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Charity unveils new list for peakbaggers: the Ethels

Peakbaggers have a new reason to pull on their boots and get walking. A charity has come up with a new set of hills to tick off, appropriately in t...

07 May 2021

Police raid Cairngorms estate after golden eagle found poisoned

Police have raided a number of properties after a golden eagle was found poisoned on a Deeside estate.

05 May 2021

Mountain biker revived after stopping breathing in Lakeland forest crash

Rescuers said a mountain biker’s helmet saved him from a more serious outcome after he crashed in a Lakeland forest.

05 May 2021

Sabrina Verjee ends run but says: the Wainwrights and I have unfinished business

Ultrarunner Sabrina Verjee said she and the Wainwrights have unfinished business after she was forced to give up her attempt on a new continuous round of the fells.

05 May 2021

Runner Sabrina Verjee halts Wainwrights challenge after day of brutal weather

Ultrarunner Sabrina Verjee has halted her attempt on the Wainwright fells. Her support team said she is currently resting after spending all day on...

04 May 2021

Sabrina Verjee still ahead of Wainwrights schedule after 'brutal' day of blizzards

Endurance runner Sabrina Verjee has had to contend with weather described by one observer as ‘brutal’ on the fourth day of her challenge to summit all the Wainwright fells.

03 May 2021

Sabrina Verjee 11 hours ahead of schedule as Wainwrights challenge continues

Ultrarunner Sabrina Verjee is forging ahead in her attempt on the record for a continuous round of the Wainwright fells.

02 May 2021

Kerry Robertson, reported missing, found safe in Fort William area

Police said Kerry Robertson, who was reported missing, has been found safe and well in the Fort William area.

01 May 2021

Police appeal for sightings of Kerry Robertson, missing in Fort William area

Police in the Highlands are appealing for sightings of a woman who has been reported missing. Officers said Kerry Robertson may have been intending...

29 April 2021

Wainwrights runner Sabrina Verjee: my legs were fine but I couldn't breathe

Runner Sabrina Verjee said the weather during her aborted attempt to complete a round of the Wainwrights was probably the worst she has encountered on the hills.

06 May 2021

Ex-sports manager Paul Davies appointed chief of British Mountaineering Council

A former manager of England Netball and British Wheelchair Basketball has been appointed chief executive of the British Mountaineering Council.

05 May 2021

Lake District walker stretchered from fell after injuring ankle

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after injuring herself. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 4.35pm on Wednesday wh...

05 May 2021

Brian Melia completes continuous run of Wainwright's A Pennine Journey

Runner Brian Melia has completed a continuous run of A Pennine Journey, the long-distance route based on Alfred Wainwright’s 1938 walk.

04 May 2021

Injured walker rescued after falling on Stac Pollaidh

A walker was rescued after injuring himself while walking on the flanks of Stac Pollaidh. Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by police abo...

04 May 2021

Helvellyn walker talked to safety after suffering panic attack on Striding Edge

A walker was talked to safety after getting stuck on Striding Edge on Helvellyn. The man, in his 40s, suffered a panic attack near the Bad Step whi...

03 May 2021

Runner Brian Melia heads north in A Pennine Journey record bid

Ultrarunner Brian Melia’s bid to complete an unbroken run over a 247-mile route is underway. The 56-year-old optometrist left Settle in North Yor...

01 May 2021

Runner Sabrina Verjee sets out with record six-day target for Wainwrights round

Ultrarunner Sabrina Verjee is attempting another continuous round of the Wainwright fells. The Cumbria-based veterinary surgeon set out on Friday m...

30 April 2021

Lakeland walker airlifted from Gowbarrow Fell after injuring leg

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District hillside after falling and injuring herself. The woman suffered a deep laceration to her leg in the inc...

28 April 2021

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