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Charity unveils new list for peakbaggers: the Ethels

Peakbaggers have a new reason to pull on their boots and get walking. A charity has come up with a new set of hills to tick off, appropriately in t...

Sabrina Verjee ends run but says: the Wainwrights and I have unfinished business

Ultrarunner Sabrina Verjee said she and the Wainwrights have unfinished business after she was forced to give up her attempt on a new continuous round of the fells.

Runner Sabrina Verjee halts Wainwrights challenge after day of brutal weather

Ultrarunner Sabrina Verjee has halted her attempt on the Wainwright fells. Her support team said she is currently resting after spending all day on...

Sabrina Verjee 11 hours ahead of schedule as Wainwrights challenge continues

Ultrarunner Sabrina Verjee is forging ahead in her attempt on the record for a continuous round of the Wainwright fells.

Runner Sabrina Verjee sets out with record six-day target for Wainwrights round

Ultrarunner Sabrina Verjee is attempting another continuous round of the Wainwright fells. The Cumbria-based veterinary surgeon set out on Friday m...

Keswick outdoors retailer smashes charity target with fellwalking challenge

A Lake District retailer and its customers have raised more than £5,000 for charity with a challenge in which people were encouraged to climb fells.

Welsh church scenes among Alfred Wainwright drawings up for auction

Four sketches by the celebrated author and artist Alfred Wainwright have been put up for auction. As well as two Lakeland drawings, an auction hous...

Exhausted Lakeland runner rescued after wife raises alarm with Derbyshire police

An exhausted runner in the Lake District was rescued after his wife rang Derbyshire police to raise the alarm.

Runner Sabrina Verjee heads south with an eye on Pennine Way time

Endurance runner Sabrina Verjee has begun a challenge to run the Pennine Way in a personal best time.

Wainwrights runner Sabrina Verjee: my legs were fine but I couldn't breathe

Runner Sabrina Verjee said the weather during her aborted attempt to complete a round of the Wainwrights was probably the worst she has encountered on the hills.

Brian Melia completes continuous run of Wainwright's A Pennine Journey

Runner Brian Melia has completed a continuous run of A Pennine Journey, the long-distance route based on Alfred Wainwright’s 1938 walk.

Sabrina Verjee still ahead of Wainwrights schedule after 'brutal' day of blizzards

Endurance runner Sabrina Verjee has had to contend with weather described by one observer as ‘brutal’ on the fourth day of her challenge to summit all the Wainwright fells.

Runner Brian Melia heads north in A Pennine Journey record bid

Ultrarunner Brian Melia’s bid to complete an unbroken run over a 247-mile route is underway. The 56-year-old optometrist left Settle in North Yor...

Athlete Brian Melia will attempt continuous run of Wainwright's A Pennine Journey

A runner is planning to follow in the footsteps of renowned author Alfred Wainwright in a 247-mile challenge.

Photo of Buttermere at dawn wins top prize in Wainwright Society contest

A picture of Buttermere shot at dawn has won the annual photographic competition run by the Wainwright Society.

Mountain rescuers and outdoors broadcaster recognised in New Year Honours

Mountain rescuers have been recognised in the New Year Honours. Broadcaster and author Eric Robson has also been appointed an OBE...

Runner Sabrina Verjee sets new female Pennine Way record time

Athlete Sabrina Verjee has completed her run of the full length of the Pennine Way, comfortably beating her previous best time.

James Forrest sets record with 14-day solo round of Wainwrights

In a year that has seen numerous UK outdoor records falling, walker James Forrest has added to the tally by posting the quickest time for a Lakeland challenge.