Fifty years ago: the Peakland tragedy that led to many lives being saved

Peak District Mountain Rescue

Steve Brown explains how the terrible events of March 14, 1964 – in which three young men died – led to the formation of teams who have saved many lives since that fateful day.

MARCH IS A FICKLE MONTH on the highmoors of the Peak District. Spring sunshine cannbe rapidly replaced by driving rain and even late snow in no time at all; in 1964 this was the background to the ultimately tragic events out of which was born the Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation and several of the local teams that save lives to this day…