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Muncaster Castle revealed as base for Dark Mountains night marathon

Organisers of a tough winter night-time mountain marathon have announced its venue. The base for the inaugural Marmot Dark Mountains event will be ...

14 January 2013

Swaledale rescuers called to help amorous couple in 12ft fall at Hawes

A mountain rescue team was called to help in the rescue of a couple who fell down a steep embankment during a passionate clinch.

14 January 2013

£1.75m boost for upgrades of West Highland Way and Great Glen Way

Two long-distance paths in Scotland will benefit from part of a £3m spending boost. The West Highland Way and Great Glen Way will be improved wher...

13 January 2013

Pair airlifted to safety after getting stuck on Tryfan gully

Two men were airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after getting stuck on steep ground. The pair had taken a wrong route while descending Tryfan and ...

13 January 2013

Adventurer Julie McElroy seeks disabled team for Lomond wilderness project

An award-winning adventurer is looking for volunteers for a wilderness project based on Scotland’s most southerly munro.

11 January 2013

Kinder Scout path improvements pave the way for walkers

Paths on four routes up the Peak District’s highest hill have been improved to help walkers and reduce erosion.

10 January 2013

Bonington quits Friends' position as Honister zip-wire plans thrown out

Controversial plans to build a zip-wire on a Lake District mountainside have been thrown out again by national park planners.

09 January 2013

Simon Yates and Alan Hinkes among star line-up at Keswick Mountain Festival

The man best known for cutting the rope holding his stricken climbing partner during an Andean expedition will be among speakers at this year’s Keswick Mountain Festival.

08 January 2013

Black Sail youth hostel will close for a month to allow £¼m facelift

One of England’s remotest youth hostels will get a £¼m facelift for its 80th birthday. The Black Sail hostel at the head of Ennerdale can only ...

08 January 2013

Mountain rescuers help stuck Newlands Pass minibus passengers to safety

Two mountain rescue teams were involved in helping the occupants of a minibus stuck on ice on a Lake District pass.

14 January 2013

Greendale walker rescued by Wasdale team after ankle injury

A walker was stretchered from a Lakeland fell after injuring her ankle. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out today about 11.45am after the w...

13 January 2013

Bargain guidebooks on offer as Cicerone launches annual sale

Outdoor enthusiasts with an eye for a literary bargain can bag a book or two in a sale by one of the country’s biggest publishers of guidebooks.

13 January 2013

Mountain rescuers use new boat to aid stranded Bassenthwaite pair

A mountain rescue team took to the water in its newly acquired boat to rescue two men stranded on a lake.

13 January 2013

Campaigners threaten to 'bang the drum' again as cash cuts threaten forests

Campaigners say coalition Government cuts are harming the public forests that were saved from being sold off after a huge outcry against the plans.

11 January 2013

Edale team's plea to walkers to carry torch after Win Hill rescue

Mountain rescuers have reminded walkers to pack a torch when they head for the hills after a family called for help after getting lost in the dark.

09 January 2013

Snowdonia national park workers transform muddy Capel Curig path

A boggy Snowdonia path has been transformed after four months of work by national park workers. The route above Bryn Tyrch Uchaf in Capel Curig was...

08 January 2013

Police name walker killed in Crinkle Crags fall as Stephen Aindow of Southport

Police have named the walker who died after a fall from Crinkle Crags on Saturday. Stephen Kevin Aindow, 47, of Southport, Merseyside, was with fri...

08 January 2013

Injured Ben Nevis walker airlifted to hospital

A walker was airlifted from Britain’s highest mountain after injuring himself. The 31-year-old man called 999 about 4pm after he slipped and inju...

08 January 2013

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