on the race, assistance from Edale Mountain Rescue Team was requested.

Team members arrived at Tipps car park and were transported by 4×4 vehicles to the base of Jacob’s Ladder. They then headed to the casualty, a young lady who was part of a group, who was suffering from breathing difficulties near to Edale Cross.

Due to the condition of the casualty, and the unpleasant weather, assistance …

The team, along with Edale Mountain Rescue Team, was called out on Wednesday afternoon to a joint incident on Mam Tor.

The female casualty had been walking on Mam Tor with her husband when she fell and sustained an ankle injury. The casualty was assessed and given pain relief before her leg was splinted and she was placed on a mountain rescue stretcher.

The stretcher was initially sledged down the grassy slope, and then carried to the road head where the casualty was handed over to East Midlands Ambulance Service for onward transport to hospital.

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Search dog handler Dave and dog Griff were called to assist Derbyshire Constabulary with the search for a missing male in the Lea Bridge Area. Dave and Griff were joined by Ian Bunting and Search Dog Bolt from Edale MRT. The dogs and handlers, along with colleagues from Derby MRT were stood down around 2am the following morning  as the Police received further information that the missing person might not be in the search area.

The missing person was later found safe and well.

Picture of Griff, (and Meg in the background)