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Walker suffers serious head injury in Lake District tumble
A walker was airlifted to hospital after suffering a serious head injury in a fall on a Lake District mountainside.
Adventurer Steve Backshall's Eiger North Face attempt will screen on TV
A documentary following adventurer and climber Steve Backshall as he tackles one of his toughest challenges will screen on television this month.
Major cross-border search launched after walker goes missing in Cheviots
A major search was mounted on the Scotland-England border after a walker was reported missing. Three rescue teams and a Coastguard helicopter joine...
Walker and dog rescued after straying on to steep landslip near Keswick
A walker was rescued after getting stuck on steep ground at the site of a landslide in the Lake District.
Lake District bosses look at driverless pod as possible transport for national park
Visitors to the Lake District will be able to get a glimpse of the future when a driverless ‘pod’ makes its debut in the national park.
Past Three Peaks Race winners return with eye on 22-year-old course record
Four former winners of a ‘marathon with mountains’ plus the reigning women’s champion will be heading back to the hills this weekend with an eye on the race’s record.
Yorkshire Dales walker airflifted to hospital after slipping at Gordale Scar
A walker was airlifted after injuring herself when she slipped on wet rocks at a Yorkshire Dales beauty spot.
Walkers and mountain biker rescued in busy three-day period for Patterdale team
A Lake District rescue team was called out four times in three days to aid three walkers and a mountain biker in separate incidents.
Rescuers 'gobsmacked' as search dog Dolly's vet bill appeal target reached
An appeal set up to raise cash for vital operations for a search dog reached its target in just five days, thanks to the generosity of the public.
John Muir Trust welcomes refusal of two Highland wild-land windfarm plans
A conservation charity has welcomed ministers’ rejection of plans for two windfarms in wild land areas of the Highlands.
Neil Talbott wins gruelling 60-mile Fellsman race at first attempt
The winner of this year’s gruelling Fellsman event in the Yorkshire Dales said he was thrilled to bits to have won the race at the first attempt.
Tom Owens wins Three Peaks Race but Peace's record stands
The record for the gruelling ‘marathon with mountains’ in the Yorkshire Dales remained unbroken after the winner finished just three minutes outside the existing fastest time.
Lake District climber dies after falling on Raven Crag in Great Langdale
A climber has died in a fall on a Lake District crag. Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 6.35pm on Sunday after the man f...
Derby team called to three rescues in one afternoon
A rescue team was called out three times in succession in one afternoon to deal with injured walkers and a climber.
Buxton rescuer Darren Hunt aids collapsed runner during London Marathon
A member of a mountain rescue team put his casualty care skills to good use while taking part in the London Marathon.
New Cumbria National Trust boss Jeremy Barlow makes pledge on landscape
The man who has taken over the National Trust’s operations in Cumbria says rebuilding the memorial cairn on top of England’s highest mountain is among the charity’s key tasks this year.
Climber rescued from Lake District crag after ropes jam during abseil
A climber was rescued after he got stuck on a Lake District crag when his ropes jammed while abseiling.
Injured walker stretchered from Lakeland fell as weather thwarts two helicopter rescues
Bad weather prevented two helicopters from airlifting an injured walker from a Lake District fell. The 55-year-old woman fell about 20-30ft from th...