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 28 Saturday 14th March 2026 17:00hrs
Shortly after 17:00hrs we were called by Derbyshire Police to assist with the search for a high risk missing juvenile in and around the Burbage Valley and the Longshaw Estate.
The young person had become separated from their family towards the southern end of the Burbage valley and, when they failed to show back up at the Longshaw visitor centre, they alerted the police.
Along with 5 Mountain Rescue Search Dogs, Buxton MRTs drone team and the national police aviation service helicopter, we searched not only the immediate moorland but also potential key spots further afield. We were also assisted by the Ranger Team from the Eastern Moors Partnership. Thank you also to the National Trust staff at Longshaw for their assistance.
To everyone’s relief the missing person was located by police officers well outside the immediate search area.
Incident 29 Saturday 14th March 2026 1805hrs
Whilst the team were in attendance at the previous incident we were called to assist a young walker with a knee near Surprise View. Given the team members were already in the vicinity working on the previous incident we were able to divert a sufficient number of team members to deal with this incident as well. Once completed they were able to turn their attentions back to search for the missing person.
Incident 27 Saturday 14th March 2026 10:20hrs
Not long after the first team members were locating the incident 26 Cas we were alerted to a second job close to Blue John mine. A walker had taken a slip and suffered a nasty ankle injury.
Fortunately a number of Buxton MRT team members were still travelling and could be diverted as all Edale team members were committed to the Kinder incident.
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