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Cragfast overnight campers helped from summit of Dales peak
Two men were helped from the summit of one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks after camping on the mountain overnight.
Outdoor expert's fears over plans to close safety body
An outdoors consultant has voiced concerns about the forthcoming abolition of the body that oversees adventurous activities in the UK.
Fears for outdoors as Osborne announces spending cuts
Local authorities and the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs all came out big losers in today’s announcement of the results of the comprehensive spending review by Chancellor George Osborne.
Athlete knocks off five ascents of Snowdon to raise charity cash
An endurance athlete made five ascents of Wales’s highest mountain in less than 24 hours – with an 18kg (40lb) rucksack on his back.
Kinder Mass Trespass centre will benefit from national park grant
A heritage centre to commemorate the 1932 Kinder Scout Mass Trespass will be set up in the village of Hayfield, starting point for the protest.
Park bosses welcome mountain marathon boost
National park bosses say a mountain marathon being held in their area will be a boost to the local economy.
Industry body backs new outdoor exhibition at Birmingham
The industry body behind Britain’s outdoor manufacturers and retailers has thrown its weight behind a new three-day show to be held in Birmingham.
Mountain rescue helicopter centres set to close under Whitehall plans
The RAF base that co-ordinates all of Britain’s helicopter mountain rescue missions looks set to close under coalition Government plans.
Volunteer cave rescuers pick up Queen's award
A cave and mountain rescue group has received royal approval for its volunteer work. The Cave Rescue Organisation, based in Clapham in the Yorkshir...
Walkers fill footprints with project gift
While the world seems obsessed with carbon footprints, a group of walkers has made a donation to help the effects of their actual footprints on the Lakeland fells.
Cuts put Big Society at risk in the great outdoors
The great outdoors is already a thriving example of the Government’s lauded ‘Big Society’, but cuts to professional staff put at risk the ability of volunteers to help maintain the countryside.
Police appeal after shot buzzard released back into wild
A buzzard that was found in a malnourished condition after it was shot has been released back into the wild.
Mine owner will press ahead with plans for Lake District zip wire
The would-be developer of the controversial Lake District zip wire says his plans are not dead and he will resubmit the application next year.
Lake District zip wire plans withdrawn
Controversial plans for a tourist zip wire in the Lake District have been withdrawn. Honister Slate Mine owner Mark Weir’s proposals to build an ...
Relief for national park bosses as loos star in awards
When you’ve got to go, there’s no better place than the Yorkshire Dales. To the relief of national park bosses, the porcelain thrones of the pa...
Modified climbing cams now ready after recall
Climbers who returned a camming device after a material fault was found will be getting replacements this week.
Woman airlifted after Lakeland slip
A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after injuring herself in a fall. Nine members of the Coniston Mountain Rescue Team went to the wo...
Walking route cuts 'will set back countryside fifty years'
Impending Government cuts could put the countryside out of bounds to walkers, according to the Ramblers.
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