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McNeish joins outdoors trade body in quest for new members

Broadcaster and journalist Cameron McNeish has joined the board of a trade body with a brief to encourage outdoor professionals to join.

Mountain search fails to find missing walker

A major search involving five mountain rescue teams took place after a walker was reported missing. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team mounted a searc...

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.

Phone download helps rescuers find lost walkers

A couple lost on south Wales’s highest mountain were found after rescuers got them to download an application to their smartphone.

Walker dies in Snowdonia avalanche

A man has died in an avalanche on a Snowdonia mountain. The man, in his mid-30s fell about 150m (500ft) when a cornice collapsed on Y Garn this aft...

Wainwright archive opened to public after successful Lottery bid

The archive of renowned Lakeland guidebook author Alfred Wainwright will be opened to the public after a successful bid by Cumbria County Council.

Two hours to get out of Fort William before road closure

A road leading into a Highland town that was cut off for much of yesterday due to storm damage is being reopened today for three hours.

Hurricane and whiteout warnings for Highlands as storm approaches

Hurricane-force winds are set to hit the Highlands tomorrow, with snow to follow. The Met Office is forecasting gusts of up to 130mph (210kph) on m...

Highlands road closures affect two main routes

Outdoors enthusiasts heading towards the western Highlands face difficulties with their journeys after a landslip closed a main road.

Pair rescued after spending night on slopes of Pennine fell

A couple were rescued after spending the night sheltering in a ruined building after getting lost on the highest hill in the Pennines.

Rescuers use software again to find lost walkers

Mountain rescuers used specialist software and a smartphone to find two walkers lost in a remote part of a national park.

Tributes to mountain rescuer who died after Afghan attack

A member of an RAF mountain rescue team has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defence announced that Squadron Leader Anth...

National park boss hopes for Olympic boost in difficult year

The boss of England’s biggest national park is hoping for a bounce from the London Olympics in what he sees as a tough year for business.

Criminals' cash will buy gear for rescue team's junior club

A rescue team’s junior club will be able to buy outdoor gear, thanks to criminals’ cash. North Yorkshire Police donated £2,040 to the Outdoor ...

New Ramblers' boss appointed at 'critical time' for countryside

Britain’s biggest walking charity has a new boss, who will take over the organisation next February.

Bishop's panel says all English woodland should benefit public

The panel set up by the coalition Government to look into the future of England’s forests said that all forest and woodland should provide public benefit as well as contributing to the economy.

Repeat of military exercise will jam GPS signals for walkers

A military exercise currently underway which jams GPS signals will be repeated next year. Ofcom announced another week of when navigational signals...