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2,400 teens start one of country's toughest moorland challenges

More than 2,000 teenagers are bedding down in temporary camps on Dartmoor at the end of the first day of one of England’s biggest outdoor challenges.

Rescue team leader hands over with memories of camaraderie

A veteran of numerous rescues is stepping down as leader of a Lakeland mountain team. Ian Clemmett will leave the Penrith Mountain Rescue Team afte...

Cavers safe after heavy rain floods underground passages

Six groups of cavers emerged unhurt after heavy rain caused difficulties underground in the Yorkshire Dales.

Awards for volunteer mountain rescuer's 40 years' service

A mountain rescuer who began his service before the present team leader was born received two awards for his dedication.

Green Barrows display footpath skills in Dales scheme

The RAF’s display team the Red Arrows are famed across the globe for their aerobatic prowess. But it was the less renowned Green Barrows who came...

UK mountain rescuers get £200,000 Government grant

The coalition Government today announced a grant of £200,000 to the UK’s volunteer mountain rescuers.

Mountain rescuer says his MBE is 'for the whole team'

The leader of a Lake District mountain rescue team who was honoured by the Queen said he feels the award belongs to the whole team.

MP claims victory for mountain rescue teams' tax-refund campaign

A Cumbrian MP is claiming victory in the long-running battle to secure a tax refund for volunteer mountain rescue teams.

New book will help walkers make sense of the Lake District landscape

Peter Wilson is a keen hillwalker, runner and cyclist. The Lancashire-born outdoor enthusiast also happens to be a Reader in Quaternary Science at the...

Repairs for Wainwright route damaged by floods and rabbits

Walkers on Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Path will soon find things easier underfoot after repairs to a flood-damaged section.

Repairs complete on flood-damaged path below Wainwright's favourite fell

A footpath leading to the late Alfred Wainwright’s favourite fell has been repaired after it was damaged by a landslide during the 2009 Cumbria floods.

Lake District floods footpath bill tops £1m

The bill for repairing the Lake District’s footpaths and bridleways damaged by the area’s devastating 2009 floods has topped £1m.

Rescuers battle floods to reach injured Coast to Coast walker

Rescuers braved floods to reach a walker who injured himself while tackling the Coast to Coast route.

Cavers rescued after floods trap group underground

A dozen cavers were rescued after getting trapped underground by rising water in a popular Dales cave.

Repairs start for Lakeland fell route damaged by floods

Repairs began this week on a high-level Lakeland walking and cycling route damaged in the 2009 floods.

Lake District pass closed to motors as 300-year dispute ends

Motor traffic will be banned from a Lake District route after a Government inspector settled an argument going back almost 300 years.

2010 in retrospect: join us in a look back at the outdoors year

As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at the events that have shaped the events in 2010. From tragedy to triumph, heartbreak to ecstasy, t...