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Mother and son airlifted from Cadair Idris after getting into difficulties in dark
A mother and son were airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after getting lost in the dark. Rescuers believed the walkers were uninjured but called i...
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team pays tribute to member Tim Pendleton who has died
A mountain rescue team has paid tribute to one of its members who has died after a short illness. Buxton Mountain Rescue Team said Tim Pendleton wa...
Rescuers spend three hours searching for Cadair Idris walkers after panic attack
Mountain rescuers spent more than three hours searching a Snowdonia peak for a pair of walkers who got into difficulties in bad weather.
Rescuers enlist farmer and brightly lit tractor in search for hypothermic woman
Mountain rescuers enlisted the help a farmer and his tractor to help find a missing woman in the dark.
Four rescued in seven-hour operation after getting stuck on Dow Crag
Four people were rescued in an operation lasting more than seven hours after they got stuck on a Lake District fell.
Scottish police appeal for information on missing walker Joshua Cooke
Police are appealing for a man who has gone missing in northern Scotland. Officers said they believe Joshua Cooke may have been planning to walk th...
Top rock-climber Pete Whittaker joins Patagonia-backed anti-fracking campaign
A top climber has joined the campaign against fracking, in the week the controversial gas-extraction process started in Lancashire.
New Anglesey section of Wales Coast Path gives walkers 'fantastic' views
A new two-mile stretch of coastal footpath has been created on Anglesey to give walkers improved sea views.
Motor groups help fund repairs to Yorkshire Dales Roman route Cam High Road
An ancient right of way in the Yorkshire Dales has been repaired thanks to cash donated by recreational motorists.
Two lost Cairngorms walkers found after seven-hour 'brutal' search
Two walkers were rescued after getting completely lost in the Cairngorms. The pair set off on Wednesday to tackle Britain’s second-highest mounta...
Team uses rope system to rescue walker who fell 65ft at Hardcastle Crags
Rescuers rigged up a rope system to bring to safety a walker who fell about 65ft down a steep slope at a Pennine beauty spot.
Signs of the times: Dales craftsman uses 44-year-old machine to form finger posts
Have you ever stopped and pondered, as you check you’re on the right track, how those ubiquitous wooden finger posts we see throughout the countryside are produced.
Scafell pair rescued in six-hour operation after getting stuck on Broad Stand
Two walkers were rescued after getting stuck on dangerous ground at a Lake District accident blackspot.
Explorer Paul Rose turns the lens on Yorkshire Dales for new BBC Two series
Explorer and mountaineer Paul Rose is turning his attention to the Yorkshire Dales for a new television series.
Walker rescued after torch batteries fade on Pen-y-ghent's slopes
A walker was rescued after getting lost in the dark on one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks. Five separate groups of rescuers searched routes on Pen-y-...
Climber Sir Chris Bonington: Britain's national parks need an injection of idealism
Mountaineering elder statesman Sir Chris Bonington has called for an injection of idealism into Britain’s national parks if they are to survive.
Blencathra walker escapes serious injury in 100ft fall from Sharp Edge
A walker escaped serious injury in a 100ft fall from a Lake District ridge. The woman was with her dog on Sharp Edge on Blencathra on Sunday when s...
Two Snowdonia walkers rescued from Tryfan as Storm Callum lashes mountain
Two walkers were rescued from a Snowdonia mountain as Storm Callum’s high winds and torrential rain lashed the hill.