Just as darkness was falling an adult couple with two children made a 999 call to police to report themselves lost on Kinder.  The Duty Incident Controller called the party back but lost mobile phone connection before any useful clues as to the family’s whereabouts could be gained.  Repeated calls failed to connect so a major search of Kinder Scout was instigated.

Kinder and Glossop MRTs were tasked to cover the North and West of the moor whilst Buxton and Edale Teams started their familiar search pattern of the South and East of the plateau.   Two mountain rescue search dogs …

A male climber was leading on Scarlet Wall, an eleven metre hard severe, and had nearly reached the top when he fell.  Climbing protection probably slowed his rate of descent but failed to stop him impacting the ground sustaining shoulder and possible internal injuries.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was first to attend the incident with a paramedic and the West Midlands Air-ambulance.  Mountain Rescue was requested a short while after and Buxton Team responded with fifteen members.   Casualty treatment was by West Midlands paramedics who started the …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called to Windgather Rocks following the report of a climber having fallen.  A woman from Harrogate, on holiday with her family, was climbing Portfolio (H.V.S. 5b) when she fell six metres striking a ledge on her descent.   Landing in a very awkward position, the casualty had sustained possible back and head injuries.   A second member of the family had sustained minor rope burns to her hands.

Credit must be given to the other climbers and Outdoor Instructors on the crag who had come to the lady’s …

Whilst dealing with incident 18, a motorcycle rider came to the rescue incident control vehicle to report and accident on the rough track on Putwell Hill.   Whilst descending the steep track a trials bike rider had become parted from his machine and whilst lying on the ground was struck by another motorcycle.   The casualty was able to walk but had sustained arm injuries.

A team member dealing with the previous incident escorted an East Midland Ambulance paramedic towards the accident site to access the casualty.  A second ambulance was called for and the rider, a 49 year old man …

A lady, walking in Monsal Dale with her family, took a simple slip and sustained a suspected fracture of the right ankle.   When East Midlands Ambulance Service requested assistance fifteen Buxton Mountain Rescue Team members responded and assembled at Monsal Head.

The casualty was located near to the footbridge in Monsal Dale where team members started first aid treatment and were soon joined by EMAS paramedics.  The lady was placed on a rescue stretcher and carried for a kilometre along the river bank to the waiting ambulance.  It was during this stretcher evacuation that another incident was reported to the …