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The great outdoors in 2011: the year in view
Our customary look-back at the past year provides a mix of triumph and controversy; tragedy and humour, with a few heroic acts.
Recyling outdoor gear: first industry steps towards a greener future?
How green is your outdoor gear? No, not the colour; do you ever consider the environmental consequences of the clothes and equipment you use, or th...
Concern as Government plans to ditch adventure licensing body
On a cool, bright March morning in 1993, eight teenage schoolchildren and two of their teachers clambered into kayaks for a two-hour paddle across a Dorset bay.
Of mines and men: hill sleuths settle the score on county's top
On 15 October 1992, Roy Lynk, the controversial leader of the breakaway miners’ organisation the Union of Democratic Mineworkers began a sit-in 366m (1,200ft) below the rolling Nottinghamshire countryside.
Scottish watershed walks spark debate
Peter Wright has a favourite phrase: “Imagine you’re a raindrop.” Although it sounds like a pretentious instruction to a drama student, it’s actually the 63-year-old outdoor enthusiast’s way of defining his big project: the Scottish watershed walk.
Outdoors industry plans to get people off the sofa and into the country
The outdoor industry must encourage more people to get off their sofas and get into Britain’s countryside.
2010 in retrospect: join us in a look back at the outdoors year
The year began in a similar fashion to its end: warnings of potential avalanche conditions on Britain’s hills and a reminder that the harshest winter conditions for years commanded respect from those venturing to the high ground.
Pack your torch – experts' advice as clocks go back
Britain’s summer time officially ended at 2am on 31 October, and with it disappeared the extra hour’s daylight at the end of the afternoon.
Sheer lunacy: climbing’s next frontiers are out of this world
Ever since George Mallory’s 1924 justification for attempting Everest with the now immortal words “Because it’s there”, mountaineers have devised a plethora of reasons for aiming high in their climbing aspirations.
Mountain council boss's fears for climbing under new coastal law
The head of the British Mountaineering Council has spoken of his worries that existing outdoor access could be curtailed under a law meant to increase the public’s right to walk England’s coastal areas.
The Dragon's Back is back: 200-mile mountain race is revived
One of the hardest challenge races ever run – over the mountains of Wales, from north coast to south –will be staged again, 20 years after the first, and so far only event.
Is our new-gear obsession costing us the earth?
Would you buy a used waterproof to wear on your next hillwalking trip? It’s a question being posed by researchers from two English universities, ...
Jez Bragg bags Fellsman crown with record win
On a blustery May day in the remote valley of Kingsdale, the crown of the ruler of the fells slipped from his head, and a young pretender picked it up and ran into the hall of fame.
A hard day's night: dogged determination helps rescuers find their man
It’s the dead of night and a walker is missing on one of the bleakest hills in the Peak District. The man was supposed to meet his wife at a pub ...
A very English revolt: tubthumping and online activism force forest u-turn
It was a peculiarly English revolt, and it resulted in that rarest of events: a politician saying ‘sorry’.
View from the top: one national park boss's plan to cope with cuts
The boss of England’s biggest national park has pledged to continue providing outdoor enthusiasts with the same services despite having its cash cut.
Call Out Mountain Rescue? – review
Two years ago, when the first edition of this pocket-sized book appeared, we said Call Out Mountain Rescue represented a good use of a tenner, for an informative and lightly written tome packed with good advice and lots of information.
When Alfred met Kate: outdoors chic gets retro
In the oft-repeated words of John McEnroe: “You cannot be serious!” There are phrases so oxymoronic or contradictory one never expects to see them on the page or screen: bankers’ generosity; Mandelson’s humility; Wainwright chic.
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3 Major rescue after night runners find exhausted walker
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5 Walkers set fire to map to guide rescue helicopter
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7 Snow leads to closure of Peak District Pennine routes
8 British company's energy storage system could boost windfarms' potential
9 Cragfast scrambler rescued from Lakeland edge
2 Anniversary events will evoke spirit of Kinder mass trespass (2)
3 Fear of protest camps leads to Olympic ban on tents and camping gear (2)
4 Sprayway offers waterproofing for walkers on a budget (2)
5 Scouts and Guides benefit from £10m Government fund for new leaders (1)
6 Petition calls on Westminster to save outdoor education centres (1)
7 Storm-hit bothy fully reopened after roof repairs (1)
8 National park looks to recruit apprentice rangers (1)
9 Service will mark 25th anniversary of mountain rescue crash (1)
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