Following recent heavy rain the tops of Kinder Scout had become a squelchy quagmire setting a serious challenge for anyone attempting to cross the plateau.  An afternoon call to assist in locating a group of London schoolchildren on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition turned from a normal sweep of the moors into something far more serious.

The original call stated four young people somewhere on the moor, cold, wet and unable to continue.  Kinder MRT was first to be alerted and following difficulties contacting the group escalated the incident …

At 15.45 pm Buxton Mountain Rescue Team received a call reporting that a rock climber was stuck on the face of The Roaches.  The team call-out system was activated and two vehicles were turning out when five minutes later a second call reported the climber to be now safe and on the ground.

Team stood down with no active involvement.

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called by North West Ambulance Service to assist with the recovery of a deceased person in the region of Shutlingslow.

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called by West Midlands Ambulance Service at nearly midnight to assist with the recovery of a 45 year old female from Newcastle=under-Lyme who had dialled 999 asking for help.

The lady had walked alone and with the aid of crutches to the summit of Ramshaw Rocks but was unable to make the return journey.  Staffordshire police and West Midlands Ambulance Service responded in the first instance but had difficulty in locating the lady. Fortunately, an eagle-eyed police officer spotted the screen light of her mobile phone.  W.M.A.S. then activated at Hazardous Area Response Team travelling from Birmingham …

A 31 year old female climber from Sale, Manchester, took about a 4 metre fall from a route in Horseshoe Quarry resulting a significant rope swing into the rock-face.  Fortunately the lady was wearing a climbing helmet which took the brunt of the impact but still left her with suspected head and neck injuries.

Members of the Joint Buxton and Edale Mountain Rescue Snatch Squad assisted air ambulance paramedics to treat and carry the casualty to where the aircraft had been able to land in the quarry basin.  She …