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Rescue team to launch supporters' group
A Welsh mountain rescue team is on the lookout for supporters who can help it with fundraising and other activities.
Farmer helps rescuers after outdoor student's fellside injury
A Lakeland farmer joined a mountain rescue team’s efforts to help a stricken student from a fellside.
Ramblers say access must be kept in any forest sell-off
The country’s biggest walking charity voiced its concern about the coalition Government’s sell-off of forests.
Trust aims to put teams on peaks to mark Munro's birth date
Staff and volunteers from a conservation charity will attempt to summit every munro owned by the organisation in time for the birth anniversary of the man who first listed the mountains.
Regular walking 'helps stave off colds'
Taking a regular walk, run or bike ride could halve the likelihood of catching a cold. The good news for outdoor enthusiasts is that breaking into ...
Search is on for three lost in dark on Dales peak
Members of the Cave Rescue Organisation are currently searching one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks after a report of three walkers who are lost.
Ten rescued in Snowdonia mountain incidents
Ten walkers have been rescued in four separate incidents in Snowdonia. Three people were brought to safety by members of the Llanberis Mountain Res...
Man dies after fall from Dales crag
A man has died after falling from a Yorkshire Dales crag which is a favourite with climbers. The Cave Rescue Organisation was called at about 11.35...
TV detective backs wild land campaign
A television detective more suited to solving murders on the streets of Maryhill is backing an appeal to protect the wild hills and countryside of the UK.
Two walkers safe after unplanned night on Kinder
Two walkers spent a night sheltering on the Peak District’s highest hill after getting lost in the dark.
Felltop pair gear up for start of 'perfect job'
Two men are gearing up for a four-month project that will see each of them climb almost the height of Everest every other week.
Caver freed unharmed after being trapped eight hours
A caver was rescued after spending eight hours stuck underground in the Yorkshire Dales. The man was exploring a section of Stump Cross Caverns nea...
Rally cars will shatter bothies' peace
Walkers seeking peace and tranquillity in the heart of mid-Wales may want to give a couple of bothies a miss later this month.
Opposition grows to Government forest sell-off plans
More than 33,000 people have voiced their opposition to coalition Government plans to sell off up to half of the publicly owned and managed forests in England.
Brothers beat favourites to take Original Mountain Marathon victory
Original Mountain Marathon favourites Steve Birkinshaw and Jethro Lennox were beaten into second place by brothers Andy and Joe Symonds, who finished four minutes ahead of last year’s winners in the elite category.
'Dalek' generation is 'terrified of the countryside'
Bacon comes from sheep, according to more than a quarter of teenagers, and a Dalek is more familiar to many youngsters than a magpie.
Minister confirms forest sell-off plans
The coalition Government today confirmed reports that large tranches of publicly owned forestry will be sold off.
Police warning to walkers after pair stranded on Skye
Police appealed to walkers to watch out for changeable weather and shorter days after two walkers had to be led to safety when they were stranded by rising water levels in mountain streams.