Volunteers
Rescues
since 1956
We are one of the
busiest teams
Across the country.
Edale Mountain Rescue Team (EMRT) operates in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire and is one of the busiest Mountain Rescue teams in the country. 2024 was the busiest year in the history of Edale Mountain Rescue. Team members were involved in 180 reported incidents throughout our operational area, which covers parts of Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. The map shows the rescues for this year. Click on the pins for more detail.
We are a registered charity, number 1138626.
If You Require Assistance From Mountain Rescue
Dial 999
Ask For Police & Mountain Rescue
Give the exact location, nature of injuries, number of casualties and phone number
Stay near your telephone and stay put until told otherwise
We rely on the
generosity of
the public
Edale MRT runs entirely from charitable donations, and it is the generosity of the general public that allows us to continue the important work we do. It costs around £100,000 per year to keep the team operational.
Join our nine edges challenge
Have fun whilst raising funds for Edale Mountain Rescue
Nine Edges
Is a 20 mile off road route with about 900 metres of height gain traversing the high moorland and gritstone edges from Fairholmes to the Robin Hood PH near Birchen Edge. You can choose to run, walk or climb.
The route and checkpoints can be found on Google Maps here
The 2027 event will be held on the 11th September 2027. To see what to expect download the 2026 event briefing pack here. Entries for the 2027 event should go live on SiEntries on
14th April 2027.
Latest Incidents
Incident 116 - Sunday 4th October 14.30hrs
The team was called to a medical incident in the porter valley, Sheffield. Ourselves, alongside ambulance resources worked to stabilise the casualty before evacuating them back up to Fulwood Lane and onwards to Hospital.
Incident 115 - Saturday 3rd October 19:50hrs
A group of climbers on Stanage Edge reported hearing shouts for help in the moor below them. After trying to find the source themselves unsuccessfully they called for assistance. We deployed a small team to do some localised searches and also found nothing. With the absence of any further information the team was stood down.
Incident 114 - Saturday 3rd October 14:30hrs
The team was called to a member of a young walking group who was having a medical episode. The remainder of the group did exactly the right thing by keeping calm and contacting mountain rescue. When doing so they also provided an accurate location and brief on what had happened. Consequently the team was able to respond quickly to the given location. The young walker was assessed by one of our doctors and then evacuated by stretcher off the hill and handed into the care of the ambulance service.
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