The outdoors world in 2012: our backward glance at the year past

Our rearward glance at a news-packed 2012 includes, as always, tragedy as well as uplifting stories of the great outdoors, and a few oddities.

New Mountain Training courses will teach hill safety to Joe Public

The people who have trained Mountain Leaders for the past 48 years have a new mission: to educate the Great British public how to stay safer on the UK's hills.

Wainwright manuscript and maps go under the hammer

An original manuscript notebook produced by Lakeland fellwalking author Alfred Wainwright goes under the hammer later this month.

Almost 2,000 teens complete gruelling Ten Tors

Almost 2,000 teenagers managed to complete a tough two-day challenge over Dartmoor at the weekend. Organisers of the Ten Tors challenge said 251 of...

Online guide launched to UK's 'toughest long-distance trail'

A website to guide walkers along one of Britain’s most challenging long-distance trails has been set up.

Three Peaks Challenge charity funds Nevis wildlife cameras

A charity that organises Three Peaks Challenge events has funded the installation of remote cameras around Britain’s highest mountain to capture images of elusive wildlife.

Guide publishers appeal to outdoor fans to check their bookshelves

Leading outdoors publisher Cicerone is appealing to enthusiasts to root around on their bookshelves for copies of any of the company’s old books.

Underground, overground, and not a Womble in sight

A festival celebrating the outdoor world’s ups and downs will take place in the Yorkshire Dales. Ingleton’s Overground Underground will feature...

2010 in retrospect: join us in a look back at the outdoors year

As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at the events that have shaped the events in 2010. From tragedy to triumph, heartbreak to ecstasy, t...