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Retail staff get taste of the outdoors in training sessions
More than 500 retail staff have enjoyed days on the hills as part of a training scheme run by an outdoors gear manufacturer.
Bargain rail travel on offer for Scottish mountaineers
Mountaineering Council of Scotland members are on track for a travel bargain, with train operator ScotRail offering half-price winter travel on three Highland routes.
Campaigners will plead against sale of Peak centre
A campaigning body is urging national park members not to sell off an ‘incredibly special’ learning centre.
Recall notice for specialised avalanche rucksacks
A gear manufacturer has issued a recall notice on a series of specialised rucksacks that offer a breathing system for avalanche victims.
Rescuers find body during search for missing walker
A body, believed to be that of missing fellwalker Gwenda Merriot, has been found by mountain rescuers.
Rescue team on lookout for new recruits
A rescue team has mounted a search... for new members. The North East Wales Search and Rescue Team is on the lookout for recruits to join its 40-st...
Climber dies in Nevis fall
A climber has died after falling on Ben Nevis’s north face. Police were alerted at 5.18pm on Sunday when a climbing companion rang 999 to say the...
New venues added for free winter safety lecture series
Four new venues have been added for the annual series of winter safety lectures organised by the Mountaineering Council of Scotland.
New print run due for sold-out Wainwright guidebook
The guidebook of the route of Alfred Wainwright’s first ever long-distance walk has sold out its first print run.
Ramblers urge council to reverse footpath staff lay-offs
The boss of Britain’s biggest walkers’ campaign group will today see at first hand the problems caused by cuts to rights of way staff.
Avalanche warnings and minus 25C windchill for Highlands
Walkers, climbers and mountaineers heading for the northern Cairngorms are being warned that the risk if avalanche is considerable.
Ramblers seek Government assurance on rescue helicopters
The head of the Ramblers today called for a Government statement on the future of rescue helicopters.
Outdoors guidebooks publisher offers iPad option
Walkers will be able to buy new digital versions of some of the best known guidebooks with the launch of an iPad application.
Mountaineers reminded: you have no right of rescue
With mountain rescue services back in the public spotlight again with the likely privatisation of search and rescue helicopters, there is a timely reminder from an expert of a sobering fact: there is no right of rescue for mountain-goers.
Police name student who died in Nevis fall
Police have named the climber who died yesterday after falling on Ben Nevis’s north face. Student Daniel Rafferty, 19, of Alness, Easter Ross, wa...
Sea Kings set to be scrapped as private rescue plans resurface
The privatisation of Britain’s search and rescue helicopters looks to be back on the agenda, with two newspapers reporting an expected announcement this week.
Injured runner airlifted after slip on Dales fell
A fellrunner was airlifted from Yorkshire’s highest mountain after injuring herself in a tumble. The Cave Rescue Organisation was called to aid t...
Inversions likely as cold air puts an end to thaw
Get the cameras out; temperature inversions, and with them the opportunity for some stunning pictures, are likely later this weekend and into next week as the weather cools.