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British Mountaineering Council posts up for grabs after Sport England grant
The British Mountaineering Council is looking to recruit a new member of staff to promote its hillwalking work.
Loving Outdoors founder urges fellow retailers to concentrate on service
The boss of an outdoor retailer weathering the recession urged others in the industry to go back to basics and put service at the heart of their businesses.
Met Office: 2012 was second wettest on record for UK
Last year was the UK’s second wettest ever, with rainfall just a few millimetres short of the record set 12 years ago.
Charity announces work to rebuild fire-gutted Gleann Dubh-lighe bothy
A bothy gutted by fire is to be rebuilt, the charity that cares for it said. The Mountain Bothies Association said work on restoring the unusable G...
Four-hour Boxing Day search for Longtown rescuers after hoax call
Rescuers spent hours combing a Gwent mountainside for a missing man on Boxing Day only to find the emergency was a hoax.
Carry torch, say rescuers, after Scandale Pass pair get lost in dark
Rescuers urged walkers to carry a torch when they take to the hills, after a couple called for help when night fell.
Happy New Year from everyone at grough!
We’d like to wish all of our readers and all our friends and supporters a very Happy New Year. This year has been full of incident, and you can r...
New Year's Eve callout for rescuers after walker taken ill on Mellbreak
Mountain rescuers had a New Year’s Eve callout after a walker was taken ill on a Lakeland fell. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was alerted toda...
Man who died after Cuillin fall was local Mountain Guide Graham Paterson
Police have named the man who died in the Cuillin mountains on the Isle of Skye as Mountain Guide Graham Paterson.
Campaigners' dismay as Cumbria Hadrian's Cycleway plans given go-ahead
Campaigners have expressed their dismay at plans to allow a cycle path on common land in Cumbria. The Open Spaces Society said, although it was in ...
Injured Ewden Valley walker airlifted in 'exceptionally difficult' rescue
A walker was winched from a ravine in the eastern Peak District in a rescue described as ‘exceptionally difficult’.
Holme Valley mountain rescuers appeal to climbers for help in raising funds
Mountain rescuers are appealing to climbers to help them raise cash for their new headquarters. Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team is urging local c...
Cave team details nine-hour rescue of man stuck in Ogof Ffynon Ddu
A rescue team has described one of its most difficult rescues of a man trapped for seven hours underground.
Smartphone software helps find lost Glentress walker after major search
A walker lost in a forest was found by mountain rescuers using specialised smartphone tracking software.
Helvellyn walker and missing woman provide Lakes rescuers' New Year tasks
A walker was stretchered from a Lakeland fell after suffering a suspected broken ankle. The 25-year-old man from North Shields on Tyneside was with...
Scottish police urge walkers to check forecasts as snow warning issued
Police in the Highlands have appealed to walkers to check weather forecasts and avalanche reports as a yellow warning was issued for snow for the next few hours.
MBE for Peak authority chair Tony Favell
The chair of a national park authority has been appointed an MBE in the New Year Honours. Tony Favell, who heads the Peak District National Park Au...
Skye rescuers find body on Cuillin range
Rescuers searching for a missing walker on Skye have found a body. Police said a man’s body was found yesterday on the Cuillin range. Extensiv...
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2 BMC proposes 12-month trial of permitted wild camping in England and Wales (8)
3 Blencathra walker rescued after falling more than 60ft from Sharp Edge (7)
4 Explorer Scout Ben Leonard was unlawfully killed in Great Orme fall, jury finds (7)
5 Bodies of three hillwalkers recovered from Aonach Eagach ridge in Glen Coe (5)
6 Dartmoor national park bosses will fight bid to overturn camping verdict (4)
7 Llanberis rescue team volunteers 'close to limit' as callouts top 300 in 2023 (3)
8 Campaigning Kate Ashbrook celebrates 40 years as head of Open Spaces Society (3)
9 Summer's over; it's getting darker and colder. Time to wise up to winter on the hill (2)
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