New Scots mountaineering head pledges to tackle threat to landscape

The new president of Scotland’s representative mountaineering body said he shares his predecessor’s fears for the country’s upland landscape in the face of increased development.

Trust's 3.8 million members called to arms over Government planning threats

The head of England’s largest conservation charity has issued a call to arms to its 3.8 million members to challenge the coalition Government’s plans to change planning law.

Royal wedding gift will help save walkers' lives on Lakeland fells

A very special wedding present is now helping to save the lives of outdoor enthusiasts. The unique gift – an off-road vehicle – was passed on b...

Police name climber who died after sea-cliff fall

Police have named a woman who died after a fall while climbing sea cliffs. Louise Smithson was head of outdoor learning at the National Trust’s S...

Will new 4G broadband mean the end of reliable GPS navigation?

It has become essential to modern life and is responsible for European lorry drivers unexpectedly visiting English country lanes, and hapless motorists being ordered around by Victor Meldrew.

Rescuers battle floods to reach injured Coast to Coast walker

Rescuers braved floods to reach a walker who injured himself while tackling the Coast to Coast route.

Coastguard officers help lost Dales walkers 70 miles away

Three lost walkers in the Yorkshire Dales were rescued after being helped by Coastguard officers 70 miles away.

Snowdon 4x4 driver: 'It was on my list of things to do'

The latest addition to Wales’s highest mountain remains stuck a few hundred metres below the summit as the national park authority ponders how to remove the unwelcome unofficial tourist attraction.

Three Peaks Challengers try to hitch lift from exhausted mountain rescuers

A team of cheeky Three Peaks Challengers asked exhausted mountain rescue volunteers for a lift back to their minibus.