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A hard day's night: dogged determination helps rescuers find their man

A walker is missing high on a Peak District mountain. It's a hard day's night for the men and women of the Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team as they searc...

Reunion with rescuers for man who fell 1,000ft from mountain

A man who survived a 1,000ft fall from a Highland peak today met the aircrew who winched him to safety.

App and map tie-up for Lakes tourism walking routes

The Lake District’s tourism body has teamed up with a leading smartphone mapping company to provide downloadable walking and cycling routes.

Axe falls on outdoor activities as national park budget cut

Bus services, guided walks and recreation activities for youngsters will be cut under plans revealed by a national park authority.

Climber 'lucky to be alive' after 1,000ft fall

A climber survived a fall of 300m (1,000ft) with only minor injuries. The crew of a Royal Navy helicopter said they feared the worst when called to...

Ramblers aim to recruit army of mystery walkers

Britain’s biggest walkers’ campaign group is on the lookout for recruits for its team of mystery walkers.

Ingleborough from Newby Cote

Good navigation skills required on this moorland route via feint paths from the hamlet of Newby Cote, between Ingleton and Clapham.

Two-year old among group of six in night rescue from fell

Mountain rescuers pleaded for hillwalkers to pack their torches after a two-year-old child had to be brought to safety from a Lakeland fell.

Inquiry is latest round in 30-year access battlle

A 30-year access battle continued today after landowners lodged objections to the granting of rights of way across a historic abbey site.

Final winter safety lectures will take place

The crocuses might be pushing through the soil and the lapwings pee-witting across the fells, but while much of the country enjoys a taste of spring, in the Scottish mountains it’s still winter.

Bleaklow from Longdendale

Pity poor Bleaklow. Few have a good word to say about this boggy hulk, glowering above the busy valley of Longdendale, itself a victim of human engine...

Airlifted walkers 'had no idea where they were going'

A group of walkers airlifted from a Snowdonia mountainside were poorly equipped and had no idea where they were going, rescuers said.

'I'll be back' vows walker who fell 1,000ft

A mountain walker who survived a huge fall from a peak in the western Highlands said he would be back on the hills as soon as he was fit.

Call for Scots to lead the world on wild land

Politicians must act to preserve Scotland’s wild lands which are shrinking every year, according to campaigners pushing for a new designation for the nation’s wilderness.

Ingleborough: the complete walking guide

It’s easy to see how the mistaken view was once formed that Ingleborough was England’s highest mountain.

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...