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Troops' Gangnam Style parody video brings in cash for Swaledale rescue team
A spoof video of troops in Afghanistan performing their version of South Korean hit Gangnam Style has helped raise more than £4,000 for a mountain rescue team.
Mountain experts recommend items for outdoor fans' Santa's list
Mountain experts have come up with a last-minute Christmas shopping list to help outdoor fans stay safe on the hills.
Starring role for team as mountain rescuers post promo video
Mountain rescuers have released a promotional video detailing the work carried out by its volunteers.
January's Outdoors Show will celebrate Everest 60th anniversary
Next year’s Outdoors Show will feature memorabilia from Everest expeditions as part of an exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of the world’s highest mountain.
Scottish mountaineers condemn 'feeble' Government hilltracks decision
Scotland’s mountaineering body has condemned the Holyrood Government’s ‘feeble’ decision to continue to allow tracks to be bulldozed across the nation’s hills.
Ramblers threaten court action over closed footpath on Sussex coast
A Ramblers group is threatening to take court action against a water company it says has unlawfully blocked a footpath.
Police name walker James Blackburn who died in 600ft Scafell fall
Police have named the walker who died after falling from Scafell on Monday. James Kirk Blackburn of Darrington, West Yorkshire, fell 600ft from the...
Scafell walker dies after falling 600ft from icy Lord's Rake route
A man has died after falling 600ft in icy conditions from England’s second-highest mountain. The walker slipped and fell from the Lord’s Rake t...
Major Goyt Valley search by 80 rescuers fails to find missing man Kevin Bird
A huge search involving more than 80 volunteers from three mountain rescue teams failed to find a man missing in the Peak District.
Exhausted walker airlifted from Lakeland fell High Street
Two mountain rescue teams went to the aid of a collapsed walker who was airlifted from a Lakeland fell.
Scots environment groups add to criticism of Holyrood's hilltracks u-turn
The Scottish Government has come under renewed attack for its decision to continue the free-for-all for the building of tracks across the nation’s hills and mountains.
Two rescued after taking wrong turn on retreat from Tryfan ridge
Two men were rescued from a Snowdonia mountain after one of them aggravated an existing injury and they were forced to retreat from their scramble.
The ideal present: sponsoring Helvellyn's felltop weather assessors?
Stumped for what Christmas present to buy the person who has it all? How about getting them sponsorship of a vital weather service that relies on t...
Met Office launches hill summit forecasts for walkers and climbers
Britain’s official meteorologists have introduced a new detailed service for hillgoers. The Met Office now offers summit forecasts for more than ...
Two new free audio trails produced for Bleaklow and Black Hill
Walkers heading for two of the Peak District’s top locations can follow an audio trail with free downloads produced by moorland experts.
Six Peak District authority jobs to be axed as budget cuts bite
Six national park staff face redundancy under plans agreed in the face of budget cuts. The Peak District National Pak Authority will slash its spen...
Two walkers rescued in Cairngorms incidents
A woman was rescued after injuring her leg while walking in Glen Feshie. Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team treated the woman, in her 60s, who suffered...
Man airlifted after breaking arm scrambling on Pen Yr Ole Wen
A man was airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after breaking his arm. An RAF Sea King helicopter crew braved strong winds and low cloud to drop a w...
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