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'Dalek' generation is 'terrified of the countryside'

Bacon comes from sheep, according to more than a quarter of teenagers, and a Dalek is more familiar to many youngsters than a magpie.

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.

Will Welsh peak be promoted to metric super league?

Wales could have a new ‘super mountain’ after a group of amateur hill sleuths turned their attention to a Snowdonia peak.

Sock firm puts Kalahari run on firm footing

Irish sock manufacturer Bridgedale is lending its support to an attempt to run across the Kalahari Desert for the first time.

Outdoor groups wait as Government stops barring scheme

Outdoor bodies that were gearing up for a new child-protection regime next month are left pondering the future after the Government announced the scheme was being put on ice.

Police name woman in cliff-fall death

Police have named the woman who died after falling from cliffs in Easter Ross on Wednesday. Elizabeth McFall, 47, of Invergowrie, Dundee, fell abou...

William will join RAF Valley rescue crew after training

Prince William will join the search and rescue helicopter crews at a Welsh airbase if he passes his pilot training, it was announced today.

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?.

Weekend walks will mark life of Scotland's mountain giant

A gathering will be held next month in memory of one of Scotland’s mountaineering greats. Although born in Yorkshire, Irvine Butterfield made his...

Minister confirms forest sell-off plans

The coalition Government today confirmed reports that large tranches of publicly owned forestry will be sold off.

Butterfield book reissue will raise cash for bothy group

A limited edition book by a giant of mountain literature is being republished to raise cash for the charity that looks after Britain’s mountain shelters.

Tea-towels get the boot as Trust shop goes outdoors

The National Trust is dipping a boot in the world of outdoors retailing with the opening of its first ‘tea-towel-free’ shop.

Helicopter lift after floods leave walkers stranded

A helicopter airlifted a stranded walker trapped by flood water at the foot of Northern Ireland’s highest peak.

Mountain rescue tax pledge missing from coalition list

The mountain rescue community must wonder what it has to do to squeeze any cash out of Whitehall. For more than three years, representatives of Mou...

Rescue helicopters stick to life or death cases during flight ban

Britain’s emergency search and rescue helicopters will still respond to life-threatening situations during the aviation crisis sparked by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland.

Rescue crews chalk up record year for callouts

Rescuers gathered this morning to celebrate a record-breaking year. Crews from the Royal Navy’s search and rescue helicopter base at HMS Gannet h...

Journalist's short story wins Wild Writing competition

A London magazine journalist is the winner of this year’s Wild Writing competition. The results were announced at the Fort William Mountain Festi...

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..