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Ramblers Scotland appeals for legal costs help in Ardnamurchan access fight

Ramblers Scotland is appealing to the public to help fund a legal battle over access at a Highland estate.

19 November 2021

Mapping data shows more people walking, for longer distances, this summer

Data collected by Britain’s national mapping agency showed people using its app were walking longer distances and in greater numbers over the summer.

18 November 2021

Mountain biker receives free Pennine Bridleway map after braving rain

Staff handing out copies of a new map on the slopes of Ingleborough began to question their choice of day to launch the promotion as rain lashed the fell.

18 November 2021

Lakeland walker's encounter with playful dogs leads to hip injury

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after an encounter with a group of playful dogs. The 58-year-old woman slipped on wet rock after...

17 November 2021

Rescuers called to seriously injured paraglider on Hay Bluff

Mountain rescuers were called out to a hillside in the Black Mountains after a paraglider was seriously injured in a crash.

14 November 2021

Mountain biker airlifted from Borrowdale fell after suffering cardiac arrest

A mountain biker was airlifted to hospital from a Lake District fellside after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest.

13 November 2021

Injured caver brought to safety after two days underground in Brecon Beacons

An injured man has been brough to safety in an operation involving what volunteers said was the longest stretcher carry in British cave rescue history.

09 November 2021

'Be prepared for all eventualities' urge police, after spate of Highland rescues

Police in Scotland are urging hill-goers to make sure they are prepared for all eventualities, after a recent series of mountain rescue incidents in the Highlands.

04 November 2021

Berghaus owners set brands' target to be net-zero by 2032

The company that owns the Berghaus brand has set out its timetable to become a net-zero business by 2032.

02 November 2021

Search Dogsbodies receive £5,000 boost for vital equipment

Dogsbodies helping a search charity will benefit from a cash boost from walking and outdoor provider HF Holidays.

18 November 2021

Park bosses launch twice-weekly winter conditions service for Snowdon

National park bosses in Snowdonia have commissioned a company to provide twice-weekly ground condition reports on Wales’s highest mountain.

18 November 2021

Rescuers meet man with head injury who managed to make way off Lakeland fell

A walker managed to make his way off a Lake District fell after injuring his head in a fall. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by police ...

17 November 2021

Police appeal for witnesses after Helvellyn walker dies in fall from Striding Edge

Police have appealed to members of the public who might have witnessed a man fall from a Lake District ridge to contact them.

15 November 2021

Lost Scafell Pike walkers found sheltering in stretcher box

Two walkers were found sheltering in a mountain rescue stretcher box after prompting a search on England’s highest mountain.

14 November 2021

Kendal Mountain Festival prepares to welcome visitors as 'live' event returns

Organisers of Kendal Mountain Festival are preparing to welcome visitors to the Cumbrian town, after last year’s event was forced online because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

11 November 2021

Lakeland walker stretchered from fell after sudden medical emergency

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after a medical emergency. Rescuers said the man developed what they described as a sudden and p...

07 November 2021

Volunteers re-roof two Hebridean bothies after lockdown problems delay work

Volunteers have completed repairs to two remote Hebridean bothies after overcoming numerous problems during the coronavirus pandemic.

02 November 2021

Walker suffers leg injury after slipping and rolling down Lakeland fell

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after injuring her leg. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team, which went to the woman’s aid, said s...

31 October 2021

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