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 97 - Sunday 23rd August 2026, 15:08hrs
An afternoon call to the East of our patch. A member of a family out for a walk in the Limb Valley (off Ringinglow road) took a fall and sustained a nasty lower leg injury. The casualty party was quickly located, treated and packaged onto a stretcher before being taken downhill to Whirlow Bridge to the waiting ambulance.
Many thanks to the owners of Firs Farm for allowing us to access their land and park our vehicles.
Incident 96 - Saturday 22nd August 2026, 15:02hrs
The team were called to assist a fallen climber who had come adrift from the infamous "3 Pebble Slab" on Froggatt Edge. The climber had taken a 6m fall sustaining a head injury. Fortunately, having worn a helmet when ambulance staff and team members arrived they found the climber sitting up, chatting and smiling! Apart from some grazes, the climber seems to have escaped remarkably unscathed.
Suggestions of lottery ticket purchases were tendered and the climber accompanied back to the car park for assessment by the ambulance crew.
Incident 95 - Tuesday 18th August 2026, 1748hrs
The team were called to assist a walker who had become unwell on a walk near Chatsworth edge. Ambulance service staff were already with the patient, so the team were able to assist by stretchering the casualty over some awkward terrain to the waiting ambulance at the road, for onward transport to hospital.
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