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Welsh peak will bear name of 'lost princess'

A Welsh peak will join a family circle this weekend, following a concerted campaign to have it renamed.

Mountain loses munro status after pair's survey

So, it’s official: Scotland has one fewer munro. There are now only 283 of the 3,000-footers to bag, and those walkers who slogged up Sgurr nan Cean...

Survey trio help BBC settle hill score

Britain’s trio of amateur hill sleuths will feature in a BBC programme tomorrow as they help in the quest to find a county’s highest hill.

Paths are vital for tourism, says Ramblers' campaigner

Well maintained public paths are vital for tourism, a former Ramblers’ chairman said. Kate Ashbrook, speaking at a meeting to celebrate the 20th ...

Second walker drops in on rescuers at Lakes blackspot

A walker who fell at a Lake District accident blackspot found himself dropping in on rescuers who were already tending to a man who had fallen at the same place minutes earlier.

Scotland's mountains: 'tell walkers where to go'

Scotland stands accused of ‘mountain nihilism’ in its continuing opposition to adopting the practice of waymarking footpaths on its high ground.

Surveyors have new mountain cafe mapped

Snowdon’s new summit cafe will appear on maps from September after Ordnance Survey staff mapped the building.

Jamming will affect Weald walkers' signals

Gadget-lovers will have to revert to map and compass for a while as the Ministry of Defence conducts a jamming exercise near the High Weald later this year.

Scots Government renews mountain rescue teams' funding

The Scottish Government today pledged to carry on its financial support of mountain rescue teams north of the border.

Two out of three ain’t bad, as some fat bloke once sang

So there was to be no 285th munro – but which of the existing 284 would be chopped down to corbett status?.

Hill sleuths plan munro announcement

Fresh from their television appearance with walking pin-up Julia Bradbury, the country’s three amateur hill sleuths will be stepping into the limelight again with an announcement on Scotland’s munros.

High-level thrills lead to the top of Pillar

Some Lakeland mountains draw you to them. They evoke a distant history and attendant mystery and whisper ‘climb me’: Helvellyn, Blencathra, Skidda...

Government holds off action on 'lost' paths

The Government has given a stay of execution on the threat to thousands of unrecorded rights of way. Walkers, cyclists and horse riders may lose th...

Ramblers: make English coast path 'envy of world'

England’s new coastal path should be the envy of the world, urged the Ramblers’ chief. More than a third of the country’s coastline has no of...

Two complete thousand-mile treks for charity

Like buses, you wait for ages for someone to tackle a challenge the whole length of Britain and along come two together.

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Mountain rescuers set challenge for hillwalkers

Mountain rescuers have thrown down a challenge to hillwalkers. The Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team, based in Lancashire, is looking for teams ...

New metric challenge faces hill baggers

What makes a munro a munro? Well, the obvious criterion is that it stands at least 3,000ft above a bit of beach in Newlyn. There is a degree of sub...

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