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Kate joins Sir Ran in magazine's list of country greats

The woman once described as the ‘high priestess of the countryside’ is again listed among strange bedfellows in the latest rollcall of leading figures in Britain’s countryside.

Stuart's British Isles Challenge kicks off from Scilly

The charity challenger who aims to cover the length of the British Isles using only muscle power starts his quest tomorrow.

Everest summiteer and TV adventurer is Scouts' new chief

Everest summiteer and television action man Bear Grylls has been appointed the leader of Britain’s Scouts.

BMC presidential deadline looms

Members of the British Mountaineering Council who want to have a say in the organisation’s leadership had better get their fingers out.

Bonington backs campaign against 'eco-lodges'

Britain’s best known mountaineer has thrown his weight behind a campaign against a holiday village in a Cumbrian valley.

Bryson's big postcard urges South Downs action

American author and journalist Bill Bryson will today present a giant postcard to the Government to urge ministers to include the widest possible area in the proposed South Downs national park.

Grants mean Bonington's archive will go online

The contents of Everest summiteer Sir Chris Bonington’s shed will be preserved, with help from the British Mountaineering Council.

Shoe-factory mountain club wants your hut memories

An outdoors club that was originally formed for workers at a shoe factory wants your help. The K Fellfarers, formerly the walking and climbing club...

Experts: winter mountain paths 'only for the experienced'

Don’t become a mountain statistic this weekend. That’s the message from experts who warn that Snowdon and the mountains of north Wales and the Lak...

Duo's 'Everest' challenge underway - on British hills

Two charity challengers are midway through their ‘staycation’ version of climbing Everest. Darren Edwards and Bryn Posey are aiming to climb mo...

Third time lucky as Fiennes summits Everest

Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has made it to the top of Everest at his third attempt. He entered the record books just before 1am this morning as th...

Bonington and Friends victorious as planners reject holiday village

Planners have turned down a bid for a holiday complex on the edge of the Lake District which was opposed by renowned mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington.

Cricketers head for charity match at Everest base camp

A group of charity fundraisers set off today for a cricket match with a difference. The game will be played at Everest base camp, at an altitude of...

Fiennes honours Wainwright walker Tom, six

The six-year-old boy who conquered all the Lake District’s Wainwright summits was honoured today by explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

Kiwis enraged by Archer's Everest fiction

The simmering controversy over who was the first to tread on the world’s highest peak has been re-ignited, thanks to the unlikely intervention of a convicted liar.

Climbers attract flak after eight-hour rescue

A group of climbers has come in for flak from rescuers who spent eight hours getting them off a Snowdonia crag.

Man who cheated death will climb 30,000ft to repay rescuers

It was to be a fairly straightforward day: a seasoned munro-bagger and his son ticking off two more peaks in the quest to complete the full list in a period of five years.