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Broken shoulder and bruised ego for rescue leader who called out own team
A rescue team member had to call on his colleagues’ help after he was temporarily left unconscious in a mountain biking accident.
Rescuers use boat to reach injured walker
Mountain rescuers used a boat to reach a walker who had fallen and injured himself. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was helped by staff from Coniston...
Lost pair with faulty compass found after major search
Two walkers had to be rescued after losing their way in heavy rain and low cloud. The men, from Hereford and Bristol, called 999 from the summit of...
Mountain biker's rescue is team's third in less than 24 hours
A mountain biker was rescued after falling and injuring herself on a Peak District trail. Edale Mountain Rescue Team was called out today by the Ea...
Mystery as 4x4 vehicle is abandoned near Snowdon summit
Mystery surrounds how an off-road vehicle came to be stuck near the summit of Wales’s highest mountain.
Three win copy of Isles at the Edge of the Sea
Three lucky grough readers have won a copy of Jonny Muir’s tale of a trip through the Hebrides. The three correctly answered our competition ques...
Everest mountaineer Sir Chris will lead politicians' summit meeting
A group of politicians will today hold a summit meeting with one of the elder statesmen of British mountaineering.
Red Tape Challenge risks being green 'farce', say campaigners
Britain’s biggest walkers’ campaign group said the coalition Government’s claim to be the greenest ever risks being turned into a farce by its Red Tape Challenge.
Rescuers sell ambulance on eBay to help pay for new vehicle
A volunteer rescue team is putting one of its vehicles up for sale on eBay, to help pay for its new ambulance.
Rescuers battle floods to reach injured Coast to Coast walker
Rescuers braved floods to reach a walker who injured himself while tackling the Coast to Coast route.
Coastguard officers help lost Dales walkers 70 miles away
Three lost walkers in the Yorkshire Dales were rescued after being helped by Coastguard officers 70 miles away.
Snowdon 4x4 driver: 'It was on my list of things to do'
The latest addition to Wales’s highest mountain remains stuck a few hundred metres below the summit as the national park authority ponders how to remove the unwelcome unofficial tourist attraction.
Three Peaks Challengers try to hitch lift from exhausted mountain rescuers
A team of cheeky Three Peaks Challengers asked exhausted mountain rescue volunteers for a lift back to their minibus.
Mountain rescuers called to Lakeland yacht mayday
A rescue team was stood down after a Lake District mayday call turned out to be a false alarm Members of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team responded to a call from police at 5pm today, Friday, after reports that a yacht was sinking on Ullswater.
War of words breaks out as Honister zip-wire decision approaches
A war of words has broken out over plans for a white-knuckle tourist attraction on a Lake District fell.
Walker injured in 100ft fall from Lakeland fell
A walker was airlifted to hospital after suffering head and chest injuries when he fell 30m (100ft). The 74-year-old fell while close to Thornhow E...
Walkers warned after Highland bothy burns down
Walkers are being warned a Highland bothy is out of action after it burned down. The Mountain Bothies Association said it was told the Gleann Dubh ...
Alan Hinkes talk will mark festival anniversary
Britain’s only summiteer of all the world’s 8,000m mountains will give a talk to mark the 10th anniversary of a walking festival.
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2 Rangers complete path repairs on Yorkshire Three Peaks route
3 Walker winched from Lakeland mountainside after 40m fall
4 The Angry Corrie founder Dave Hewitt dies, aged 64
5 Off-duty rescuer uses emergency shelter to help injured Helvellyn walker
6 That's a wrap: team rescues wild camping film students in difficulties on fell
7 Work on 'dreaded' stretch of Coast to Coast Walk paves way for National Trail opening
8 Rescuers offer guidance after callouts to Lakeland wild campers
9 On test: Danner Mountain 600 EVO boots reviewed
2 New West Yorkshire national nature reserve will include Brontë moorland (4)
3 Rescuers offer guidance after callouts to Lakeland wild campers (4)
4 Rebuild of Culra Bothy will be charity's most expensive project to date (3)
5 Heading for the winter hills: should you pack your crampons or micro-spikes? (3)
6 Happy 60th birthday to the Pennine Way (2)
7 Work on 'dreaded' stretch of Coast to Coast Walk paves way for National Trail opening (2)
8 Man dies in 70m fall from Sharp Edge on Blencathra (2)
9 The Angry Corrie founder Dave Hewitt dies, aged 64 (2)
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