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Walker carried from fell after ankle injury
A walker was stretchered from a Lakeland fell after slipping and injuring himself. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by police at 3.45pm ...
Sign up for text 999 scheme, says mountain expert
A mountaineering expert is urging walkers and climbers to sign up to a new service that allows 999 calls to be made by text.
Five lucky readers win copy of Call Out Mountain Rescue?
Five lucky grough readers have each won a copy of an invaluable mountain safety book. The five winners were chosen at random from all the correct e...
Fence to tackle mass trespass, of sheep, on Kinder
To the rambler with a sense of history, it is as important as Bannockburn to a Scots nationalist, or Orgreave to a redundant miner.
Mountain rescue patron William joins Helmand troops for Remembrance Day
Mountain rescue patron Prince William today joined British troops in Afghanistan for their Remembrance Sunday service.
Walker dies and woman critical after attack by bull on footpath
A walker has died and a woman is critically ill after they were attacked by a bull. The pair, who police believe were a husband and wife, were gore...
Upturned kayaks lead to Lake District search
Mountain rescuers launched a search for missing paddlers in the Lake District after two upturned kayaks were found.
Work starts on last section of Ben Nevis path
Work on the final phase of an improvement to the path leading to Ben Nevis’s north face has begun. The final 750m section of the Allt a’Mhuilin...
Drunk man's punishment: climb a mountain
As you top another false summit on that seemingly endless slog up your next mountain and ask yourself why you subject your body to such punishment, spare a thought for the man for whom a mountain walk was literally punishment.
Mountain forecasts go online earlier for winter hillwalkers
The independent meteorology service aimed at hillwalkers and climbers has gone into winter mode, with earlier forecasts for the following day.
Climbers and walkers unite in fight for access to Vixen Tor
Walkers and climbers will unite to fight for access to one of Dartmoor’s most spectacular landmarks.
Bull-attack couple were on three-day walk to their home
Police have named the walker who was killed by a bull on Friday. Roger Freeman, 63, of Glen Parva, Leicestershire, was attacked by the animal as he...
Ramblers call for legal rethink after bull kills walker
Britain’s biggest walkers’ charity has called for a rethink on the law on keeping livestock in fields.
Farmer speaks of 'shock' after bull kills walker
A farmer today spoke of his shock after a bull in his field attacked two walkers, killing one and leaving the other fighting for her life.
A year after the floods, £1.7m Lakeland path repairs continue
Next week marks the first anniversary of the unprecedented floods in Cumbria that caused devastation in many of the area’s towns and villages.
Wainwright calendar sales will boost mountain rescue funds
Sales of a calendar produced by fans of the Lakeland guidebook author Alfred Wainwright have so far raised more than £4,000 for mountain rescue.
Ex-City accountant joins list of outdoor greats
A former City accountant and his wife have joined a group of outdoor luminaries that includes Everest summiteers Sir Chris Bonington and Doug Scott.
Walker carried from Lakleand fell after injury
A walker was stretchered from a Lakeland fell after injuring herself in a fall. Members of the Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team were called at abou...