Team stood down from Kinder Scout search after walkers located

Edale Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Monday 19 October 2026 to search for two lost walkers on the Kinder plateau in the Peak District.

The team was asked to help by the Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation duty controller, acting on behalf of the police, to search for the pair on Kinder Scout.

"A request from the PDMRO duty controller on behalf of the police to a search on the Kinder Plateau for two lost walkers," the team said in a post on its website.

While the team was travelling to the scene, phone technology was used to locate the walkers. The team said they had been pinpointed in a neighbouring team's area, and Edale Mountain Rescue Team was stood down.

Kinder Scout

Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau and National Nature Reserve in the Dark Peak area of the Derbyshire Peak District. Part of the moor reaches 636 metres above sea level, the highest point in the Peak District, Derbyshire and the East Midlands.

The team

Edale Mountain Rescue Team operates in the Peak District National Park, covering parts of Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, according to its website. It recorded 165 call-outs in 2025, according to the Mountain Rescue England and Wales annual review, and says it has handled 126 rescues so far this year, according to its website. (Mountain Rescue England and Wales, Edale MRT)

Staying safe

Mountain Rescue England and Wales advises anyone in difficulty in the hills to dial 999 or 112 and ask for the police, then mountain rescue, giving their location and details of the incident, and to stay put until contacted by the rescue team. It also notes that mobile phone signal in the hills can be unreliable and batteries can fade quickly. (mountain.rescue.org.uk)

Earlier call-outs in Peak District & Derbyshire

• 3 rescue call-outs in Peak District & Derbyshire on Saturday 17 October

• Boulderer stretchered down after leg injury near Stanage Plantation

• Climber rescued after 6m fall at Birchens Edge

Read Edale MRT’s original post on its website.

Sources

1. Kinder Scout Edale MRT
2. Kinder Scout Wikipedia
3. MREW Annual Review 2026, incident figures January to December 2025 Mountain Rescue England and Wales
4. Edale MRT website Edale MRT
5. In an emergency in the hills, dial 999 or 112, ask for the police, then mountain rescue. mountain.rescue.org.uk