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Lost Scottish Borders walker found after major six-hour night search

A missing walker and his dog were found after a major six-hour search in the Scottish Borders. A local shepherd used his knowledge of the area of t...

24 November 2017

Slow start for Leo Houlding's Spectre team pinned down by Antarctic storm

Climber and adventurer Leo Houlding’s Antarctic expedition has got off to a slow start, with the three-man team pinned down in their tents in a blizzard.

22 November 2017

Injured Cheviots walker airlifted in five-hour rescue

An injured walker was airlifted from a remote hillside in the Cheviots in a rescue lasting more than five hours.

22 November 2017

British Mountaineering Council launches new £1m bid to Mend Our Mountains

The British Mountaineering Council has launched an ambitious £1m project to help repair paths in Britain’s national parks.

16 November 2017

Bowland rescuers bequeathed £38,000 in will of woman helped during winter

A rescue team is thousands of pounds better off thanks to a bequest from a woman its members helped during a period of wintry weather.

15 November 2017

Police probe after Great Gable Remembrance Day walkers' cars damaged

Police in the Lake District are investigating after several cars belonging to walkers were damaged while parked in Borrowdale.

14 November 2017

Fix the Fells seeks walkers' votes to secure £25,000 Scafell Pike path repair

The Fix the Fells partnership is urging outdoor enthusiasts to cast their vote in an online poll it hopes will bring in £25,000 to repair a path on England’s highest mountain.

13 November 2017

Lost walkers rescued on Ben Wyvis 'might not have survived the night'

A couple of walkers who got lost on a Highland mountain might not have survived the night if rescuers had not found them, the team leader said.

12 November 2017

Film-maker Richard Else: 'I believe Alfred Wainwright had Asperger Syndrome'

A film-maker who collaborated with acclaimed Lakeland guidebook author Alfred Wainwright said he believes the man had Asperger Syndrome.

09 November 2017

Formal plans submitted to Lakes authority for two Thirlmere zipwires

Developers who want to build two zipwires across a Lake District reservoir have submitted their formal plans.

23 November 2017

Two Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers rescued after getting lost in dark

Two ill equipped walkers were rescued after getting lost on one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks. One of the pair had a panic attack and experienced br...

22 November 2017

Injured Lakeland walker in six-hour rescue after fall on Pillar

An injured walker was rescued from a Lake District fell in a night-time operation lasting more than six hours.

20 November 2017

Rescuers in desperate calls for helicopter after Lakeland walker's cardiac arrest

A rescue team desperately tried to get a helicopter to help with an injured woman who had suffered a suspected cardiac arrest on a Lake District fellside.

15 November 2017

Backcountry ski club plans to build mountain hut on Aonach Mòr in Lochaber

A backcountry skiing club has announced ambitious plans to build a mountain hut on the slopes of the UK’s eighth highest peak in Lochaber.

14 November 2017

Authority cash helps Yorkshire Dales farming pair set up Buckden campsite

A grant from the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has helped a farming family set up a campsite on the route of a long-distance footpath.

13 November 2017

Molly Thompson-Smith wins bronze medal in final lead-climbing world cup

Rising star of competition climbing Molly Thompson-Smith secured her first podium finish in the lead world cup at the weekend.

13 November 2017

New Mountaineering Scotland report aims to debunk windfarm arguments

A new report by Mountaineering Scotland challenges assertions that windfarms don’t affect tourism. While most of the developments don’t put off...

10 November 2017

Preparing for winter hills means more than just dusting off your gear, say experts

Preparing for winter in the hills means more than just dusting off your crampons and ice-axe, experts have said.

08 November 2017

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