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Plenty of space for camping as tent team sets altitude record

Perhaps it’s something in the air, but the team at Scottish outdoor brand Vango went stratospheric with their latest jaunt: space camping.

Almost 2,000 teens complete gruelling Ten Tors

Almost 2,000 teenagers managed to complete a tough two-day challenge over Dartmoor at the weekend. Organisers of the Ten Tors challenge said 251 of...

In search of the top of a 'meaningless' Cairngorms top

It has been described as a meaningless hill. So why go in search of the true summit of this unloved munro top?...

On test: Vaude Alpamayo softshell waterproof jacket

The Alpamayo features the new NeoShell fabric. We took the jacket for a walk or two to see how this top-of-the-range waterproof performed...

Personal locator beacons launch as Ofcom allows use for first time

Outdoor enthusiasts will for the first time be able to use personal locator beacons to send distress signals from the UK’s remote areas to an international satellite system.

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.

Walkers warned of GPS jamming exercise around RAF base

Ofcom has warned of another jamming exercise affecting Global Positioning System signals. GPS receivers may be affected within 2km of the Sculthorp...

Last-minute stocking fillers for outdoors fans

Looking for a last-minute gift for the outdoor enthusiast in your life? We have a few pointers to stocking fillers for outdoor fans...

Technology helps mountain rescuers find lost walkers in two incidents

Mountain rescuers used modern technology and mobile phones to help find walkers in two separate incidents.

Mountain rescue dog handlers' plea as funding falls short

Volunteers whose dogs help find missing walkers and mountaineers are pleading for the public’s help in funding their group.

New emergency beacon is aimed at outdoor enthusiasts

Electronics company McMurdo will this month unveil its latest emergency distress device aimed at outdoors enthusiasts.

Military exercises will zap GPS signals in three areas

Outdoor enthusiasts are being warned of a series of military jamming exercises that may put their GPS receivers temporarily out of action in the coming months.

Lost walker rescued after GPS batteries fail

A man was rescued after getting lost on a hillside when his GPS battery went flat. The 48-year-old from Chester set out from Capel Curig in Snowdon...

Sprayway Scorpion mountain waterproof jacket

How does Sprayway's top end mountain jacket measure up? We put it to the test on the hills....

Official New Year go-ahead for walkers' safety beacons

Outdoor enthusiasts will be able to use a radio safety device legally for the first time in the New Year.

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...

Second success for system as rescuers use phone signal to find lost walkers

A new software system for mountain rescuers helped guide a team to a pair lost on a hillside. The rescue was the second in the weekend to use the S...