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Body of man found by rescuers on Bidean nam Bian

Rescuers have found a body on a Scottish peak where four people were killed in an avalanche earlier this year.

09 March 2013

Lost walkers rescued from Ben Lomond in worsening weather

A badly equipped group of walkers was rescued after getting lost in worsening weather on Scotland’s most southerly munro.

08 March 2013

Rescue underway after man falls on Bidean nam Bian

A search is underway after reports a climber has fallen on a Highland peak where four people died in an avalanche in January.

08 March 2013

Search underway for missing walker on Ben Vorlich

A search is underway on a Scottish mountain for a missing hillwalker. Tayside Police said they were alerted at 6pm today, Thursday, after the man, ...

07 March 2013

Campaigner Kate Ashbrook blasts plans to curtail open-space rights

A leading outdoors campaigner said coalition Government proposals will do away with ancient rights used to guarantee public use of open spaces.

07 March 2013

Injured man rescued after getting stuck on Helvellyn

An injured man was helped to safety after getting stuck on England’s third-highest mountain. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out to He...

06 March 2013

Expand Cairngorms national park and ban turbines, say Ramblers

The Cairngorms national park should be extended westwards and a total ban imposed on the building of windfarms in the area.

06 March 2013

Scale Beck walker airlifted after slip leads to ankle injury

A woman was airlifted to hospital after injuring her ankle on a Lake District fell. The 58-year-old walker slipped near Scale Beck, above Crummock ...

05 March 2013

Call for outdoors leaders to go back to classroom to promote Lakes

National park bosses are turning to outdoor leaders to help them promote the attractions of the Lake District.

05 March 2013

Open days for walkers will mark HF Holidays' centenary

A holiday co-operative is opening its doors to the public to mark its centenary. HF Holidays, which started life as the Holiday Fellowship, was fou...

08 March 2013

Injured mountain biker rescued after fall on Skiddaw

A mountain biker was rescued from a Lake District fell after injuring himself in a fall after losing control of his machine.

08 March 2013

Missing Ben Vorlich walker found safe and well

A walker missing in the Highlands has been found safe and well. The 40-year-old was reported missing on Ben Vorlich in Perthshire after getting sep...

08 March 2013

Hamish MacInnes appointed patron of search dogs organisation

An elder statesman of the mountaineering community has been appointed patron of Search and Rescue Dogs Association England.

07 March 2013

Night-vision system will be used on new Coastguard rescue helicopters

New search and rescue helicopters in Scotland will have the most up-to-date equipment when they come into service in summer, the company operating them said.

06 March 2013

Light-headed Skiddaw walker rescued after becoming unwell

A walker was rescued from a Lake District fell after becoming unwell. The 66-year-old man was on Skiddaw yesterday when he told his wife he was lig...

06 March 2013

Shepherds Walks owner takes over Northumberland national park centre

A walking guide has stepped in to provide a national park information service in a former visitor centre closed during cutbacks.

05 March 2013

Couple airlifted to hospital after 230ft fall down Grains Gill

A couple were airlifted to hospital after surviving a 70m fall down a snowy slope on a Lake District fell.

05 March 2013

Martin Peel dies in fall from Lake District mountain Pillar

A man has died after falling on a Lake District fell. Martin Peel, 35, of Clitheroe, Lancashire, was with two others on Pillar when he fell to his ...

05 March 2013

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