Mountain paths on firm footing thanks to donations

Generous souls helped foot the bill for maintaining some of Scotland’s most important upland paths by donating a mountain of cash to a conservation charity.

Walker's 52 Snowdon ascents raise thousands for charity

A retained firefighter has completed his goal of walking to the top of Snowdon once a week in the past year.

Police name second walker to die after fall on Helvellyn

Police have named the man who died yesterday after falling on Helvellyn, the second fatality on the mountain in three days.

Second walker dies after fall on Helvellyn

A second walker has died in a fall on England’s third highest mountain, just three days after a man was fatally injured at the same site.

Two-year old among group of six in night rescue from fell

Mountain rescuers pleaded for hillwalkers to pack their torches after a two-year-old child had to be brought to safety from a Lakeland fell.

MSP tells Alexander: it's time to scrap mountain rescue VAT

A Scottish National Party MSP who is also a mountain rescue team member has called on the coalition Government to keep a promise made at the election to refund or remove the UK’s mountain rescuers value added tax payments.

Walker dies after fall through mountain snow cornice

A walker has died after falling from England’s third highest mountain. The 39-year-old man from Preston, Lancashire, was walking with friends on ...

Scotland's outdoors are the best gym, says conservation head

The head of one of Scotland’s leading conservation charities said people can save themselves money – and get a much better view – by taking making the country’s great outdoors their gym.

Ice-climber dies in fall from frozen waterfall

A climber has died in a fall from a frozen waterfall. The man was believed to be leading an ice climb on Cautley Spout in the Howgills in south-eas...