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 19 - Monday 23rd February 2026 17:01hrs.
A call from our regional controller with a very well known location for us to attend, Robin Hoods Cave, but strangely just a post code along with some very spurious information attached to the incident. (the post code just put them near to Hathersage)
It was reported that a family were in difficulties in a river at Robin Hoods cave. After further enquiries with the police achieving no further information, and no further contact with the informant possible. The team leader was going to deploy the team to Stanage to investigate further.
Just as the button was about to be pressed, further intelligence from the police came through. The family were thankfully safe and no further involvement from us were required.
This particular Robin Hoods cave happened to be in Sherwood Forest at the side of the river Maun. Robin certainly got about.
Incident 18 - Sunday 22nd February 2026 00:29hrs.
A request to assist Derbyshire Constabulary with an ongoing incident in the Killamarsh area.
Before team members could be deployed, the incident came to a conclusion and the Police requested us to stand down.
Incident 17 - Thursday 19th February 2026, 10:31hrs
The were tasked to assist a walker on the moors who had suffered a medical event. Prior to the teams deployment on the hill, the casualty was evacuated to safety by a gamekeeper with a vehicle.
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