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Gear firm reminds climbers to check potentially dangerous belay devices
The importers of climbing equipment that was found to have a defect have issued a reminder to users to have the faulty equipment replaced.
Dales bosses appeal to public not to launch Chinese lanterns
National park bosses have appealed to the public not to launch Chinese lanterns which are causing problems in the countryside.
Via ferrata company's £28,000 bill for unlawful extension
Bosses of a controversial mountain tourist attraction face a bill of more than £28,000 after installing an unauthorised extension.
Marines help blind Scott's charity Nevis ascent
A blind walker was helped to the top of Britain’s highest mountain by a group of Royal Marines. Scott Cunningham and his guide dog Travis were as...
Honest walkers earn praise after adding to forgotten donation tub
Hillwalkers on a popular Scottish munro have been praised for their honesty. The National Trust for Scotland said walkers tackling Ben Lomond h...
Missing hillwalker found safe and well
A keen hillwalker who had been missing from his home since Tuesday has been found safe and well. Richard Lyon had not been seen since he left for w...
Thirty rescuers in operation to save girls stuck on hillside
Thirty rescuers from four separate teams were involved in the rescue of two girls trapped on a south Wales hillside.
BlackBerry helps rescuers find lost walker
Mountain rescuers used a BlackBerry smartphone to help them find a walker who was lost on a Lakeland fell.
Cavers rescued after floods trap group underground
A dozen cavers were rescued after getting trapped underground by rising water in a popular Dales cave.
Bob Graham challenge woman rescued after night stuck on crag
A Lakeland challenge turned into an overnight ordeal for a woman on England’s second-highest mountain.
Green Barrows display footpath skills in Dales scheme
The RAF’s display team the Red Arrows are famed across the globe for their aerobatic prowess. But it was the less renowned Green Barrows who came...
Military will jam GPS signals next to long-distance routes
Walkers using GPS receivers are being warned of further military jamming exercises in the coming months.
Rescuers praise walkers' 'excellent' care of injured friend
Rescuers praised the actions of a group of walkers who took ‘excellent’ care of their injured friend after she slipped on a Lakeland fell.
To climb or not to climb: survey leaves munrobaggers with dilemma
Munrobaggers close to finishing their round with an eye on the remote Fisherfield Forest may wish to delay their project as uncertainty surrounds the status of one of the listed peaks.
Mountain fraternity mourns death of Alan Blackshaw
A leading mountaineer who was instrumental in establishing the right to roam in Scotland has died at the age of 78.
Building society gift helps mountain rescuers' vehicle appeal
A mountain rescue team received a boost to its appeal to replace its vehicles with a donation from a local building society.
Rescuers recover man's body from scramble route
The body of a man has been recovered by rescuers from a Lakeland scrambling route. Police requested the help of the Langdale and Ambleside Mounta...
Walker airlifted after scrambling fall
A walker was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries while scrambling. The 57-year-old man from Lanarkshire fell on Rannerdale Knott...
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