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A Peak District team said it is the first mountain rescue team in England and Wales to be granted approval to use drones in its operations.
The Buxton team said the Civil Aviation Authority authorisation will allow its drone team to use the unmanned aircraft to search for missing persons in places where access is difficult or unsafe for team members
Watch brand Elliot Brown raises £14,000 for mountain rescue with sales of special model
An upmarket watch brand has raised thousands of pounds for mountain rescuers through sales of its products.
Dales planners order removal of 'alien features' pods at campsite near Hawes
Planners in the Yorkshire Dales have agreed to take enforcement action against the operators of a camping and caravanning site.
Lakeland walker airlifted after suffering injury on Grisedale Pike
A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after injuring an ankle. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was joined by colleagues from the Cockermout...
'Quiet and unassuming' author Noel Williams wins Scottish mountain culture award
A ‘quiet and unassuming’ former teacher and mountain rescuer has been named as the recipient of this year’s Scottish Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture.
Frances Kerner appointed to hunt down lost common land as deadlines loom
The Open Spaces society has appointed a new member of staff to hunt down lost common land, ahead of a looming deadline for re-registration.
Lakes planners asked to approve two Wasdale toilet blocks at foot of Scafell Pike
Planners will hear an application by the National Trust to build two new toilet blocks at the foot of England’s highest mountain.
Cragfast Ben Nevis climbers brought to safety in 'epic' 18-hour rescue
Rescuers brought two climbers to safety from Ben Nevis’s North Face after they got stuck. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team described the 18-hour ope...
Mountaineering mourns Andy Nisbet and Steve Perry who died in Ben Hope fall
The mountaineering community is mourning the loss of two of its accomplished members who died in a fall on Ben Hope.
Two walkers die in fall on Scotland's most northerly munro Ben Hope
Two walkers have died in a fall on Scotland’s most northerly munro. Assynt Mountain Rescue Team was called out to Ben Hope in Sutherland on Tuesd...
Climber Shauna Coxsey puts injury behind her with sights on Olympic glory
A hand injury kept climber Shauna Coxsey out of competition this year, but the bouldering star has her sights set on Olympic glory.
On test: Danner Mountain 600 Weatherized insulated boot reviewed
PrimaLoft insulation in Danner's heritage-styled boots adds warmth to winter walks...
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 .
