Recent comments
- Michelle & James Martin on Beware, Winter just wont go away
Our motto when walking is 'turn round and live another day'. We were walking in the Lakes over half term and turned round twice: once just 200m from the summit. On Monday last week there was an avalanche on St Sunday Crag; two days earlier we stopped, and turned round as we noticed a large cornice overhanging Pinncale Gully. The summitt will always be there to conquer but you may not be if you don't turn round and think safe. - Dave Mason on Loggerheads, Staffordshire.
Unfortunately the body of Gordon Beard was found recently. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/8504298.stm Our deepest condolances to the family - Team Rambler on Goyt Valley
The owner / driver later made a generous contribution to the team's funds. - Many thanks. - admin on Zak, top dog, makes top grade
Bob - thanks for getting in touch. We don't normally give out contact details but I have forwarded your note onto Nick. I'll leave it up to him to carry forward. Trust this is okay. editor - Bob Sharp on Zak, top dog, makes top grade
I would like to contact Nick to ask if he would write a wee feature about his assessment weekend for my book on SAR dogs. I was at the course myself but didn't meet Nick. WOuld you be good enough to giv eme a contact for Nick? Thank you. Bob Sharp - Team Rambler on MP calls for winter cash-aid for mountain rescue
To date The Peak District Mountain Rescue Teams in 2009 have together responded to 120 calls for assistance from the police, ambulance service and the public. Just 12 (10%) have been for incidents on the hills. All others have been outside the teams' normal remit of activities with asistance to ambulance crews in rural and urban environments being the greater part. Assistance to drivers and recovery of vehicles being another significant figure. - Steve Raynor on Snow joke
In such cases as when you get a numpty ignoring 'Road Closed' signs or the, like the Mountain Rescue Organisation should be given powers whereby they can charge for their services, similar to the ambulance service when called to RTA's.Then perhaps such dunderpates as you encountered may just stop to think, or am I expecting too much ? - Team Rambler on East Midlands Ambulance Support
Sadly the team later heard that this lady died in hospital. Mountain rescue extends its sincere sympathy and condolences to her family. - Mrs Jennifer Drew on Mam Nick, Edale Road
I would like to say thank you to the team for assisting my daughter and the family. I alerted the Derbyshire poice who informed the rescue team but my daughter tells me that the passers by also alerted the team for which I am also grateful. It was an incident which was potentially serious. My husband and I were in Rotherham co-ordinating with the recovery assistance and we were so worried as the light was fading and the temperature was dropping. To cap it all there was intermittent mobile reception. So please thank the rescuers. Our grandchildren really did appreciate the mars bars and will no doubt now see it as an adventure and something to write about when they return to school tomorrow. They were all safe thanks to your team. - Sheila Page on Wildmoorstone Brook, Goyt Valley
I have been meaning to write to you for weeks to thank you for your amazing response to my injury. I kept telling people that dozens and dozens of red-clad rescuers appeared out of the gloom, but they clearly thought it was the painkillers talking. When you passed my stretcher up the steep bank onto the track, it looked like an endless avenue of rescuers reaching up into the sky! My left leg was in fact broken in three places, tib and fib, which explains why it was so unstable. I spent 5 days in Macclesfield General Hospital and then weeks at home, where it refused to mend properly. It is now going to be re-screwed in the new year, in the hope that more strength and movement will return. So the medical side of things were not too great. But your professionalism and good humour [despite the ambulance guy holding you all up for ages after you all finally got back to your vehicles] was truly praiseworthy. The sixth-formers who were with me were very reluctant to leave me in the hands of strangers, but it was clear for all to see that yours were extremely capable hands. Happy New Year to all. - Stevie Ross on Lathkill Dale
Have just viewed the footage of myself being rescued! Can't tell you how grateful I am for all your dedication in making sure that I was safe & comfortable whilst being taken out of the valley & loaded onto the ambulance. I have since had a week in "a pot", but had to return to hospital to be pinned & plated!! So hopefully by next year I'll be up & walking again, but not in Lathkill Dale!! Many thanks to you all, Stevie - Matt Allanson on Kinder Scout
I'm glad I decided not to come camping with you this year! You could have borrowed a torch if you'd asked though! - Team Rambler on Solomon’s Temple, Grin Low, Buxton
A quote from a letter just received from the casualty, "I cannot thank you enough for the voluntary service you provide. None us know when we may need you, accidents do happen." Thanks to Mrs D***** for the kind letter and the generous donation. We wish you a speedy recovery and hope you have your boots back on in the Spring. T. R. - BMRT Treasurer on Doxey’s Pool, the Roaches
Comments from The Area North Manager, West Midlands Ambulance Service. Hello to all the brillant Buxton Mountain Rescue Team, I hope you will not mind if I send you these photographs of the outstanding work you all did to rescue the 34 year old gentleman with the ankle injury, thank god that there are people like you around, thank you so much. - admin on Team to assist at memorial walk
Note to BMRT Chairman from Martin Doughty's partner: I want to thank you so much for all the fantastic organisation and support provided by you and jointly on the ground by the three mountain rescue teams, last Sunday 11th October as part of the commemorative day for Martin. It was an amazing day and we were very grateful for all that you and your colleagues did. I was late coming down from Kinder as it was one of my older friends who fell on the descent from Red Brook and I was able to witness first hand just how thorough and professional your colleagues were in assessing him and supporting him down the mountain. My friend and his wife have said they will be donating to the Mountain Rescue service as a result. I also want to say how impressed many of us were to see how all the services from different organisations worked so fluently and professionally together. Please will you pass on our sincere thanks as a family to all members of the mountain rescue teams, and thank you again for your co-ordination of the services on the day. Kindest regards Gilly - Les Bonnington on Fundraiser conquers Mount Kenya
12 months ago if you had said Debbie was going to climb the second highest mountain in Africa I'd have said you were crazy. She's had a sense of adventure for some time but never followed in my footsteps as a keen rockclimber and mountaineer for 43 yrs. As such I know what a fantastic job the volutary mountain rescue teams do all year round often in the most atrocious weather conditions. Both myself and Liz think Debbie's done a fantastic thing for a worthy cause achieving something she'll never forget. Well done "OUR" Deb! Les and Liz Bonnington (Debbies parents) - BMRT Treasurer on Errwood Reservoir, Goyt Valley
The team gratefully acknowledges another generous donation from the Goyt Valley farmer. - BMRT Treasurer on Errwood Reservoir, Goyt Valley
The team is pleased to acknowledge a generous contribution from the farmer. - Jenny Caven on Rescued dog, rescued by, rescue dog handler
Talk about a dog day afternoon. A tail that ends well. - Team Rambler on Rescued dog, rescued by, rescue dog handler
The team rescued another dog from Water-cum-Jolly last year; but of course that's another dog's tale!
