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How I cheated death after a fall on an icy Lake District mountainside

Paul Besley broke his skull, leg, ankle and shoulder when he fell while winter walking. Here's how he survived and how you could if the worst happened...

The outdoors year in view: our look back at the events of 2014

Here's grough's look over the shoulder at 12 months' of outdoor action...

Lost dog Jasper found safe and well after three days on Scafell Pike

The owner of a dog missing for nearly four days on England’s highest mountain said he was overjoyed at his safe return.

Three-hour rescue after climber falls 100ft on Wyndcliff near Chepstow

An injured climber was rescued from a south Wales cliff in a difficult operation lasting three hours.

Severely ill wild-camper among six callouts for busy Keswick rescue team

A man wild camping in the Lake District had to be airlifted to hospital after suffering severe abdominal pains.

Injured Trowbarrow climber airlifted to hospital after protection comes out

A climber was airlifted to hospital after injuring himself in a fall in a Lancashire quarry. The 27-year-old was climbing with his father and a fri...

Four rescued from Tryfan after straying on to steep crags

A mountain rescuer warned that increasing numbers of walkers are going astray on a Snowdonia mountain after four people were led to safety from a rescue blackspot after getting stuck on steep ground.

Climber rescued after breaking leg bouldering at Earl Crag

A climber was rescued after breaking his leg while bouldering on a North Yorkshire crag. The 54-year-old man fell from Earl Crag above Cowling on S...

Creswell Crags hoax caller caused two-hour mountain rescue search

A man has been ordered to pay £90 for making a hoax call that led to a two-hour search of a climbing area by a mountain rescue team.

Lake District rescuers urge winter hillgoers to be prepared following two deaths

Mountain rescuers are urging hillgoers to be prepared as they head for the Lake District fells, following the deaths of two people in falls recently.

Wasdale rescue team gets huge cash boost after Jasper rescue

Rescuers are quids-in after retrieving a dog that had been lost on England’s highest mountain for three days.

Owner appeals for news of Jasper after dog goes missing on Scafell Pike

A walker is appealing to fellow outdoor enthusiasts for sightings of his collie dog which went missing on the slopes of England’s highest mountain.

Rescuers thank climbers who helped after pair badly injured in Stanage fall

Mountain rescuers have publicly thanked climbers who helped when two people were seriously injured in a fall from a Peak District crag.

Rescuers called out to three separate Tryfan incidents as walkers get stuck

A family group was rescued after getting stuck on a Snowdonia mountain. The four were tackling the North Ridge of Tryfan when they strayed on to st...