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English Coast Path faces Government axe, Ramblers say
The planned path around the coast of England is in danger of being axed, according to the country’s leading walking charity.
Snowdonia walkers force two callouts for midsummer night's team
Midsummer’s night turned out to be anything but a dream for a Snowdonia mountain rescue team, whose members were faced with two simultaneous calls for help.
Two teams in rescue of walker lost on Moel yr Hydd
A walker was rescued in an operation involving two teams after getting lost on a Snowdonia mountain. Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Team was called ou...
Helvellyn walker injured in 300ft fall from Swirral Edge
A man was injured after falling more than 300ft from a ridge on England’s third highest mountain. Rescuers were alerted shortly before 4pm today ...
Rescuers find schoolboy who came down Snowdonia peak by seat of pants
Mountain rescuers were called out to find a missing schoolboy who made the descent of a Snowdonia mountain by the seat of his pants.
Unwell walker airlifted to hospital from Old Man of Coniston
A walker was airlifted from a Lakeland fell after becoming unwell. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Friday at 1.15pm and went to the...
Montane to sponsor The Spine, Britain's most brutal mountain marathon
Outdoor brand Montane has announced its sponsorship of a brutal mountain marathon reckoned to be one of the toughest in Europe.
Woman treated for head injury after trip on Buttermere path
A woman was rescued after injuring herself while walking in the Lake District. The woman, described by rescuers as elderly, tripped and cut her hea...
Woman suffers serious injuries in fall from Snowdon
A woman was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall on Wales’s highest mountain.
Clean-up squad discovers octopus on Scafell Pike
A team of volunteers cleaning up England’s highest mountain discovered an octopus on its summit. The litter pick, organised by Mountain Leader Da...
Climbing in Nanga Parbat area suspended after 11 mountaineers murdered
Expeditions to the world’s ninth highest mountain have been suspended after 11 climbers were shot dead by a group dressed as security forces.
Gleann Dubh-lighe bothy rebuilt in memory of climber Nicholas Randall
A Highland bothy that has been rebuilt after being destroyed by fire in honour of a climber who died in a tent near the West Highland Way.
Fellrunner praised for aiding companion in Blencathra rescue
A fellrunner has been praised by rescuers for the way she helped her companion who was left stranded on a Lakeland fell with severe cramp.
Blind man Red Széll successfully climbs Old Man of Hoy
A London househusband has become the first blind man to climb the Old May of Hoy sea stack off the northern Scottish coast.
Mobile phone warning after lost Glencoe pair airlifted from 2,000ft
Rescuers warned against the reliance on mobile phones after two walkers were airlifted from a Highland mountain after getting lost in fading light.
Three helicopters in rescue of fallen climbers in Great Langdale
Two climbers were airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after falling from a crag in the Lake District.
Naked Rambler Stephen Gough jailed again for Asbo breach
Naked Rambler Stephen Gough has been jailed for 11 months for defying the latest judicial attempts to get him to cover up.
Volunteers collect 25 bags of rubbish in Peak District Envirotrek clean-up
A fork stuck in a tree, discarded tent poles and numerous disposable barbecues were among items cleared from the national park countryside in the first of a series of clean-ups.