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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 ...
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.
£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...
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...