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 99 Wednesday 26th August 2026 1400hrs.
We were called to respond to a young mountain biker who had crashed whilst attempting to clear a jump built in the woods below Wooller Knoll.
Team vehicles were able to get reasonably close by ascending the Roman Road. The cyclist partner was able to guide the first team members to their friend who had fortunately regained consciousness but suffered a painful shoulder injury.
The cyclist was packaged on an MR stretcher before being evacuated down to the waiting ambulance at Townhead Bridge.
Incident 98 Tuesday 25th August 2026 15:48hrs.
A request from the emergency services to attend an incident in Golden Clough below the Southern Edges of Kinder Scout.
A walker enjoying a day out on Kinder Scout, stumbled while descending the Clough, resulting in a painful ankle injury, rendering them unable to carry on.
Team members were deployed from the Nags Head, and were soon with the casualty. After pain relief and splinting was administered, the next job was to get them down to Edale village.
After various routes were considered, it soon became obvious that it was going to be considerably uncomfortable for the casualty to be sledged through the four foot high bracken.
At this stage It was decided to request the assistance of the Coastguard Helicopter to provide a winch out of the clough.
Rescue 912 was tasked from Humberside and arrived on scene within 35 minutes. The casualty was secured in an harness and winched up to the helicopter with the winch paramedic.
Several team members were waiting at Edale base to marshall the helicopter into the landing zone for transfer to a land ambulance and further treatment at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
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.
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