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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...

More than 400 would-be MPs back Ramblers' coast campaign

More than 400 would-be MPs have pledged to support the setting up of an all-England coastal path if elected.

Julia confirmed president as trad Ramblers hold sway

Traditionalists held the upper hand at the Ramblers’ annual meeting at the weekend. The General Council of the campaigning charity met for the 75...

Coastal access: Ramblers urge action as election looms

Campaigners are pressing for urgency in the setting up of the coastal path round England. The plea came as Natural England, the Government’s offi...

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.

English coastal path 'could be victim of Government cuts'

A member of the House of Lords has warned that the campaign for an English coastal path is not yet won.

Lakes authority opposes new Cumbrian nuclear plants

An authority says building three new nuclear power stations close to England’s biggest national park could have a serious impact on tourism and the natural environment.

First Minister sees avalanche site during mountain visit

The Welsh First Minister met members of the mountaineering community yesterday to hear at first hand issues affecting climbers and hillwalkers.

Unique scramble closed after theft renders route unsafe

A unique Scottish coastal scrambling route has been closed after theft of much of its fixed chains. The Elie Chain Walk on the Fife coast features ...

Gathering hears of BMC push for wider Welsh coast access

Members of the British Mountaineering Council will see their subscriptions frozen following a decision at the organisation’s annual meeting at the weekend.

Campaigners' ten-point outdoors plan for election

Britain’s oldest national conservation group has produced an access manifesto in the run-up to the general election and is asking candidates to sign up the 10-point plan.

Taxi baggage service will lighten coast walkers' burden

Walkers on a Welsh coastal path can lighten their load with the launch of an innovative taxi scheme that will carry their luggage for them.

Mountain council numbers on the up as finances hold

Membership of Britain’s representative mountaineering body continued to climb last year. Of course they did, that’s why they join the British M...

Walkers' view on coastal path ignored, say Ramblers

England’s coastal access process risks being one-sided, skewed towards the views of landowners, according to Britain’s biggest walking group.

Ramblers' campaign boss: 'we'll keep fighting for walkers' rights'

The battle for the heart of Britain’s biggest walking group continues on the pages of a national newspaper.

Climber airlifted after fall from sea cliffs

A climber was airlifted to hospital today after suffering suspected back injuries in a fall on a Dorset sea cliff.

Tragedy and triumph: the outdoor world in 2009 (continued)

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..