Every incident depends on getting the right people and the right kit to the right place, quickly. Our vehicles carry the team and its equipment to the roadhead, and often a long way beyond along moorland and forest tracks. All of it is paid for by donations, grants and local sponsors.
Our vehicles
M1
| Vehicle | Land Rover Defender |
| Registered | 2003 |
| Main job | |
| Seats | |
| Funded by |
Our long-serving Defender, in orange and black livery with a roof box. The wheel on its roof is not a spare: it fits under the stretcher so the team can roll a casualty along tracks. Its load space takes a casualty too: in June 2026 it carried a walker with a broken leg back to the car park at Scout Dyke Reservoir to meet the ambulance.
What it carries
- Section kits and a trauma kit
- ABC bags
- Crag kit
- Vacuum splints
- Stretcher, stretcher wheel and lifting kit
- Defibrillators (AED)
- Ropes and ground anchors
- Smoke flares and search lights
- Bothy bags
- Casualty bag
- Vacuum mattress
M2
| Vehicle | Land Rover Discovery |
| Registered | 2019 |
| Main job | |
| Seats | |
| Funded by |
Our 2019 Land Rover Discovery, in high-visibility livery with blue lights and a roof-mounted kit rack. Its rear window carries the names of local businesses who have supported the team.
What it carries
- Section kits and a trauma kit
- ABC bags
- Crag kit
- Vacuum splints
- Stretcher, stretcher wheel and lifting kit
- Defibrillators (AED)
- Ropes and ground anchors
- Smoke flares and search lights
- Bothy bags
- Casualty bag
- Vacuum mattress
Full M2 kit list
M3
| Vehicle | Volkswagen Caravelle |
| Registered | |
| Main job | Incident control |
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| Funded by | Donated by South Yorkshire Police |
Our incident control vehicle, donated by South Yorkshire Police. On larger incidents, such as long searches for missing people, we run the operation from here: planning search areas, briefing teams, keeping track of who is where and staying in contact with the police and neighbouring teams.
What it carries
- Radio mast and VHF aerial
- Team radios
- Generator
- A control point for large searches
Want the detail? See everything our vehicles carry, including what is inside each section kit, splint set and crag kit.
Team equipment
The team’s kit is shared, restocked after serious incidents and replaced when it reaches the end of its safe life.
Show our team equipment
Casualty care
Our casualty carers assess and treat patients where they lie, often hours from a road.
- Casualty care kit for assessment and treatment
- Pain relief and oxygen
- Dressings and splints
- Casualty bags to keep patients warm and dry
Stretchers and evacuation
Getting a patient off the hill safely is slow, careful work that can need twenty or more people taking turns.
- Mountain rescue stretchers
- Vacuum mattresses to support suspected spinal and pelvic injuries
- Everything needed for long carries over bog, boulder fields and steep ground
Ropework
For crags, gullies and steep woodland we lower and raise stretchers on ropes.
- Ropes, harnesses and helmets
- Rope hardware with a fixed safe life, replaced when it expires
Search
Searches for missing people are a big part of our work.
- Head torches for night searches
- Maps and compasses for navigation
- Phone location tools that can find a caller’s position when they agree
- Search dogs, through Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England
Communications
Teams on the hill need to talk to each other, to control and to the emergency services.
- Radios and spare batteries
- Digital mapping and data
- Links with the police, ambulance service and neighbouring teams
Driving
Our vehicles reach the roadhead and then go further along moorland and forest tracks.
- Four-wheel-drive vehicles with blue lights
- Drivers trained in off-road and blue-light driving
Each member’s kit
Most of our volunteers buy their own personal kit: boots, waterproofs, rucksacks and head torches. The team provides protective clothing and safety kit, so members can work safely through a winter’s night.
Help us replace our kit
Running the team cost £65,327 in 2024, and a new rescue vehicle costs well over £60,000 once it’s converted and equipped. Donate to the team, or find out how your business could sponsor a vehicle or piece of kit.