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 71 - Tuesday 23rd June 2026 21:40hrs.
A climber making use of the lighter nights, had a fall on a route at Stanage Edge.
Team members were travelling home from a training session at base, so were quickly on scene to deal with the climbers injuries.
After treatment by the team for several injuries, analgesia was administered, and the climber was then splinted to stabilise the injures. Team members were then able to transfer the casualty to a team vacuum mattress and the stretcher.
After negotiating the initial rocks and bracken, it was a relative steady stretcher wheel back to the car park at Hooks Carr to be handed over to the ambulance crew for onward transport to Sheffield NGH for further treatment and care.
A very warm evening, hampered by the inevitable midges.
We wish the climber and friends well and that they are back out on the rocks soon.
Incident 70 - Saturday 20th June 2026, 22:30hrs
A late evening call to a walker enjoying the warm, light evening. Unfortunately they had taken a slip in the woods above Leadmill Hathersage and sustained a painful lower leg injury.
Fortunately the first team members to the area were able to locate a member of the group on the Abney road who was able to guide them to the casualty site.
The walker’s injuries were treated, their leg splinted and evacuated by stretcher back down to a waiting ambulance.
Incident 69 - Saturday 20th June 2026, 19.00hrs
We were called out of area to assist Woodhead MRT with a crashed mountain biker in Grenoside Wood, North Sheffield.
Fortunately as we were mobilising we were informed that the casualty had been carried by their friends to waiting transport and so could stand down.
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