While walking up Chrome Hill with their dog, a couple found themselves in an awkward spot, where a combination of slippery White Peak mud, steep ground, a recurring knee injury and a dollop of snow and ice, meant that further progress was impossible for one of the party.

The 999 call worked its way through the system to the Mountain Rescue Duty Controller, who called out Buxton MRT. Team members were quickly on scene and began to effect the rescue.

Whilst a rope system was set up to lower a …

Today’s callout took us to one of the most popular parts of the Peak District National Park, Mam Tor.

The snow which had fallen earlier in the week has now undergone several cycles of freeze-thaw, creating some very slippery conditions for people enjoying a day out in the Peak District National Park. While descending the path from the top, one of a small party of walkers slipped sustaining a very painful lower leg injury.

Both Edale Mountain Rescue Team and Buxton Mountain Rescue Teams were called out to attend …

The second call out came in late afternoon to assist East Midlands Ambulance Service again with another incident. The team rv’d at Monsal Head.

A family group had been cycling along the Monsal Trail when one of them fell off and injured their lower leg. Team members were quickly on scene and assessed the casualty before administering pain relief. After the leg had been imobilised, the casualty was placed on a mountain rescue stretcher and carried to a team vehicle. The casualty was then driven to Millers Dale for transfer to an ambulance….

The first of two call outs today came in at 10.13 this morning.

After enjoying a walk to the top of Mam Tor, a family group were descending the stone steps back to the Mam Nick carpark when one of the party slipped sustaining a lower leg injury. East Midlands Ambulance Service were called to the scene to provide the initial medical care, but then called for the assistance of Mountain Rescue Teams in order to carry the casualty from the site of the slip to the ambulance.

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Before the Christmas turkeys had been put into the ovens the team was called to an incident in the Goyt Valley, very close to callout 98 earlier in the week.

Whilst out enjoying a walk with her family along the old railway line, a lady slipped on ice which had formed on the trail, sustaining injuries requiring medical help. Other walkers helped make her comfortable while a 999 call was made to our colleagues in the East Midland’s Ambulance Service. They were quickly on scene but given the distance of the site from the …

On a cold bright winter’s morning Derbyshire Constabulary called the team to assist our colleagues from the East Midlands Ambulance Service who were attending an incident in the Goyt Valley, along with an off-duty paramedic who had been walking in the area at the time.

While out with her dogs, a lady had fallen heavily, and the resulting injuries meant that a mountain rescue stretcher was needed to carry her to the road. Team members were quickly on scene, and the first vehicles were able to drive along the old railway line …

Just before 10 pm, the team’s key contact received a call via the Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation’s duty controller, who had taken a call from Derbyshire Constabulary to help a group near to the Giant’s Hole cave near Sparrowpit.

A full team call out was instigated with a small number of team members heading to Dove Base and the fire station to collect the response vehicles. A deputy team leader managed to establish contact with the informant, who indicated that the casualties were actually in the cave! With this information, the call …

Whilst the team were busy with callouts 90 & 91, a third call was received to assist a walker in Sparrowpit who had slipped in the snow and sustained a knee injury.

Local team members attended and assessed the casualty before placing them in a warm ‘casualty bag’ on a mountain rescue stretcher before sledging them the short distance to the road head. Due to the amount of callouts the team had received, Edale Mountain Rescue Team were requested to assist, along with a member of Kinder Mountain Rescue Team who lives …

While dealing with incident 90, and with snow continuing to fall heavily, the team received a request from Derbyshire Constabulary to standby to assist with stranded motorists on the main roads where necessary.

Initially two team vehicles were tasked to help but one vehicle was diverted to incident 90. The team vehicle then drove along the A54 to search for stranded motorists, but the road was found to be passable with care.

At the same time Cheshire Search and Rescue were managing the roads over the high moors …

The team was requested by Derbyshire Constabulary to go to the assistance of a couple who had been walking around the quarry area. One of them had slipped and fallen, injuring their leg. The casualty was quickly located by the team, and their injury assessed. They were given pain relief before being placed in a warm ‘casualty bag’, and vacuum mattress to ensure stability of the injured leg. The casualty was placed on a mountain rescue stretcher for the carry to the roadhead. There they were transferred to East Midlands Ambulance Service personnel for onward transport …