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A group of voluntary organisations said the controversial funicular railway on Cairn Gorm should be dismantled.
An engineers’ report released after a freedom of information request said the railway, completed in 2001, is in a poor condition for its age
Lakeland walker airlifted from Blencathra after suffering chest pains
A walker was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after suffering chest pains. The 70-year-old had made it to the summit of Blencathra via Hallâ...
Missing Cairngorms walker Paul Murphy safe, police say
A walker who was reported missing in the Cairngorms has been found safe, police said. Paul Murphy had not been seen since leaving his Stenhousemuir...
Appeal after missing walker Paul Murphy's car found at Cairngorm ski centre
Police are appealing for sightings of a man who is missing after setting out to go hillwalking. Paul Murphy’s car was found at the Cairngorm ski ...
Adventurer Paul Rose presents national park volunteer awards at Kendal event
A volunteer ranger who has completed more than 3,000 hours with a national park was among recipients of awards presented at the Kendal Mountain Festival.
Injured mountain biker uses inner tube as sling after Lakeland fell crash
A mountain biker used an inner tube to improvise a sling after he injured himself in a crash on a Lake District fell.
Happy ending in rescuers' 'hide and seek' for lost Yorkshire Three Peaks walker
Rescuers said they had a ‘little game of hide-and-seek’ in the Yorkshire Dales after a lost walker called for help.
Food poisoning stymies Mick Fowler's and Vic Saunders's second Chombu attempt
A bout of food poisoning finally put paid to two climbers’ second attempt to summit a Himalayan mountain.
Friends of Lake District to hold open meeting to hear views on local concerns
Conservation and landscape charity the Friends of the Lake District will hold an open meeting to discuss planning and landscape issues.
Body found during major search for missing Yorkshire Dales walker
A body was found during a major search for a missing walker in the Yorkshire Dales. Police requested the help of the Cave Rescue Organisation on Th...
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: 40-70 litre rucksacks reviewed
We've been lugging big loads over the hills in the past few months in the quest for the best large rucksack; find out which one topped the pack....
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 .
