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Aira Force walker rescued after breaking ankle in fall

A walker was rescued after breaking her ankle in a fall at a Lake District beauty spot. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 12.30p...

Walker airlifted from Aira Force after injuring himself in fall

A walker was rescued after falling several metres at a Lake District beauty spot. The man fell from the top of a waterfall above Aira Force near Ul...

Bonington to join Parliamentary group for Dales two-peak walk

Everest summiteer Sir Chris Bonington will tackle two of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks in the company of MPs and peers to help boost an outdoors campaign.

Hill sleuths' survey confirms Thack Moor as new 2,000ft mountain

Three amateur surveyors elevate a Cumbrian hill to 2,000ft mountain status...

Aira Force walker suffers suspected broken jaw in fall

A man was rescued from a Lakeland beauty spot after suffering a suspected broken jaw in a fall. The 66-year-old from Brighton was crossing the stre...

Scott and Greaves become mountain council patrons

Two elder statesmen of the mountaineering community have been appointed patrons of the body representing climbers, hillwalkers and mountaineers in England and Wales.

Will new 4G broadband mean the end of reliable GPS navigation?

It has become essential to modern life and is responsible for European lorry drivers unexpectedly visiting English country lanes, and hapless motorists being ordered around by Victor Meldrew.

Doubts remain over future of English coast path

The Government body responsible for setting up coastal access around England has denied the project has been shelved as a result of coalition cuts.

Mountain rescue tax pledge missing from coalition list

The mountain rescue community must wonder what it has to do to squeeze any cash out of Whitehall. For more than three years, representatives of Mou...

Pat Littlejohn and Mick Fowler appointed Mountaineering Council patrons

Two climbing veterans have been appointed patrons of the British Mountaineering Council. Pat Littlejohn and Mick Fowler join a select group that in...

Second rescue for Patterdale team as Aira Force walker carried from site

A rescue team called to help a man injured at a Lake District beauty spot had to deal with a second casualty who fell a short time later.

Lake District walker rescued after injury at Aira Force beauty spot

A walker was rescued after injuring himself at a Lakeland beauty spot. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 11.20am today after ambula...

Corbett survey by hill sleuths leads to separation of Highland twins

A survey by a pair of hill sleuths led to the separation of Highland twins. Two peaks above Glen Shiel that had previously been classified as a twi...

The great outdoors in 2011: the year in view

Our customary look-back at the past year provides a mix of triumph and controversy; tragedy and humour, with a few heroic acts.

Nine Edges racers raise thousands for mountain rescue

Runners, walkers and climbers raised more than £6,000 for a mountain rescue team in a race across the Peak District.

Everest mountaineer Sir Chris will lead politicians' summit meeting

A group of politicians will today hold a summit meeting with one of the elder statesmen of British mountaineering.

Is the English coastal path for the chop?

With friends like this, do ramblers and walkers really need enemies? An unnamed former Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs minister ...