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Adventurer Alex Staniforth completes 9½-day National Three Peaks charity run

An adventurer and campaigner is recovering after narrowly missing breaking the record for ascents of the National Three Peaks, running between the mountains.

Runner Donnie Campbell sets new record time for summiting all 282 munros

Runner Donnie Campbell has completed a record-breaking round of all Scotland’s munros. The Inverness athlete beat the existing fastest time for a...

Lakeland walker injured after being blown off feet as Storm Ellen lashes fells

A woman was rescued in an operation lasting four hours after she was blown off her feet while walking on a Lake District fell.

New short films help Westmorland Dales visitors identify meadow wild flowers

Can you tell a melancholy thistle from a common knapweed? Would you be able to identify red clover or yellow rattle?...

Lake District walker injured after being charged by bullock

A man was injured after being charged by a bullock while walking in the Lake District. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called to the incident in f...

Couple rescued after getting lost on Cadair Idris as night fell

A couple who got lost on a Snowdonia mountain as darkness fell were brought to safety by rescuers. Aberdyfi Search and Rescue Team said the man and...

Dartmoor bosses ban camping at Bellever after anti-social groups descend on site

National park bosses in Dartmoor are using emergency powers to ban camping at a beauty spot close to internationally important prehistoric sites.

Rise in number of staycation walkers brings 'tidal wave' of Lakeland rescue team callouts

Volunteer rescuers in the Lake District say they are facing ‘a tidal wave’ of avoidable callouts as inexperienced walkers take to the fells.

Runner Damian Hall on track to beat Pennine Way record

Endurance runner Damian Hall is on track to set a new fastest known time for running the Pennine Way.

Edale team averages almost a callout a day in August as visitors flock to area

A Peak District rescue team averaged almost one callout per day during August. Edale Mountain Rescue Team was called out 30 times last month, and d...

Lakeland walker winched to safety after getting stuck on mountainside

A walker was winched to safety by a rescue helicopter after getting stuck on steep ground on a Lake District fell.

Missing Fisherfield walker rescued but search team finds no trace of Martin Rhodes

Rescuers in north-western Scotland resumed a search at the weekend for a walker who disappeared in May last year.

Lakeland runner airlifted from Central Fells after injuring leg

A runner was rescued from the Sca Fell range after a leg injury left her unable to carry on. The 51-year-old was descending Great End towards Scafe...

On test: waterproof jackets reviewed

We've been out in all weathers to put 14 waterproof jackets to the test; here's what we think...

Shop team retrieves bikes left by missing Lakeland group on Broad Crag

A team from a Windermere cycle-hire company has its retrieved mountain bikes abandoned by a group who got into difficulties on an ill judged ride across England’s highest fells.

Cash grant kick-starts appeal to re-open access to viaduct in Westmorland Dales

A new scheme has provided cash to help a charity restore public access to a viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales national park.

St Bernard dog Daisy rescued from Scafell Pike in five-hour operation

A large dog whose breed is best known as an Alpine rescue dog had herself to be rescued after collapsing while descending England’s highest mountain.

Runner Damian Hall plans attempt on Pennine Way record set a week before

Less than a week after John Kelly set a new record for running the Pennine Way, another athlete is lining up to post a fastest known time for the route.