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 2026 event will be held on the 12th September 2026. 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 42 - 23rd April 2026 12:16hrs.
We had not long parked up the vehicles from the previous incident when wew were called to a boulderer who had taken a 3m fall in Stanage Planatation. Fortunatly one of our team doctors was walking in the vincinity and was in attendance within minutes of the call. The boulderer was given pain relief and then imobilised in a vaccumm matteress before being evacauted by stretcher to road and passed into the care of the ambulance service.
Incident 41 - 23rd April 2026 08:50hrs.
An early call to a walker who had stumbled on the path below Froggatt Edge and sustained an ankle injury. After treatment by team members the walker was evacuated by stretcher to the top of the crag and driven in a 4x4 back to an ambulance at the roadhead.
Incident 40 - 7th April 2026 19:00hrs.
A request to a walker injured on Kinder Scout.
A walker found themselves struggling on steep ground under the Southern Edges after aggravating an existing condition, and rendering them unable to walk.
Several team members were at base training so were quickly to respond.
Our colleagues at Buxton Mountain Rescue Team were also requested to assist.
After a primary survey, the walker was placed onto our stretcher, lowered down the slope with a back rope, and then carried back to Edale village to be handed over to the ambulance service for transfer to hospital.
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