BUXTON Mountain Rescue Team had a busy week - with call-outs ranging from injured climbers to trapped sheep.
On Saturday, ten members of the team were called to the Roaches Rocks near Leek to help Staffordshire Ambulance Service recover an injured climber.
A 32-year-old woman from Sheffield was leading a route on Rotunda Buttress on the Upper tier of the Roaches when she slipped and her protection failed. The woman, who fell around ten metres and sustained injuries to her lower back and head, was not wearing a helmet. She was then taken by helicopter to the North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary.
Last Wednesday, teams were called to the Goyt Valley …
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