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Munro completers wanted for Japan TV show

Hillwalkers close to completing a round of Scotland’s munros have a chance to be big in Japan. A television production company is looking for mou...

Teva goodies winner announced

Paul Sandford of Rochester in Kent was the lucky grough reader chosen at random from all the entries in our fabulous Teva competition who correctly answered that the once-in-a-lifetime trip on offer of an adventure holiday cruise in Fiji is for ten days.

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.

Win a Teva Adventure Pack and enter a free draw for a trip to paradise

Adventure footwear brand Teva has launched a free online draw that offers adventure-minded entrants the opportunity to win a once-in-a-lifetime escape to paradise – cruising the gorgeous tropical coast of Fiji’s stunning Vitu Levu island in a 140-foot Tui Tai sailboat.

Quids in: Nevis walkers to face charges?

Would you be prepared to pay to walk up Britain’s highest mountain? Walkers could soon be asked to put their hands in their pockets before they h...

Accident verdicts on two Snowdonia walkers

Verdicts of accidental death were recorded on two walkers who fell to their deaths in separate incidents in Snowdonia.

End to Met's seasonal forecasts after 'mild winter' criticism

Britain’s national weather forecasting body today announced it would no longer issue public seasonal predictions and would instead compile monthly forecasts.

Ramblers' railway-route win reverses 'perverse' decision

Walkers, cyclists and horseriders will be able to use a disused railway track near the North York Moors national park after the Ramblers won a long-running legal battle.

grough launches cheapest digital Ordnance Survey mapping service

You may have had your fill of the January sales, but here’s a bargain we don’t think you can refuse.

BMC membership rising, but so are insurance costs, Turnbull says

The head of the representative body for hillwalkers and climbers told a festival gathering that, although it is in good financial shape, the growing trend to owning land will put a strain on its resources in the future.

Felltop pair gear up for start of 'perfect job'

Two men are gearing up for a four-month project that will see each of them climb almost the height of Everest every other week.

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.

Slumdog director's film of amputee climber will close festival

Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle’s film about the American climber who cut off his own arm to escape an isolated canyon in Utah will be the closing film of this year’s London Film Festival.

Axe falls on 'erudite' body of commons experts

The coalition Government today announced it was abolishing a panel of experts which deals with common land in England and Wales.

What future for the outdoor world, post election?

With a general election just round the corner, where will the world of outdoor activities stand after the poll?.

Pass the baton and ditch the bobble hat: Ramblers reach 75

As the Ramblers face up to the realities of modern life, we take a look back at the organisation's past as it celebrates 75 years of campaigning.

Rescuers battle waist-high snow to save stranded walkers

A mountain rescue team had to walk through waist-deep snow for an hour yesterday evening to rescue a group of walkers stranded in the North York Moors national park.

Tragedy and triumph: the outdoor world in 2009

As the decade which seems to have become known as the noughties packed its bags and prepared for the trip into history, its final days had a familiar ring: winter catching out climbers and walkers, with tragic consequences..

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