26/05/2026
Weekend round-up …
Incident 54 - Friday 22nd May, 2026. 16:26hrs.
We were called to assist Buxton Mountain Rescue Team with an incident in Lathkill Dale. A walker fell and injured themselves, and was unable to continue. The casualty was located, treated, and carried by stretcher to the road head, where they were taken to hospital by an awaiting ambulance.
Special thanks go to the owners of Haddon Grove Farm Camp Site and Mill Farm for their assistance and support.
Incident 55 - Sunday 24th May, 2026. 15:10hrs.
Towards the end of another warm day fundraising; the team was called to attend to a fallen walker with a lower leg injury in the far northern end of the Chatsworth estate. �Fortunately we were able to get a four-wheel drive vehicle right up to the casualty and so were able to drive them (along with the ambulance crew) down to the waiting ambulance.
Thanks as ever to the Chatsworth security teams for their assistance.
Incident 56 - Monday 25th May, 2026. 1209hrs.
The team received a call regarding a walker who had got into a bit of a pickle and had ran out of water whilst walking the Kinder Edges circuit. With limited information we were initially unable to make contact with them due to poor phone signal. When contact was made our duty controller was able to establish that the walker was on the moor between Edale Moor trig Point and Mad Womans Stones. Through a combination of verbal instruction and sending Google pin drops, the walker was directed to the main path at the top of Golden Clough. From here they were able to descend into Edale where they were met half way down by a couple of team members who were fundraising in Edale and provided him with much appreciated water.
The walker did everything correctly when they got into difficulty by requesting our assistance. This meant that they could be assisted quite easily and quickly by a limited number of team members.
Incident 57 - Monday 25th May, 2026. 1626hrs.
Another walker suffering the effects of a long hot day on the hill, this time on Derwent Edge. They had met up with a walking group who were assisting them off the hill. A group of team members who were at base after an equally hot day fundraising were dispatched to meet up with the group. After a quick check up they escorted the walker off the hill to their car.
As with the previous incident they made the correct decision to call for help which again resolved the situation quickly.
Incident 58 - Monday 25th May, 2026. 1806hrs.
As we were dropping the walker off at his vehicle from the previous incident we were called to Slippery Stones in the Upper Derwent Valley. A mountain bike rider had jumped into the river to cool off and fractured an ankle in the process. A team vehicle crew from the previous incident was sent up to deal with this and the rest of the team called in support. However, we were called almost simultaneously to a fallen climber on Bamford Edge (incident 59), so requested the assistance of Glossop Mountain Rescue Team. Our initial team of four administered pain relief and splinted the offending limb before waiting for Glossop MRTs Landrover ambulance and team members to arrive. The casualty was carried a short distance and then driven back down to Fairholmes
Incident 59 - Monday 25th May, 2026. 1820hrs.
Whilst responding to the previous incident we were also requested to assist a climber who had fallen on Bamford Edge. Team members not already on the previous incident were diverted to Bamford. As part of Plan "G", Glossop MRT were also requested to send team members to this incident as well, which they kindly did. The climber was treated for his injuries and evacuated by stretcher down to the road.
A shout out and thanks to our friends at Glossop MRT who turned out to assist, who had themselves been out on a job earlier in the afternoon
We also had fundraising stands in Edale, Hathersage and Bakewell over the weekend - thank you to everyone that donated.
If you require mountain rescue in an emergency dial 999 and ask for ‘POLICE - MOUNTAIN RESCUE’
