111. Two groups of lost walkers on the top of Kinder Scout

[@reluctantfellrunner]

Great work.

[@paulmortal7611]

What wonderful people you all are. You all deserve the best that life can bring. On behalf of the outdoor community, thanks for being there for us.

[@DerekSizeland]

I had to get off Kinder when the fog rolled in while I was on the Pennine Way many years ago. That was in the days of map and compass.

[@Brizzbomb33]

Thank god for your service! Genuinely so grateful. I hope I never have to use mountain rescue but it’s a comfort to know that you guys are there if trouble shows.

[@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling]

Another great rescue by the team. It is so easy to get turned around up there, especially in the dark. I'm glad they are all safe and well. Thank you.

[@philclark7346]

I work with one of your colleagues from the rescue team and he introduced me to your videos , may I say all of your team and every other rescue team in the UK do unbelievable work we'll done.

[@alanhowarth1]

Thanks - Hope you enjoy the videos.

[@davidcann6021]

What amazing work you all do, thank you.

[@Olan...]

Great job , well done to all the Team.

[@KirstenBayes]

Amazing work, very good to see. Crikey, the conditions were no fun at all up there.

[@xjessukx]

Kinder is nothing to be laughed at when the weather changes

[@scoobysienna]

ive hiked kinderscout a few times..i can see why people get lost..always be preppared..id love a job with mountain rescue

[@alanhowarth1]

So would I. Unfortunately we are all volunteers 😀. I just look at it as my second unpaid full time job!

[@scoobysienna]

@@alanhowarth1 if i lived closer, id volunteer

[@rudolphteperberry3888]

Good work, glad everyone was ok... but, I'm always a little confused what's going through the minds of these people. Probably not a good idea to just push on into the mist if you're truly lost but hasn't everyone got GPS on their phone these days? Wouldn't it be better to keep moving, to keep warm and get down off the hill following GPS than wait for rescue? Exceptions being things like truly lost, cragfast or injured. Or did they simply not have the knowledge to use the GPS on their phones (or to read a map in poor weather)? It's not exactly a jab at those that call for help btw, more like, what do you recommend to them that they learn from the experience?

[@alanhowarth1]

It's usually a number of factors involved before someone decides to call for help. We get quite a few calls for assistance from people in this area of the plateau. In most cases it's a combination of expecting the route to be a clear path, so only needing to carry out basic navigation and the weather / visibility being worse than expected. Mix that in with the conditions under foot making it feel further and the wind and temperature making everything more difficult. In most cases they have been making every effort to get off the plateau but have been walking round for hours and are getting exhausted. In these cases we'd much rather get called before they become too cold to walk out of there, otherwise it's in danger of becoming a very long and difficult stretcher carry.

[@migranthawker2952]

During my time in BMRT, KMRT & SARDA 40 years ago, there were no mobile phones, so we used to have to search the plateau, sometimes all night to find casualties and no air ambulance to call on, so long, difficult carry-offs. We could ask for assistance from the RAF, but only in life-threatening incidents. You have it dead easy today!! 🤣🤣 (Just joking)

[@alanhowarth1]

We do still do the occasional major search on the plateau, but with improved cellular coverage and tools like PhoneFind and SARLOC we often know where they are (even if they don't). Occasionally we have a problem where they are in a coverage blackspot or their phone has run out of batteries and then it's back to the old school searching techniques.