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Give us the Cowell treatment, say mountain rescuers
Gordon Brown offered immediate tax relief on proceeds from the Haiti charity single. Mountain rescuers wonder why, after almost five years pressing fo...
Find your way with our great new mapping and route system
Imagine having top-quality maps of the whole of Britain at your fingertips, so you can plan your outings from the Isles of Scilly to Shetland; from East Anglia to the Isle of Man.
Two out of three ain’t bad, as some fat bloke once sang
Guest contributor Dave Hewitt staked a pint on Tuesday that his prediction on the ups and downs of the munro-corbett lists would prove correct.
Mountain accident blackspots: what's to be done?
Heather Morning was appointed mountain safety adviser for the Mountaineering Council of Scotland in summer.
Just a minute, Mr Naismith, can that be right?
Life, inevitably, has its ups and downs. And we hillwalkers love them. It’s why we set out, week after week, to slog up another fell or mountain,...
'Dead chuffed' Bragg wins Fellsman at first attempt
The list of starters for one of the country’s most gruelling long-distance events was missing one significant number.
Kilimanjaro: dangers galore on the summit trail
Kilimanjaro, recently summited by a constellation of British stars, is one of the most dangerous mountains in the world.
2008: take a trip with us through the highs and lows of the year
In the slovenly hiatus between Santa’s return north and the alcoholic debauchery of the New Year, journalists traditionally have a problem: how to fill the space on their various publications when, well, not much happens.
Julia: drowning in the beauty and enjoying the leg burn
She’s become the pin-up of walkers across the country yet she’s been blamed for increasing the workload of mountain rescue teams across the Lake District.
Tragedy and triumph: the outdoor world in 2009
As the decade which seems to have become known as the noughties packed its bags and prepared for the trip into history, its final days had a familiar ring: winter catching out climbers and walkers, with tragic consequences.
The highs and lows of our country's top spots
Why? It's the hardest question. The who, what, where, when and even the how can usually be dispatched with a cursory examination of basic facts. But w...
Murmuring, muttering and mood music – a change to the munros is almost upon us
As I write, we’re only 48 hours or so from the first change to the list of munros for quite some time.
Friends together: walkers urged to put something back into Three Peaks
Standing proud in the south-western corner of the Yorkshire Dales national park are three fells that, for centuries, have been the centre of mankind’s curiosity.
Hello marilyn! One up, one down in trio's survey quest
They’re at it again! Not satisfied with promoting a Welsh hill to mountain status and elevating an Arran peak to the list of marilyns, three intrepi...
England's second-oldest national trail celebrates 40 years
Forty years ago, the great and the good gathered in the ruins of a north Yorkshire castle to celebrate the culmination of a successful campaign going back decades.
Crampons: the new hillwalker's fashion accessory?
Equipment, technique, safety. Pretty much everything any of us ever does on a hill relates to all three of these, and they’re inextricably intertwin...
The white stuff: how winter hillwalkers can stay safe
As much of Britain is cloaked in the white stuff, and walkers’ and mountain lovers’ hopes of a decent winter rise, it’s important to revise our approach to tackling the hills as snow and ice cover our usual routes and temperatures drop below freezing.
Marilyns, munros and how to make a mountain out of a moel hill
Hands up all those who knew there was an official definition of a mountain. No? Neither did we, until we delved a little after hearing of the deter...
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5 On test: Danner Cascade Crest boots reviewed
6 More than 40 involved in rescue of injured walker who spent 24 hours on Scafell Pike
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5 Bodies of three hillwalkers recovered from Aonach Eagach ridge in Glen Coe (5)
6 Dartmoor national park bosses will fight bid to overturn camping verdict (4)
7 Llanberis rescue team volunteers 'close to limit' as callouts top 300 in 2023 (3)
8 Campaigning Kate Ashbrook celebrates 40 years as head of Open Spaces Society (3)
9 More than 40 involved in rescue of injured walker who spent 24 hours on Scafell Pike (2)
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