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On test: 40-70 litre rucksacks reviewed

We've been lugging big loads over the hills in the past few months in the quest for the best large rucksack; find out which one topped the pack....

Mountain instructor Wes Hunter steps up to join Lakeland felltop assessor team

A seasoned mountaineering instructor has bagged a top job in the Lake District. Wes Hunter will join the team of felltop assessors who make the asc...

Keswick team 'exorcises demons' at rescue where Land Rover rolled over recently

Rescuers were called out to an incident close to where their Land Rover rolled down a hillside recently, injuring team members and writing off the vehicle.

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.

Team rescues man and his dog from Lakeland fell after terrier refuses to walk

A walker and his dog had to be rescued from a Lakeland fell after the animal refused to continue. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Th...

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...

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,...

Organisers gear up for The Lap, a 45-mile race round Windermere

Organisers are gearing up for the inaugural race round England’s largest natural lake. The Lap is an off-road circuit of Windermere that will tak...

Daughter of caver 'Eski' thanks rescuers after visit to pothole where he died

The daughter of a caver who died in a Yorkshire Dales pothole has thanked all those who tried to rescue him, after visiting the site of the incident.

Hill-goers should prepare for winter this weekend, say mountain experts

Mountain experts are warning hillgoers to prepare for winter, despite it still only being October. With clocks going back and the first snows of th...

Donation aids repair of Lake District bridge enabling Buttermere circuit

Lakeland walkers can again make a circuit of Buttermere lake after the restoration of a bridge following a donation.

Dog trapped in old mine among three Saturday rescues for Aberdyfi team

The rescue of a dog trapped in a disused mineshaft was one of three callouts for a Welsh team on Saturday.

Rescuers praise 'selfless' walkers who found injured woman in ditch on Cadair Idris

Rescuers have praised two walkers who found an elderly woman who went missing on a Snowdonia mountain.

National park bosses launch study into Snowdon parking problems

National park bosses will launch a study into parking problems around the UK’s most popular mountain.

Lakeland walker with serious ankle injury airlifted from Stickle Gill

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fellside after suffering a serious ankle injury. The man was mid-way up Stickle Gill in Great Langdale ...

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?.

Scots mountaineers pitch in with campaign against 'dirty camping'

Scotland’s mountaineers are pitching in with a campaign against the growth of what they call ‘dirty camping’.

Rescuers' map plea after lost walkers spend nine hours on Snowdonia hill

Rescuers impressed on walkers the need to take a map and compass after going to the aid of a woman and her mother who spent nine hours on a Snowdonia hillside.