The team, along with Edale Mountain Rescue Team, was called out early Sunday morning to Mam Tor to assist East Midlands Ambulance Service and Derbyshire Constabulary with an incident.

Sadly, despite the efforts of all involved, the gentleman passed away.

Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time….

A group of friends were enjoying a Friday afternoon walk around Rainow, while dodging the showers. Unfortunately, one of them slipped on the rocky, muddy and uneven ground and injured her lower leg. A 999 call was made to our colleagues at North West Ambulance Service who located the casualty and started treatment.

Due to the rough terrain, the team was called to provide assistance with the evacuation. Team members arrived at the casualty site and were soon carefully placing the casualty onto a mountain rescue stretcher. The lady was carried the …

The team was called out late afternoon to search for a female walker in her 70s who had become separated from her partner in heavy rain and low cloud whilst on a walk around the Fernilee/Windgather area.

On arrival at the car and after waiting a while, the partner became concerned and rang the Police.

Team members had responded to the call out and were travelling to the Goyt valley when we learnt that the missing lady was able to get a message to her partner saying she was safe …

As a mountain rescue team, we are more used to working in the hills and moorlands of the Peak District, so today’s callout to the Macclesfield Canal was an opportunity to do something slightly different.

Whilst out enjoying a walk along the towpath the casualty had placed a foot awkwardly on uneven ground resulting in a very painful lower leg injury. Our colleagues from North West Ambulance Service had arrived at the scene to give the casualty initial medical treatment and called Buxton MRT to assist with the extraction. Much of our work …

There was a call late Saturday evening for the mountain rescue teams to search for a missing walker on Kinder Scout. The “Kinder Plan” was initiated in an effort to get as many mountain rescue volunteers from various teams onto Kinder Scout as quickly as possible, due to the inclement weather conditions on the plateau.

As team members were travelling to the RV point at Edale, a message came through that the missing person had indeed been located. As such, team members were messaged whilst en-route, and were able to return home. …

Team members were diverted from the previous call out to assist Edale MRT with a call out to assist an injured person in Grindsbrook Clough.

A small section of three was initially dispatched from Edale village and made their way to the casualty, who was situated at halfway rocks. A walker had taken a fall and had injured their right ankle. The first Casualty Carer on scene assessed the ankle and administered strong pain relief. A box splint was applied to stabilise the ankle, before the casualty was packaged and placed on a mountain rescue …

A call was received with the request to assist Kinder Mountain Rescue Team with an incident above Crowden Clough. As team members arrived at the rendezvous point in Tipps Car Park, Edale, an additional call was received for a second call out with Edale Mountain Rescue Team in Grindsbrook Clough.

Kinder mountain rescue team had sufficient numbers to respond to the job in Crowden Clough and air support via both helimed and the Maritime and Coastguard helicopters were en-route. Knowing the above help was soon to arrive, Buxton team members were diverted to …

A group of climbers was making the most of the fine weather by enjoying some routes in the quarry, when one fell a short distance making an awkward landing onto rocks and sustaining a lower leg injury.

Another member of the party made a 999 call to East Midlands Ambulance Service who were quickly on scene to provide initial medical treatment. EMAS then made a request for assistance from Buxton Mountain Rescue Team to help with the evacuation from the casualty site. With the close proximity to our Buxton base a speedy response …

While out for a walk around Tittesworth Reservoir one member of a party jumped across a small stream, but unfortunately landed in soft mud resulting in a tumble and a lower leg injury.

West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to the scene, and a request made to the Midlands Air Ambulance to evacuate the casualty. Buxton MRT was called to assist, and vehicles were deployed from our bases to the Tittesworth. The casualty was transferred to the helicopter landing site with the help of local outdoor instructors before evacuation to hospital for further treatment. …

A climber had fallen off a route at Curbar Edge which resulted Edale Mountain Rescue Team being called to assist EMAS with the extraction of the casualty. As the situation was not clear at the time, Buxton Mountain Rescue Team were requested to assist.

An air ambulance was deployed to the scene and the casualty who had sustained a serious injury was quickly flown to Sheffield Northern General Hospital.

The two team members who has responded to assist were quickly stood down as the air evacuation took place, and returned …