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A walker has died after falling on a Highland mountain.
Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team was alerted on Sunday afternoon when the 70-year-old man slipped and fell to his death while traversing the An Teallach ridge in the North-West of the country
Police appeal after break-in at Steall Hut in Glen Nevis
Police in the Highlands are appealing for information after a break-in at a mountaineering hut. A member of the Lochaber Mountaineering Club discov...
Missing Cairngorms walker Andrew Moorhouse found safe and well
A man who was reported missing in the Cairngorms has been found. Police Scotland said Andrew Moorhouse was traced safe and well. The 46-year-old...
National park workers improve boggy Yorkshire Dales Coast to Coast Walk stretch
National park rangers and volunteers are working on improving a section of the Coast to Coast Walk through the Yorkshire Dales.
Campaign groups urge MSPs to take action on Scottish hilltracks
A group of conservation charities is urging Scottish politicians to tackle the problem of the growing number of vehicle tracks on the nation’s hillsides.
Cockermouth rescuers mark 50th anniversary of death of members in rockfall
Members of a Lake District rescue team gathered this weekend to mark the 50th anniversary of a tragedy in which two of its volunteers died.
Aviemore police appeal for sightings of missing walker Andrew Moorhouse
Police have appealed to walkers for sightings of a man who has gone missing in the Cairngorms. Andrew Moorhouse is reported to have gone walking al...
Police appeal to public after three red kites killed near Kirkcudbright
Police have launched an investigation after the death of three red kites in Dumfries and Galloway. Tests revealed two of the raptors found near Kir...
Seriously injured Langdale climber airlifted after being hit by falling rock
A climber was airlifted to hospital from a Lake District crag when he suffered serious injuries in a rockfall.
Dartmoor rescuers pay tribute to Pauline Richards who died during Ten Tors duty
A rescue team has paid tribute to a long-serving member who died while on duty. Dartmoor Search and Rescue Ashburton formed a guard of honour at th...
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Hill sleuth Myrddyn Phillips's border research suggests Wales should shrink a little
Months of measurements and footslogging by two walkers has led them to the conclusion that the Wales-England border could be in the wrong place.
On test: two- to three-season walking boots reviewed
Twelve pairs of walking boots put to the test through extensive hoofing across the hills, but which scored best?.
Follow in the Brontë sisters' footsteps to Top Withins, inspiration for Wuthering Heights
Take to the romantic wild Brontë moors, home to Cathy and Heathcliff, on this walk starting in the hilltop village of Haworth in West Yorkshire .
