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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.
Team warns of winter's return after couple rescued from Snowdon
Rescuers are warning hillgoers in Snowdonia that winter has returned to the area’s mountains. Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team said walkers heading...
Injured climber airlifted from Snowdon after falling 75ft in avalanche
A climber was airlifted to hospital after breaking an ankle when he was caught in an avalanche on Wales’s highest mountain.
Nigel Clifford steps down as Ordnance Survey boss as interim chief is appointed
The boss of Britain’s national mapping agency has left the organisation. Nigel Clifford has been replaced as chief executive of Ordnance Survey b...
Review: Camra’s Wild Pub Walks by Daniel Neilson
Camra's new guidebook offers 22 ways to enjoy some of Britain's best upland scenery with the promise of a decent pint afterwards.
New OS map details green spaces but critics say it fails to deliver
Britain’s national mapping agency has released new data that details the country’s green spaces. The Ordnance Survey mapping and dataset is aim...
Mountaineering council confirms no-confidence vote will go ahead
The governing committee of the representative body for mountaineers in England and Wales will face a vote of no confidence at its annual meeting.
Review: Annandale Way, by Roger Turnbull and Jacquetta Megarry
A turn-by-turn guide to this gentle trail through Scotland's border country takes the walker from source to sea.
The outdoors in 2016: take a look back at a year of amazing events
A wild start to 2016 set the tone for the following 12 months with record-breaking rescue numbers, climbing achievements and astonishing challenges, making it a year to remember.
Group effort leads to restoration of Wild Boar Fell summit shelter in Yorkshire Dales
A landmark on the summit of a Yorkshire Dales hill has been rebuilt in a collaboration between the national park authority, a Rotary club and a local craftsman.
From Ben Nevis to Annapurna: Cicerone celebrates 50 years of publishing
One of the best known publishers in the outdoor world is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Kendal-based Cicerone was founded by two marri...
Whitehall announces opening of OS data but little cheer for outdoor sector
The Westminster Government has announced a limited freeing of part of Ordnance Survey’s extensive database covering the whole of Great Britain.
Government pledges £80m in bid to open up Ordnance Survey mapping to small firms
The UK Government is providing £80m to help set up a Geospatial Commission, one of whose tasks will be to look at making mapping data available to small businesses.
Rescuers use app to find 'lucky lad' who fell 60ft in search for Priest's Hole cave
A mountain rescue team leader used a mobile phone app to help save a walker’s life after he fell 60ft down a Lake District mountain.
Ordnance Survey study reveals most hillgoers unprepared for emergencies
A study by Britain’s national mapping agency has revealed many hillgoers are clueless about what to do if things went wrong.
British Mountaineering Council board faces no-confidence motion
The board of the British Mountaineering Council is facing a potential vote of no confidence at the organisation’s annual meeting in April.
Cleveland Way appears on Street View after runners' seven-month effort
Walkers who fancy stretching their legs on one of England’s national trails can now get a visual preview of their route.
Trade body Britain on Foot campaign to merge with Ordnance Survey platform
A campaign by an outdoor industry trade body to persuade the British public to take up activities in the countryside will be merged into an online platform run by the official map agency.
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7 Llanberis rescue team volunteers 'close to limit' as callouts top 300 in 2023 (3)
8 Campaigning Kate Ashbrook celebrates 40 years as head of Open Spaces Society (3)
9 Summer's over; it's getting darker and colder. Time to wise up to winter on the hill (2)
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