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 2025 event briefing pack here. Entries for the 2026 event should go live on SiEntries on 14th April 2026
Latest Incidents
Incident 14 - Saturday 14th February 2026 13:18hrs
Just as team members were packing kit away from the previous two incidents we received our third call of day to assist a walker who had slipped whist descending from the Great Ridge into the Edale valley. Two vehicles and team members were swiftly mobilised and team members located the casualty just above Back Tor Fam. They again were administered pain relief and had their leg splinted before another stretcher ride back down to the road.
Thank you to the owners of back tor farm for their hospitality and putting up with the disruption.
Incident 13 - Saturday 14th February 2026 11:47hrs
As we were responding to the previous incident we received a request from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with a walker who had slipped on ice and sustained an ankle injury. Team members not already at the RV at Froggatt were diverted to this incident. Pain relief was administered before the offending limb was splinted and the walker evacuated by stretcher back to the road.
Incident 12 - Saturday 14th February 2026 11:28hrs
After what seems like months of endless grey sky and rain, the blue sky and sun finally made an appearance today, along with an influx of people out to enjoy the conditions. This unsurprisingly led to a number of calls for the team.
We were initially requested by EMAS to attend a walker who had had a small fall below Froggatt Edge and sustained a head injury. After being assessed by team medics they were escorted carefully to the top of the crag and driven down to the road in a team vehicle.
As the team were responding to this incident we were called to incident 13
