Buxton Mountain Rescue Team together with Edale M.R.T., Kinder M.R.T., and Glossop M.R.Teams were all called simultaneously at 10.00 p.m. on Sunday 6th of August following a 999 call to police from a man and his eleven year old son lost on Kinder Scout.
The man from, Marylands in West Sussex, had gone for a walk on the moor setting of from Edale earlier in the day when the weather was fine and warm. However, around mid-afternoon, classic Kinder weather rolled in from the west with low cloud and heavy rain making navigation on the summit difficult and causing darkness …
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called at 6.00 pm on Friday 4th August following a report to East Midlands Ambulance Service of an accident on the south east ridge of Mam Tor, near to Blue John Mine.
A 37 year old lady from the Isle of Man, on holiday in the Peak District, had slipped whilst descending the popular route off the Mam Tor summit. The simple accident resulted in a probable fracture of the lower leg and so the aim of the first team members on site was to …
A joint team call-out for Buxton and Edale teams.
A group of children and adults requiring assistance on steep wet ground in Cave Dale. All escorted to safety.
Awaiting further details
At about 2.15pm on Wednesday 19th July, Buxton Mountain Rescue Team was called-out following reports of a fallen climber on Moat Buttress at Water-cum-Jolly.
Rendezvousing at Millers Dale Station, team vehicles ferried team members the one and a half miles down the Monsal Trail to a location above the incident scene. Access to the incident involved a steep decent over some tricky terrain before arriving at a flat apron of ground beside the River Wye and below an imposing limestone buttress.
The male rock climber, from Loughborough, was found sitting at the …
Whilst dealing with the previous call-out in the Goyt Valley another call from East Midlands Ambulance Service was received relating to cycling accident on the Monsal Trail. Team vehicles were quickly on route to rendezvous at Miller’s Dale Station with other local team members.
A twenty-nine year old lady from Glossop suffered knee and serious facial injuries following an accident whilst riding a bike on the trail. Team members were first to arrive on scene to start treatment and were soon able to hand over to the professionals when the …
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team’s carnival plans were abruptly disrupted when East Midlands Ambulance Service requested assistance on the summit of Cats Tor on the Pym Chair to Shining Tor footpath.
One team vehicle, with several members on board, broke out of the Buxton Carnival parade and another vehicle was deployed from it’s station at Buxton Fire & Rescue Station. A walker was reported to have collapsed whilst on the route to the Cat & Fiddle. East Midland’s staff were already on scene when members arrived at the site and the 25 year old casualty from Manchester was receiving treatment. She …
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called at 5.20 p.m. on Monday 3rd July following a report of a party of walkers descending the steps on Jacob’s Ladder trying to carry one of their number who had a leg injury. Details were uncertain and consequently only a limited number of members were called to make an investigation.
Despite a search of Jacob’s Ladder, and other routes with steps, no trace of the party was found.
The team members stood down and returned to base.
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team was called at 3.30 p.m.on Sunday 2nd July to assist Kinder M.R.T. following the report of an injured 60 year old female walker on Swines Back near to Edale Cross.
Kinder M.R.T. was already in the same area dealing with an unrelated incident and dispatched a vehicle up the track from Coldwell Clough. The casualty was quickly located and was then assisted to the rescue vehicle from where she was transported back to Hayfield by Kinder M.R.T.
As soon as it was known that the casualty was able to walk with assistance, the eighteen members of Buxton M.R.T. …
At 2.00 p.m. on Friday 30th June Buxton Mountain Rescue Team was called by Derbyshire police following the report of an injured walker on a public footpath at Dam Cliff near to Limestone Farm at Peak Forest.
The mature lady was one of an organised of group of walkers which was nearly at the end of its day’s walk when the accident occurred. She slipped whilst negotiating a stile and suffered a knee injury. The first team members arriving were able to take a vehicle virtually to the incident site where the injury was assessed. The lady was then placed in …