GMRT News
Recent Rescues :-
| Incident date | Description of the rescue |
|---|---|
04/05/2008 | A 17 year old girl had fallen, suffering a dislocated elbow whilst taking part in a D of E expedition near Alport Castles. Glossop team members provided first aid treatment and evacuated her to the nearby air ambulance. |
27/04/2008 | A party of 6 female Duke of Edinburgh Award students requested assistance due to exhaustion and a minor medical problem. The party were provided with lights and assisted down to vehicles waiting below. |
20/04/2008 | Two walkers and their dogs became lost in misty conditions on Bleaklow and requested help via mobile phone. A small party of Glossop MRT members located the pair at Bleaklow Head and walked them off to Snake Summit as darkness fell. The walkers were uninjured, apart from slight hypothermia. |
For details of GMRT's callouts dating back to 1959 click here to visit the callout log.
Forthcoming and recent events :-
- Up for a challange?
Glossop MRT is currently looking for prospective members. If you're a fit, competent hill walker with night navigation skills and have the time and energy to commit to help saving lives in the Dark Peak, why not consider joining your local Mountain Rescue Team?
The team will be holding some open days later this year, so look out for details of those on this news page, in the local press and on High Peak radio. If you just can't wait, this site contains information about what we do and notes about how to join. For further information or to arrange to come and have a chat just contact us. - Congratulations to Scot Adams!
Scot is the lucky winner of our jacket competition which we held in conjuction with the sale of our anniversary book. This fantastic Paclite Alpinism jacket, kindly donated by Berghaus is on its way to you now! Congratulations again from all at GMRT. Now get out there and get it wet!
- 2007 was GMRT's GOLDEN jubilee year! GMRT (and its forerunners) have been operational from Glossop since 1957 providing the High Peak with a Mountain Rescue service. Our New HQ opened for operations on Friday 6th July 2007 and was followed by a Family and Friends day on Saturday 7th July where the HQ was dedicated to the people of Glossop and the High Peak for their kind support over the last 50 years.
- Thank you to John Mettrick's butchers of Glossop and Tesco for providing the food and drink for our HQ opening events.
Weather :-
- Peak District weekend weather forecast from Mountain Weather Information Service
mwis.org.uk - Glossop weather at a glance from weatheronline.co.uk
(click on 'Glossop' for a more detailed forecast)
