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New Keswick rescue team leader Chris Higgins is only fifth in 66 years

A Lake District mountain rescue team has appointed only its fifth leader in 66 years. Chris Higgins was elected leader of Keswick Mountain Rescue T...

The great outdoors in 2013: our look back at the events of the year

'Sheepwrecked fells', a porcupine, octupus and bottled vole: the outdoors can be a surprising place...

Rescuers rope up to free trio of walkers stuck on Base Brown

Mountain rescuers had to use ropes to bring a group of walkers to safety after they got stuck on steep ground in the Lake District.

Original Mountain Marathon boss Jen Longbottom to step down

The woman who has run one of the outdoor world’s toughest events for 30 years will oversee her final race this weekend.

Agency holds information day as two bid to run Cairn Gorm ski resort

Two companies are in the running to take over the controversial funicular and snowsports centre on Cairn Gorm.

Lost Scafell Pike walker found after six-hour search

A lost walker was brought to safety from the Lake District fells in a six-hour operation involving two rescue teams and six search dogs.

Walker airlifted to hospital after 100ft fall on Stonethwaite Fell

A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling 100ft on a Lakeland fell. The 70-year-old was walking on the path near Dock Tarn, above Stonethwai...

Praise for granddad who crawled from Lake District fells

A grandfather who crawled to safety after spending the night on the Lake District fells has been praised by mountain rescuers.

Lake District and Yorkshire Dales expansion inquiry opens tomorrow

A public inquiry will open tomorrow to consider plans to extend two national parks. Campaigners want to see the enlargement of both the Yorkshire D...

Walker airlifted from Lakeland path after ankle injury

A walker was airlifted from a long-distance route in the Lake District after injuring her ankle. The 71-year-old woman was walking on the Allerdale...

Lost Scafell Pike walker found safe after 11-hour night search in storm

A lost walker was found on the slopes of England’s highest mountain after major 11-hour overnight search.

Latrigg walker collapses and dies despite attempts to save him

A man died after collapsing on a Lake District fell. A passing walker tried to keep the 59-year-old man alive by performing cardio-pulmonary resusc...

Praise for 200 volunteers who joined Borrowdale fell care day

Organisers have praised more than 200 volunteers who helped repair paths, picked rubbish and repaired drystone walls in the Lake District.

Climber breaks leg in fall from Shepherd's Crag in Borrowdale

A climber was airlifted to hospital after falling on a popular Lake District crag. The 24-year-old man fell 6m (20ft) from the MGC route on Shepher...

Alan Hinkes urges outdoors fans to join Borrowdale fell care day

A record-breaking mountaineer has thrown his weight behind a volunteering day in the Lake District. Alan Hinkes, the only Briton to have climbed al...

Critically injured cyclist airlifted from Honister Pass after crash

A critically injured cyclist was airlifted from a Lake District pass after crashing into a wall. The man, in his 40s, came off his bike on the Honi...