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National park grant helps Cave Rescue Organisation make the switch to digital radios

A grant from a national park’s fund has helped a Yorkshire Dales rescue team update its radios. The Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation needed...

06 October 2019

Mountain instructor Wes Hunter steps up to join Lakeland felltop assessor team

A seasoned mountaineering instructor has bagged a top job in the Lake District. Wes Hunter will join the team of felltop assessors who make the asc...

04 October 2019

Donation aids repair of Lake District bridge enabling Buttermere circuit

Lakeland walkers can again make a circuit of Buttermere lake after the restoration of a bridge following a donation.

02 October 2019

Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers rescued on 'grim' night after batteries fail

Three walkers attempting the Yorkshire Three Peaks were rescued after their torch and mobile phones ran out of battery power in the dark.

29 September 2019

Dog trapped in old mine among three Saturday rescues for Aberdyfi team

The rescue of a dog trapped in a disused mineshaft was one of three callouts for a Welsh team on Saturday.

29 September 2019

Walker Andew Moorhouse missing in Lakes, three months after Cairngorms alert

Police in the Lake District have appealed for sightings of a man who sparked a similar alert in Scotland three months ago.

25 September 2019

Injured walker stretchered more than 4km from remote Cheviots ridge

Rescuers carried an injured walker more than 4km in heavy rain and wind in an operation in the Cheviots that lasted almost eight hours.

24 September 2019

Report recommends night under stars for every child in England's special landscapes

Every school child should be given the chance to spend a ‘night under the stars’ in one of England’s national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty.

21 September 2019

Base jumper 'lucky to be alive' after being blown into rock on Lord Berkeley's Seat

Rescuers called to an injured base jumper in the Highlands said the man was lucky to be alive after an incident on the An Teallach range.

20 September 2019

Lakeland walker stretchered from fell after injuring ankle above Borrowdale

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after injuring her ankle. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 1.15pm on Saturday t...

06 October 2019

Climber Mick Fowler aims for first high-altitude colostomy summit in Himalayan attempt

An award-winning mountaineer is returning to the Himalaya in an attempt at the first high-altitude summit while using a colostomy.

02 October 2019

Police say missing Lakeland walker Andrew Moorhouse has been found

Police said a man who was reported missing in the Lake District has been found. Cumbria Constabulary said it had concerns for the welfare of Andrew...

30 September 2019

Keswick team 'exorcises demons' at rescue where Land Rover rolled over recently

Rescuers were called out to an incident close to where their Land Rover rolled down a hillside recently, injuring team members and writing off the vehicle.

29 September 2019

Knee injury on beck crossing ends walker's plan to summit Helvellyn

A walker’s planned trip up Helvellyn ended almost before it began. The man slipped while crossing a beck and injured himself shortly after settin...

28 September 2019

Keswick team in two separate rescues of walkers 200m apart on same path

Rescuers helping an injured walker from a Lakeland fell were alerted to another fallen walker 200m below them on the same path.

25 September 2019

Injured Lakeland climber rescued from Pillar Rock in seven-hour operation

An injured climber was rescued from a mountain crag in a technical operation lasting seven hours. The 60-year-old was leading a route on Pillar Roc...

22 September 2019

Man dies after fall on Pen-y-ghent in the Yorkshire Dales

A man has died after falling on one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks. The Cave Rescue Organisation was alerted on about 7.20am Wednesday to reports of ...

21 September 2019

Frog warning for Lakeland rescuers as team stretchers injured walker from fell

Rescuers stretchering an injured walker from a Lakeland fell faced an extra amphibian hazard. The leading Keswick Mountain Rescue Team member twice...

20 September 2019

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