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Volunteer mountain rescuers among those recognised in King's Birthday Honours
Volunteer mountain rescuers have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. Richard Warren, a stalwart of Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team, was ...
Alex Staniforth will attempt continuous round of 446 mountains in charity challenge
Mental-health champion and adventurer Alex Staniforth will celebrate turning 30 by embarking on a mammoth quest to summit all of England and Wales’s mountains.
Passers-by help stuck walker to safety from Swirral Edge
A walker was helped by two other walkers after she became stuck on Swirral Edge on Helvellyn. The 22-year-old called police about 5.30pm on Friday ...
Exhausted walker airlifted from Lakeland fell after being found by passers-by
A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after becoming exhausted in snowy conditions. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by polic...
The Pennine Way: my route at 66
Last year I decided to celebrate qualifying for the state pension by tackling another oldie: Britain's first national trail.
Summer holidays' start prompts Lakeland rescuers' plea to reduce 'avoidable' callouts
Volunteer rescuers in the Lake District are urging hillgoers to plan ahead to cut the number of what they term ‘avoidable’ incidents.
More than 40 involved in rescue of injured walker who spent 24 hours on Scafell Pike
An injured walker spent 24 hours on the flanks of England’s highest mountain before being rescued. A major search operation was mounted after the...
Blencathra walker rescued after falling more than 60ft from Sharp Edge
Two teams spent more than six hours rescuing a woman who fell from Sharp Edge on Blencathra. A walker came across the injured woman early on Saturd...
Body of runner Ed Catmur found on Cross Fell after 24-hour search involving 82 rescuers
The body of a fellrunner was found on the highest fell in the Pennines after a huge search lasting 24 hours.
Pair face long jail terms after coviction for felling Sycamore Gap tree
Two men were warned they face lengthy prison sentences after being convicted of felling the celebrated tree at Sycamore Gap on Hadrian’s Wall.
Happy 60th birthday to the Pennine Way
England's oldest long-distance footpath celebrates its 60th birthday on Thursday. The Pennine Way was officially full opened at a ceremony on Malha...
Kim Collison wins Montane Winter Spine Race with third fastest time
Kim Collison has won the Montane Winter Spine Race. The Cumbria-based athlete led the race from its early stages on Sunday, and arrived at the fini...
Man's body found on Helvellyn after major search over two days
The body of a man has been found on Helvellyn after a major search involving rescue teams from across Cumbria.
£1,000 prizes up for grabs if you can find 'mystery' OS trig points
Trig-baggers have a chance to pocket £1,000 prizes if they can hunt down mystery pillars. Ordnance Survey is running a social media challenge each...
Campaigning Kate Ashbrook celebrates 40 years as head of Open Spaces Society
A champion of public access has celebrated 40 years’ leadership of Britain’s oldest national conservation body.
On test: winter waterproof jackets reviewed
We've been busy out on the hill in the worst that the UK climate can throw at us to evaluate nine waterproof jackets.
Spine Race winner Jack Scott reveals he almost dropped out of event at Malham
The winner of this year’s Montane Winter Spine Race has revealed he considered dropping out of the event a third of the way into the course.
Police condemn 'act of vandalism' after Sycamore Gap tree felled overnight
One of the most visited and photographed viewpoints on Hadrian’s Wall is no more, after an act of vandalism.
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2 The Angry Corrie founder Dave Hewitt dies, aged 64
3 That's a wrap: team rescues wild camping film students in difficulties on fell
4 Work on 'dreaded' stretch of Coast to Coast Walk paves way for National Trail opening
5 Rescuers offer guidance after callouts to Lakeland wild campers
6 On test: Danner Mountain 600 EVO boots reviewed
7 Work to begin on demolition of Culra Bothy ahead of rebuilding in 2026
8 Building work begins on first of two 'seasonal' rescue helicopter bases
9 Cockermouth rescuers pay tribute to John Dempster, who died this month
2 New West Yorkshire national nature reserve will include Brontë moorland (4)
3 Rescuers offer guidance after callouts to Lakeland wild campers (4)
4 Heading for the winter hills: should you pack your crampons or micro-spikes? (3)
5 Rebuild of Culra Bothy will be charity's most expensive project to date (3)
6 Man dies in 70m fall from Sharp Edge on Blencathra (2)
7 Happy 60th birthday to the Pennine Way (2)
8 Work on 'dreaded' stretch of Coast to Coast Walk paves way for National Trail opening (2)
9 The Angry Corrie founder Dave Hewitt dies, aged 64 (2)
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