A Buxton and Edale Mountain Rescue snatch squad was called to Hollins Farm, Edale, during the afternoon following reports of an injured walker.

A male from Eastbourne, on holiday in the area with his wife, had slipped on the path on the north side of Hollins Cross, which is part of the Great Ridge. He sustained an injury to his right ankle making him immobile. After being treated on site by rescue team personnel, he was placed on a stretcher and carried for 500 metres into the Edale Valley, where an ambulance was waiting to transfer him to hospital.

A joint Buxton and Edale Mountain Rescue Team snatch squad was called to Edale village on Saturday afternoon, following reports of an injured walker on Kinder Scout.

We located a 64 year old male from Rotherham at the top of Golden Clough. He was joining the Southern Edge path when he slipped, falling about 2 metres onto boulders. The gentleman sustained leg and head injuries.

The Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance had also responded, landing on the Kinder Plateau some distance away. The casualty was treated on site by the air ambulance doctor and carried on a stretcher by team …

On Sunday afternoon, Buxton Mountain Rescue Team were called to Chrome Hill, near Glutton Bridge to assist the ambulance service who had been called to an injured hill walker, whose exact location was unknown.

The casualty, a 67 year old woman from Salford, was located on the north west face of Chrome Hill by team members. As by this time the North West Air Ambulance had arrived, it was aircraft paramedics who provided treatment on site for a suspected fractured ankle.

Due to the steep terrain the helicopter couldn’t …

Team called to rescue a dog reportedly stuck on a rock ledge.   Obviously not as stuck as first thought as the team was stood down en route

Team called to rescue a dog reportedly stuck on a rock ledge.   Obviously not as stuck as first thought as the team was stood down en route

A joint Buxton Edale snatch squad was called to Woodseats Farm, Castleton, in the Hope Valley on Saturday afternoon. We were tasked to assist the East Midlands Ambulance Service in recovering an injured mountain biker from the Hollins Cross area, which is part of the Great Ridge between Mam Tor and Back Tor.

On arrival we located a 43 year old male from Woking, Surrey. He was descending the hillside track from Hollins Cross when the accident occurred, sustaining chest injuries. The man was treated on site by ambulance service paramedics, and then evacuated by mountain rescue team members on a stretcher …

Whilst fundraising in Buxton and Castleton on Bank Holiday Monday the Buxton Team was called to Winnats Pass, Castleton, to assist the East Midlands Ambulance Service.

On arrival we located a 48 year old female from London who had slipped whilst walking across the steep grassy hillside above Speedwell Cavern, and sustained a suspected fracture of her right ankle. She was treated on-site by an ambulance service paramedic, including splinting and pain relief.  The team then placed her on a stretcher and carried her some 200 feet down the steep hillside to the road.

The casualty elected to travel to hospital with her …

A joint Buxton and Edale snatch squad was called to the Burbage valley near Ringinglow at lunch-time.
We had been tasked to assist the ambulance service with a 32 year old male from Winslow, Buckinghamshire. He was climbing on the Burbage North crags and had fallen approx 5 metres. He landed on his heels, but banged into the rock face, sustaining head injuries.
The casualty was treated on site by an air ambulance doctor and a local paramedic, then walked from the incident site to the roadside, transferred into a road ambulance and taken to hospital for checks and further treatment.

Buxton MRT called to assist East Midlands Ambulance Service dealing with a 44 year old off-road trials bike rider from Buxton.  The man had parted company with his machine sustaining a suspected fractured collar bone.

The incident occurred not far off the A537 Cat & Fiddle Road making for a short but difficult stretcher carry to an ambulance waiting to take him to a Macclesfield hospital.

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called to a camp site to assist East Midlands Ambulance Service dealing with a casualty with a suspected fractured ankle. 

The casualty, a 19 year old girl from Bredbury, Stockport, had been camping with friends in woodland behind the main camp site when the accident occurred.  It is thought the accident happened around 02.30 am but emergency services were not alerted until  09.00. 

The difficult location of the casualty made for a short but strenuous stretcher carry to a waiting ambulance.