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Wild campers rescued as thunderstorms lash Lakeland fells
A group of wild campers was rescued from a Lake District fell during an overnight thunderstorm. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about m...
Critically ill walker airlifted from Cheviots after succumbing to heat
A critically ill hillwalker suffering from the heat was airlifted from the Cheviots, on the eve of the summer solstice.
Supreme Court confirms rights of campers on Dartmoor commons
Supreme Court judges have unanimously backed Dartmoor National Park Authority in its case to allow backpacking camping on commons in the area.

Pair face long jail terms after coviction for felling Sycamore Gap tree
Two men were warned they face lengthy prison sentences after being convicted of felling the celebrated tree at Sycamore Gap on Hadrian’s Wall.
Happy 60th birthday to the Pennine Way
England's oldest long-distance footpath celebrates its 60th birthday on Thursday. The Pennine Way was officially full opened at a ceremony on Malha...
Passers-by help stuck walker to safety from Swirral Edge
A walker was helped by two other walkers after she became stuck on Swirral Edge on Helvellyn. The 22-year-old called police about 5.30pm on Friday ...

Man arrested on suspicion of murdering 'Lady of the Hills', found near Pennine Way
Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found by walkers near the Pennine Way in 2004.
Caver dies in fall in Diccan Pot in Yorkshire Dales
A caver has died after falling in Diccan Pot in the Yorkshire Dales. The Cave Rescue Organisation was alerted shortly before 12.30pm on Sunday to t...
Kim Collison wins Montane Winter Spine Race with third fastest time
Kim Collison has won the Montane Winter Spine Race. The Cumbria-based athlete led the race from its early stages on Sunday, and arrived at the fini...
Rebuild of Culra Bothy will be charity's most expensive project to date
A mountain bothy that has been closed to the public for more than 11 years after asbestos was found in it will be demolished.

Volunteer mountain rescuers among those recognised in King's Birthday Honours
Volunteer mountain rescuers have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. Richard Warren, a stalwart of Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team, was ...
New West Yorkshire national nature reserve will include Brontë moorland
A new national nature reserve is being created on the moorlands near the home of the literary Brontë sisters in West Yorkshire.
Alex Staniforth will attempt continuous round of 446 mountains in charity challenge
Mental-health champion and adventurer Alex Staniforth will celebrate turning 30 by embarking on a mammoth quest to summit all of England and Wales’s mountains.

Tom Hollins sets new record for self-supported winter round of Wainwright fells
Endurance runner Tom Hollins has set a new record for a self-supported round of the Wainwright fells.
Would-be Helvellyn camper rescued in high winds and driving rain
A would-be wild camper was rescued after getting into difficulties in rain and strong winds on a Lake District fell.
Heading for the winter hills: should you pack your crampons or micro-spikes?
It’s winter, and you want to stay safe on the hills as snow and ice blanket the uplands. So should you pack your crampons, or will micro-spikes d...

Runner Clëo Bishop-Bolt puts Spine Race podium bid on hold to rescue lost dog
A mountain rescuer put her bid for a podium finish in a gruelling endurance race on hold to go to the aid of a lost dog.
Montane Spine Race hots up as thaw sets in on Pennine Way
The battle for the lead of the Montane Spine Race is hotting up as the icy conditions slowly thaw. Kim Collison currently heads the men’s race, ...