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National park grant helps Cave Rescue Organisation make the switch to digital radios
A grant from a national park’s fund has helped a Yorkshire Dales rescue team update its radios. The Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation needed...
Report recommends night under stars for every child in England's special landscapes
Every school child should be given the chance to spend a ‘night under the stars’ in one of England’s national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Woman dies in fall from Jack's Rake on Pavey Ark
A walker has died after falling from a scrambling route in the Lake District. The woman was seen to fall from Jack’s Rake on Pavey Ark on Sunday ...
Athlete Gwynn Stokes plans to run 804 miles from Cape Wrath to Edale in 14 days
An ultrarunner plans to attempt an 804-mile route in record time to establish a new challenge trail. Gwynn Stokes, a member of Durham Fell Runners,...
Wainwrights record-breaker Paul Tierney's map auction raises £350 for charity
The sale of a map outlining the route taken by ultrarunner Paul Tierney on his record-breaking round of the Wainwrights has raised £350 for charity.
Sabrina Verjee completes women's Spine Race double with Fusion win
Sabrina Verjee has won the Montane Spine Fusion endurance race, the first woman outright winner of the event.
On test: two- to three-season walking boots reviewed
Twelve pairs of walking boots put to the test through extensive hoofing across the hills, but which scored best?.
Peak District walker dies in 50ft fall on Kinder Scout
A walker has died after falling 50ft on the Peak District’s highest hill. Kinder Mountain Rescue Team was alerted late on Easter Monday afternoon...
Wainwright Society plans to publish out-of-print Pennine Journey book
Fans of the late writer Alfred Wainwright will soon be able to read his first work, which has been out of print for some time.
Keswick team in two separate rescues of walkers 200m apart on same path
Rescuers helping an injured walker from a Lakeland fell were alerted to another fallen walker 200m below them on the same path.
Man dies in fall from Sharp Edge on Blencathra
A walker has died after falling from a scrambling route on a Lake District fell. The 80-year-old man was with a group on Sharp Edge on Blencathra o...
Duke of Edinburgh's group finds walker's body on summit of Ingleborough
A walker’s body was found on the summit of Ingleborough by a group of young people on an expedition.
On test: lightweight backpacking tents reviewed
We've been tramping the Lakeland fells to test seven lightweight tents on our treks - but which performs best?.
Lakeland walker dies after collapsing on Hindscarth descent
A walker has died after collapsing on a Lake District fell. The man passed away despite the best efforts of his son, air ambulance crew and mountai...
Runner Paul Tierney breaks record for summiting all 214 Wainwright fells
Ultrarunner Paul Tierney has broken the record for the fastest time taken to summit all the Lake District’s Wainwright peaks.
Mountain marathon runner rescued from Lakeland fell after ankle injury
A runner was rescued after injuring herself in a slip while descending a Lake District fell during a mountain marathon.
Doug Scott will tell tales of Everest ascent and The Ogre epic on Scottish lecture tour
Britain’s joint first Everest summiteer will embark on the Scottish leg of his lecture tour in May.
Hill sleuth Myrddyn Phillips's border research suggests Wales should shrink a little
Months of measurements and footslogging by two walkers has led them to the conclusion that the Wales-England border could be in the wrong place.