Whilst fundraising in Buxton on Bank Holiday Monday, the team was called to recover a dog which had jumped over a bridge wall on the Monsal Trail near to the Rusher Cutting.

The dog had fallen some 30 metres into Chee Dale and was lying injured on a ledge. Whilst en-route we were informed the dog had succumbed to its injuries and passed away.

Two climbers had recovered the dog to the Monsal Trail by the time we arrived, leaving us to transport the dog and its owners to their car at Wye Dale for onward journey home.

The team was called to assist the West Midlands Ambulance Service with a fallen climber at the Roaches, near Leek. The initial report indicated the climber had not fallen to the bottom of the crag but was hanging about half way down.

On our arrival we located the climber, a 24 year old male from the Norwich area, visiting the Peak District over the Bank Holiday weekend. We believe he was the lead climber on a route known as “Amaranth”, who fell about 10 metres, hitting the cliff wall on his way down after part of his protection failed. He suffered …

For the last 6 years Buxton Mountain Rescue Team have been providing help and support to Wilmslow Running Club with an annual fell race in the Goyt Valley. It is usually without incident.

This year, 22 members attended the race control at Errwood Sailing Club and manned the 10 marshalling points on this years course around Fernilee Reservoir and Taxal areas. The race covers 10 kilometres along tracks and paths. Nearly 200 runners were taking part in this event.

Part way through the event a runner became injured. He was a 42 year old male from Kirmincham, Congleton. We understand a …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team were called to Barber Booth, near Edale, following reports of an injured walker at Pagoda Rocks, on Kinders Southern Edges.

We knew the casualty was a female who had sustained a lower leg injury. As team members were arriving at the car park, we were made aware that our neighbouring team, Kinder MRT were undertaking some training on Kinder Scout. We contacted them and asked if they would be available to deal with this incident as they were already in the area. They agreed and Buxton MRT were stood down.

Both Edale and Buxton Mountain Rescue Teams were called to Cressbrook on Thursday afternoon.

A 62 year old male, walking with his wife in Cressbrook Dale, had collapsed on a very wet and muddy path. He was treated on site for a medical emergency by ambulance service paramedics.

Following on-site treatment, he was placed into a casualty bag, loaded onto our lightweight Titan stretcher, and then carried nearly half a kilometre by mountain rescue personnel to the tarmac track where he was transferred into the waiting ambulance for onward transport to hospital.

Following the heavy snowfall overnight and throughout Wednesday morning, Buxton Mountain Rescue team members used two of their vehicles to assist the emergency services with a number of incidents throughout the day.
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The first call was to help the ambulance service gain access to a multiple vehicle collision at Peak Forest. On returning to our Dove Holes base we came across 3 motorists stranded in snow drifts up to 5 feet deep between Peak Dale and Peak Forest.

A further call to …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team together with fire, police, ambulance services and the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance were called to Long Hill, between Buxton and Whaley Bridge at Friday tea time.

An accident involving a motorcyclist had occurred resulting in the motorcyclist being catapulted through the air for some considerable distance into nearby fields.

He was treated by attending medical personnel, carried to the waiting helicopter, and flown to hospital for further treatment.

A Buxton and Edale Mountain Rescue snatch squad was called to the Chatsworth estate during the afternoon to assist the East Midlands Ambulance Service.

A 42 year old male from West Bridgeford, Nottinghamshire, was mountain biking in the New Piece Wood area, south west of Edensor Village, when an accident occurred. He was reported to have been thrown over the bike handlebars, suffering injuries to his head, neck and chest. He was unconscious.

The Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance landed nearby and Mountain Rescue personnel were on hand to assist. The injured man was flown to the Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, …

On Friday afternoon, an Edale and Buxton Mountain Rescue snatch squad was called to Stoney Middleton, following reports of a climbing accident.

The male climber was on a route near to “Minus Ten Wall” when a hold came loose and he fell. His protection seemed to fail and he landed on a small ledge, halfway down the rock wall.

Mountain Rescue personnel, including a paramedic, climbed up to his location on the ledge, and treated him for back and pelvis injuries.

Other team members rigged a rope system on the top of the crag, enabling a stretcher to be hauled up the rock …

A Buxton and Edale Mountain Rescue snatch squad was called to assist the ambulance service around lunch-time to recover an injured walker from a field east of Peters Barn, near to the Hollins Cross track in the Edale valley.

A 49 year old male walker from Belper, Derbyshire, had left the track and wandered into the adjoining field where he fell down a manhole. This caused a suspected lower leg fracture. He was treated on site by the ambulance service paramedics, including pain relief and splinting, and was then put onto a mountain rescue stretcher and carried by team members to …