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Keswick rescuers mount search to find mum and eight-year-old stuck on Barf
A woman and her eight-year-old son had to be rescued after getting stuck on a Lake District fell. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about 1....
Cumbria police seek sightings of fellwalker Richard Gordon-Head
Police are seeking information on a man who they believe may have gone walking in the Lake District. Cumbria Constabulary said there are concerns f...
Calls for help to north Wales rescue teams increased in 2018
Calls for help to north Wales’s volunteer mountain rescuers increased in 2018. The area’s six teams were alerted to more than 500 incidents las...
Derby team clocks up record 70 incidents as injured Thorpe Cloud walker rescued
Mountain rescuers used their 4x4 vehicle to ford a river to bring an injured Peak District walker to safety.
Man airlifted after falling while scrambling on Tryfan with eight-year-old son
A man was airlifted to hospital after injuring himself in a fall on Tryfan. The walker, from south-east England, was with his partner and eight-yea...
Campaigners fight fence plans at tycoon Getty's grandson's Chilterns farm
Access campaigners are fighting plans by the grandson of the late oil tycoon John Paul Getty II to build a deer fence across a public bridleway.
Man dies on Snowdon after walkers report rockfall
A man has died after a fall on Wales’s highest mountain. Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by members of the public who reported seeing ...
Rescuers called out to Ingleborough walker lost in fog in dark on summit
Rescuers in the Yorkshire Dales were called out on Boxing Day to aid a walker lost on Ingleborough. The Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation said...
Three Lakeland walkers rescued in bad weather in two incidents
Three walkers were rescued in two separate incidents in the Lake District after getting caught out by bad weather.
Missing fellwalker Richard Gordon-Head found safe and well
A man who was reported missing on Friday has been found safe and well. Police said Wiltshire man Richard Gordon-Head was believed to be in Cumbria....
Police reveal student who died in New Year's Day Ben Nevis fall was from Germany
Police have revealed that the woman who died in a fall on Ben Nevis on New Year’s Day was from Germany.
Climber dies in Ben Nevis New Year's Day accident
A climber has died in an incident on Ben Nevis. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Tuesday after the young woman fell. The Invernes...
Happy New Year from grough!
Happy New Year to everyone from the grough team. We hope you've had lots of fun in the great outdoors in the past year. Here's hoping you have a...
Young Peak District walker airlifted after being knocked out in trip
A young walker was airlifted to hospital after tripping and knocking themselves unconscious. Buxton Mountain Rescue Team was called out to the inci...
British mountain rescuers recognised in New Year's Honours
Volunteers from Britain’s mountain rescue community have been recognised in the New Year Honours. Lochaber team member Jonathan Hart was appointe...
Ochils mountain rescuers seek information after base hit by vandalism
Volunteers from Ochils Mountain Rescue Team are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who damaged the gas supply at its base.
Spare the glitter and use porridge to help Rudolph fly, says expert
Families helping Rudolph and his friends on Christmas Day are being advised he doesn’t need a glittering trail to find his way.
Derby rescuers recall team's search on 30th anniversary of Lockerbie bombing
A mountain rescue team has been recalling the part its members played in the search following the Pan Am Flight 103 terrorist bombing.