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Night rescue for walkers stuck on crag on Raven Tor, Coniston
Two walkers were rescued from a Lake District fell after getting stuck on steep ground. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about 3.15pm yest...
Climber who died after fall from Ben Nevis ridge named as Ben St Joseph
Police have named the man who died after falling more than 300ft from Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis. Ben St Joseph, 22, of Essex, fell into Tower Gully ...
Climber dies after fall from Ben Nevis's Tower Ridge
A climber has died after falling from a route on Ben Nevis’s North Face. Police were alerted at 11.10am today and Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team w...
Climber injures head and back in fall from Creag Dhubh
A climber was injured she fell more than 150ft from a Highland crag. The woman was on Creag Dhubh near Newtonmore today when the accident happened....
Walkers at St Cyrus reserve greeted by huge lumps of lard after storms
Four huge lumps of lard have been washed ashore on a nature reserve after recent storms. The bizarre finds are among a collection of oddities found...
Jelly babies sustain Trigger runners in Woodhead rescue team fundraiser
A mountain rescue team provided jelly babies and hot drinks to sustain fellrunners taking part in a fundraising event in severe conditions.
Emergency refuges were 'lifesavers' for The Spine racers caught in blizzard
National park bosses have revealed how emergency shelters built by rangers proved to be lifesavers during a recent extreme ultramarathon.
Edale team called to two sledging incidents during busy weekend
Injured sledgers have provided more work for mountain rescue teams as wintry weather continues to affect parts of Britain.
Trade body secures Sport England cash to kick start Britain on Foot scheme
A campaign to get people on their feet in the outdoors will get official funding. Sport England has agreed a sum of £76,000 for the Britain on Foo...
Rescuers use smartphone to aid blizzard walkers lost on Stob a’ Choire Mheadhoin
Two walkers lost in a blizzard on a Highland mountain were guided to safety by rescuers using smartphone technology.
Winter climbers and walkers keep Ogwen Valley rescuers busy
A Snowdonia mountain rescue team was kept busy through the week as climbers and walkers struggled in winter conditions.
Rescue underway for climber after fall on Ben Nevis Tower Ridge
Mountain rescuers have been called out to Britain’s highest mountain after a report that a climber had fallen.
Patterdale rescuers launch boat to reach collapsed Ullswater walker
A mountain rescue team used its boat to reach a walker who had collapsed on a Lake District path. The 23-year-old woman from Lancashire was with an...
Mountain body's call to boycott tourism awards over windfarm sponsorship
Scotland’s mountaineering body has called for a boycott of a tourism award because they are being sponsored by a major windfarm developer.
Leo Houlding and team successfully climb Antarctic peak Ulvetanna
Climber Leo Houlding has successfully summited the Antarctic mountain he called ‘the last great climb’.
Adventurer Tommy Brabham plans 7,000-mile walk round Britain's coast
A would-be adventurer plans to walk round the entire coast of Great Britain, and raise cash for an air ambulance service.
Avalanche victim Chris Bell's friends raise £10,000 with planned bike race
A friend of one of the four hillwalkers killed in the avalanche in Glencoe at the weekend will take part in a gruelling mountain-biking marathon in his memory.
Borrowdale walker rescued after injuring ankle in snow slip
A walker was rescued after injuring her ankle in a slip on snow covered grass on a Lakeland fell. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out to th...