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Mystery surrounds disappearance of Blencathra triangulation circle
Mystery surrounds the disappearance of an Ordnance Survey ring on a Lake District mountain. Several social media posts over the past few days have ...
Sprinkling Tarn camper rescued after breaking leg in night trip
A man was rescued from a Lake District fell after breaking his leg while wild camping. The 55-year-old was with his two sons at Sprinkling Tarn in ...
Timothy Murray, 16, dies after falling while walking on Stac Pollaidh
A teenager has died after falling from a mountain in the north-west Highlands. Timothy Murray from West Yorkshire was reported overdue from a walk ...
Two teens airlifted from Cadair Idris in 'very challenging' conditions
Two teens were airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain in conditions rescuers described as ‘very challenging’.
Yorkshire Dales mock castle may have to be torn down after planning appeal fails
The owners of a mock mediaeval castle in the Yorkshire Dales face having to demolish the edifice after a planning inspector dismissed their appeal against enforcement action.
Two dogs strechered from fell after 30ft plunge on Castle Crag
Two dogs were stretchered from a Lake District fell after they fell 30ft from a crag. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted shortly before 1pm o...
'Wet and cold' Lakeland walkers in night rescue after failing to find Priest's Hole
Forty mountain rescuers were woken in the early hours of Sunday after a group of walkers called for help after getting lost.
John Muir Trust objects to plans for three Glen Etive hydro schemes
A conservation charity has objected to plans for three hydro-electric installations in the Highlands.
Rescuers' weather forecast plea after Lakeland campers awake to mist-covered fell
A Lake District rescue team pleaded with the public to plan ahead and check weather forecasts after it was called out five times over the weekend, including three in one day.
Police appeal after thieves target Lochaber Commando Memorial
Police are appealing for information after a collection box at a Highland monument was damaged in an attempted theft.
Loretto School students plan Beinn a’ Ghlò ascent for Mend Our Mountains appeal
Students from an independent school in East Lothian will step out to help an appeal to repair mountain paths.
Three teams in Great Gable search after 12-year-old and granddad reported missing
A major night search involving three rescue teams and a helicopter was mounted when a man and his 12-year-old granddaughter were reported missing in the Lake District.
New MônSAR rescue team goes into service on Anglesey after three years' training
Wales has a new rescue team, which has now become operational on the Isle of Anglesey. MônSAR was formed three years ago and has been training sin...
North Wales rescuers produce seven-point plan to keep hillgoers out of trouble
Rescuers in north Wales have produced a seven-point plan for hill-goers to follow to keep out of trouble as they await an influx of extra visitors over the bank holiday weekend.
Lakeland campers rescued after getting trapped by floodwater in Borrowdale
A couple camping in the Lake District were rescued after they woke in the early hours to find their tent floating in flood water.
Three new shelters opened as Mountain Bothies Association reveals £80,000 spend
The charity that looks after more than 100 mountain shelters across Britain said it spent £81,000 on maintaining them last year.
Helicopter and train help rescuers reach walkers stuck on Snowdon cliffs
Rescuers hitched a lift on a helicopter and a train to reach two walkers stuck on cliffs on Wales’s highest mountain.
Police confirm body found in Glen Nevis is that of missing man David Munro
Police in Lochaber said a body found in Glen Nevis last month was that of a man who was reported missing in 2017.