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Axe falls on outdoor activities as national park budget cut
Bus services, guided walks and recreation activities for youngsters will be cut under plans revealed by a national park authority.
Two airlifted in separate Highland rescues
A man was airlifted to hospital after falling about 30m (100ft) on Britain’s highest mountain. Police were alerted about 1.20pm today and members...
'Dangerous' rescue for walkers trapped in dark
A group of walkers had to be rescued in an operation described by rescuers as ‘dangerous’. The walkers became benighted on a Lake District fell...
Second Lakeland rally in protest against forest sell-off
Campaigners against the sell-off of the Lake District’s public forests are planning a second rally after a crowd of 1,500 came to their first event.
Outdoor trade group tackles challenges with first conference
The trade body representing companies and organisations in the outdoors world will hold its first conference next month.
Search resumes for Nevis walker as concerns grow
A full-scale search resumed at first light this morning for a man missing on Britain’s highest mountain.
Top women outdoor athletes boost Berghaus team
A top woman extreme sports athlete and a female alpine climber are the latest recruits to Berghaus’s elite sponsored team.
'I'll be back' vows walker who fell 1,000ft
A mountain walker who survived a huge fall from a peak in the western Highlands said he would be back on the hills as soon as he was fit.
Climber 'lucky to be alive' after 1,000ft fall
A climber survived a fall of 300m (1,000ft) with only minor injuries. The crew of a Royal Navy helicopter said they feared the worst when called to...
Rescuers haul collapsed caver from pothole
A caver was rescued from a Cumbria pothole after collapsing and suffering from hypothermia. Members of the Cave Rescue Organisation went to the aid...
Outdoor bodies pledge to fight ministers' land sell-off powers
Twelve organisations representing outdoor enthusiasts today voiced their opposition to legislation that could cut public access to the English countryside.
Pedal-power walkers raise cash with Three Peaks Challenge
Two conservation supporters completed a muscle-powered round of Britain’s Three Peaks to raise cash for a charity.
Hopes fade for missing Nevis walker as weather prevents search
Hopes for the survival of a walker missing on Ben Nevis are fading after extreme weather prevented a search for the man today.
'Regret' at further Holyrood delays on Hill Tracks campaign
Holyrood politicians have expressed their disappointment at the news a campaign to curtail the proliferation of tracks on Scotland’s hills and mountains will not now be discussed before the May elections.
Search for Nevis walker missing overnight called off
A major search for a walker missing for 24 hours on Britain’s highest mountain has been suspended. Three mountain rescue teams and search and res...
Rescuers called to couple lost on fells
Rescuers in the Lake District went to the aid of a couple who got lost in thick mist on the fells. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at a...
Fighting talk as forest campaigners vow to keep 'our land'
More than a thousand people gathered in the Lake District on Sunday to show their opposition to coalition Government plans to sell off England’s forests and woodland.
Walker dies on Snowdonia mountain
A man has died while walking in Snowdonia. The 51-year-old was with another man and two women, all members of a south Wales mountaineering club hea...
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8 Kinder Scout walker calls out rescuers after sinking up to thighs in mud
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2 Explorer Scout Ben Leonard was unlawfully killed in Great Orme fall, jury finds (7)
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4 Bodies of three hillwalkers recovered from Aonach Eagach ridge in Glen Coe (5)
5 Dartmoor national park bosses will fight bid to overturn camping verdict (4)
6 Campaigning Kate Ashbrook celebrates 40 years as head of Open Spaces Society (3)
7 Llanberis rescue team volunteers 'close to limit' as callouts top 300 in 2023 (3)
8 More than 40 involved in rescue of injured walker who spent 24 hours on Scafell Pike (2)
9 Summer's over; it's getting darker and colder. Time to wise up to winter on the hill (2)
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